Assistant Manager / Manager Risk and Governance and DMLRO

About the role

Inventure, a young FSC-licensed fund administration and corporate services firm working with funds and DFIs across Africa, is hiring for its Governance, Risk and Compliance team in Moka. You will work alongside the Head of GRC to run the risk and compliance framework day to day, and act as the designated Deputy MLRO, stepping in with full authority when the MLRO is away.

Key responsibilities

• Enterprise risk: keep the risk register, KRIs and risk appetite current; run risk and control self-assessments with the business; assess new products, jurisdictions, technology and outsourcing arrangements; own BCP and DR testing.
• Compliance: help deliver the annual compliance plan, run risk-based monitoring and testing, maintain the breach log and turn regulatory change into policy updates.
• AML/CFT/PF: support the MLRO on internal disclosures, business risk assessment, PEP and high-risk reviews, screening and staff training; act as MLRO under FIAMLA, the FIAML Regulations 2018 and the FSC AML/CFT Handbook when needed.
• Board reporting: prepare papers for the Risk & Compliance Committee and Board Risk & Audit Committee, and prepare the firm for FSC inspections and the independent AML/CFT audit.

Required profile

• Solid compliance and AML/CFT experience in Mauritius financial services.
• Knowledge of what the FSC expects and comfort presenting to a board.