Senior Consultant, Compliance

1 Month ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Consultant, Compliance is responsible for providing expert regulatory compliance advice and operational risk review for all TransUnion Africa regions. This role involves developing and maintaining a compliance program, ensuring adherence to credit bureau regulations, and updating policies and procedures in response to regulatory changes. Key duties include performing regulatory impact assessments, creating gap analyses, identifying compliance risks, developing strategies for risk mitigation, and delivering compliance training. The consultant will also conduct internal investigations, coordinate with auditors, and collaborate with departments like Legal and Privacy to integrate compliance measures into business processes. Additionally, they will establish and monitor red flag indicators, evaluate business unit processes, and report compliance risks and regulatory matters to leadership.
Must have:
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with regulations
  • Keep abreast of regulatory changes
  • Develop and implement audits
  • Develop compliance policies and procedures
  • Identify and assess compliance risk areas
  • Develop strategies to mitigate risks
  • Deliver compliance training programs
  • Prepare compliance reports
  • Maintain compliance records
  • Conduct internal investigations
  • Coordinate with auditors
  • Liaise with regulatory bodies
  • Provide oversight to subsidiaries
  • Report on compliance activities
  • Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Data Governance, Corporate Investigations
  • Establish and monitor red flag indicators
  • Evaluate effectiveness of business unit processes
  • Monitor business unit conduct
  • Report to Compliance leadership
  • Compile and submit reports to regulators
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • High integrity and professional ethics
  • Ability to work independently and in a team
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and compliance management software
  • Ability to explain implications of situations
  • Ability to write formal policies and procedures
  • Proven experience in developing and implementing compliance processes
Good to have:
  • Experience in enterprise risk management
  • Experience in internal audit

Job Details

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What We'll Bring:

To provide group-wide accurate, expert, specialist, relevant, quality regulatory compliance advice, operational risk review and assessment services for all TU Africa regions. Responsible for the supporting the development of a compliance program whilst striving to build and ensure a culture of compliance within the organisation which reflects to all outside parties.

What You'll Bring:

  • Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable regulations relevant to credit bureau operations.
  • Keep abreast of regulatory changes and update policies and procedures accordingly.
  • Develop, implement and perform assessments of regulatory impact on the organisation, create gap analyses, rate risks of regulatory requirements for the implementation of monitoring and write assessment reports to be presented to senior management.
  • Develop and implement regular audits and assessments to identify potential compliance risks.
  • Facilitate the development and approval of compliance risk management plans for the organisation in accordance with generally accepted compliance principles and standards.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain compliance policies and procedures.
  • Ensure that company policies are in line with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
  • Identify and assess areas of compliance risk.
  • Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks and implement corrective actions.
  • Develop and deliver compliance training programs to employees.
  • Provide guidance and support to employees on compliance-related issues.
  • Prepare and present compliance reports to senior management and regulatory bodies.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance records and documentation.
  • Conduct thorough internal investigations of compliance issues and breaches.
  • Coordinate with internal and external auditors during compliance audits.
  • Work closely with other departments to integrate compliance measures into business processes.
  • Liaise with regulatory bodies, external auditors, and other stakeholders as required.
  • Provide oversight and support to the subsidiaries of TransUnion Africa on compliance related matters.
  • Drive, coordinate and report on compliance activities performed by the compliance liaisons appointed in each African region, including monitoring and compliance audits.
  • Provide support and guidance on the Issues Management Program and the Enterprise Risk Management Program across TransUnion Africa.
  • Participate in compliance related system and operations development projects.
  • Develop and implement compliance self-assessments/audits across business units and regions.      
  • Collaborate with the Legal, Privacy, Data Governance and Corporate Investigations teams on all joint or related matters.
  • Establish and monitor red flag indicators and metrics for compliance risks.
  • Ensure systems are in place to detect compliance violations in high-risk, transactional activities.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of business unit processes and other controls that exist to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and global best practice (Compliance Risk Assessment and Control Validation Activities).
  • Monitor business unit conduct (e.g. for violations of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures).
  • Regularly report to Compliance leadership on all compliance risks and related matters.
  • Compile and submit compliance-related reports to the various regulators as and when required.

Impact You'll Make:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, pre-law or law, risk management or related field
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • High level of integrity and professional ethics.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and compliance management software.
  • Business acumen gained from a minimum of 5 years’ work experience in a compliance related field.
  • This position must be able to explain situations and their implications to all levels of the organisation that may be affected by them. 
  • Ability to write formal policies and procedures as well as routine reports and correspondence..
  • Proven experience in developing and implementing processes and procedures in a compliance-related field.
  • Experience in enterprise risk management or internal audit is an advantage.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Sr Consultant, Compliance

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About The Company

TransUnion is a global information and insights company with over 12,000 associates operating in more than 30 countries. We make trust possible by ensuring each person is reliably represented in the marketplace. We do this with a Tru™ picture of each person: an actionable view of consumers, stewarded with care. Through our acquisitions and technology investments we have developed innovative solutions that extend beyond our strong foundation in core credit into areas such as marketing, fraud, risk and advanced analytics. As a result, consumers and businesses can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good® — and it leads to economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for millions of people around the world.

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