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Manager Compliance/ Money Laundering Control Officer Job at Yako Bank Uganda
Yako Bank Uganda
Job Description
The Manager Compliance / Money Laundering Control Officer ensures the Bank’s compliance with regulatory requirements and anti-money laundering laws while safeguarding against legal, financial, and reputational risks, and serves as the designated officer reporting suspicious transactions to the Financial Intelligence Authority.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Oversee the Bank’s overall compliance framework to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards.
- Monitor compliance with directives from the Bank of Uganda, Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), URA, NSSF, and other regulatory bodies.
- Lead the Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) program and ensure compliance with KYC requirements.
- Conduct compliance risk assessments, monitoring, and testing across all branches and departments.
- Develop and review compliance policies, procedures, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Prepare and submit periodic compliance reports to Senior Management, the Board, and relevant regulators.
- Coordinate regulatory examinations and follow up on audit and regulatory findings.
- Promote a culture of compliance through staff training, advisory support, and awareness programs.
- Manage the whistleblowing framework and support investigations related to compliance concerns.
- Liaise with regulators and represent the Bank in compliance and regulatory engagements.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
Suitably qualified candidates should address their application to Human Resource & Administration Manager, Yako Bank, head office Forest Mall Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda, and email it to hr@yakobank.com as well as photocopies of academic testimonials, and a CV in one document. The CV should include telephone contacts and email addresses of three referees, one of who should be the most recent employer.
Deadline: 1st April 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that in line with the Bank procedures, no job offers are made online.
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