Compliance Administrator

Electrum is a next-generation payment software technology company founded in 2012, delivering enterprise grade, cloud native financial software that optimizes transaction processing for millions of South Africans.

When you join the Electrum team, you'll get to:

• Be part of the entire journey - from the spark of an idea to the final product launch.
• Grow your skills through world class training and hands on learning every day.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from industry leaders who are invested in your success.
• Work in a dynamic, innovative workplace where collaboration and creativity thrive.
• Tackle real world customer challenges and see the impact of your work firsthand.
• Explore plenty of opportunities to grow your career and expand your expertise.
• Gain valuable experience in a leading FinTech environment, contributing to meaningful, high impact projects.

As a Compliance Administrator, you will contribute to high impact projects from idea to launch, using world class training, mentorship, and daily hands on learning with industry leaders. You will tackle real world challenges in a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative workplace, while accelerating your career growth in financial software used by millions.

As a Compliance Administrator, your primary purpose is to ensure that all regulatory and compliance risks are identified, managed, mitigated, and reported across the company. This involves conducting monitoring reviews to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and formally implemented standards. Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring outstanding tasks on Electrum's compliance frameworks tracking tool.
• Coordinating internal and external audits.
• Reviewing incident reports to determine compliance impact.
• Maintaining a compliance calendar and tracking risk logging.
• Coordinating with the Legal Counsel and Compliance Management team to communicate potential risks, implement policies, and ensure employees are aware of their compliance obligations.
• Contributing to corporate governance by preparing management reports (e.g., QBR and MBR) and taking minutes for compliance meetings.

Qualification requirements:

• Education: Tertiary qualification in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Compliance certification is a bonus.

Experience is required in:

• Managing compliance frameworks, including tracking tasks, managing failures via high level indicators, and tracking remediation.
• Coordinating internal and external audits.
• Risk management, such as monitoring logging systems and adding or preparing new risks for review.
• Managing policy review and renewal processes, including notifying owners, following up on progress, and raising non conformances for overdue reviews.
• Proficiency in compliance tracking tools and risk logging systems.

Competencies:

• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Analytical thinking.
• Proactive attitude.

This role is based onsite at our Offices in Observatory, Cape Town.

• People First approach, ensuring a culture where you can thrive and make a real difference.

• Career Growth: Deliver world class financial software, earning hands on experience with products used by millions.
• Strong Teams: Small, focused, collaborative teams for maximum impact.
• Transparency: Open discussion of strategy, finances, and salaries; mistakes are learning opportunities.
• Autonomy: You are trusted to seek needed data, make decisions, and manage your time effectively.
• Shared Vision: You can shape how we build future financial services.

1. Here's how we support our culture:

• Flexible Work: Office first environment with flexible hours.
• Generous Leave: Starting at 20 days per year.
• Office Perks (Cape Town): Fully stocked kitchen and daily catered lunch.
• Social Life: Regular team activities such as hikes, getaways, and dinners.