Senior Compliance Officer job at Tropical Bank
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2026-Mar-27
Location: Uganda, Kampala
Senior Compliance Officer 2026-03-26T16:21:21+00:00 Tropical Bank https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_7548/logo/Tropical%20Bank%20Ltd.png https://www.trobank.com/ FULL_TIME Uganda Kampala 00256 Uganda Banking Management,Accounting & Finance,Business Operations 2026-03-31T17:00:00+00:00 8 PREAMBLE As a member of Tropical Bank Limited, your number one focus, over and beyond your assigned duties, will be to support all business activities that will further the achievement of the bank’s business objectives. Job Requirements: Education - Honors Bachelors’ degree in Business, finance or related field.
- Thorough understanding of the financial services sector, regulatory framework, Bank Policies and Procedures.
- Professional qualification in any of Governance, Compliance and Conduct, AML/CFT, Financial Crime Risk and Regulation, fraud Examination or any other related Professional discipline (is an added advantage).
Work Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar or related role in the areas of Compliance, financial crime, Auditing, Fraud and investigations preferably in a busy commercial banking environment. Role Profile Coordinate and supervise the activities of the Compliance Officer Monitoring. Key Result Areas: - Identify and assess the compliance risk associated with the organization’s current and proposed future business activities, including new products, new business relationships and any extension of operations on a network or international level.
- Identify and keep an inventory available to all staff of essential laws and regulation pertinent to the organization;
- Develop and implement policies, systems, mechanisms and procedures that enable staff report any failed controls or violations for laid down Policies and Procedures.
- Assess the appropriateness of internal policies, procedures and guideline, ensure a follow-up of any identified deficiencies, make recommendations for amendments, where necessary, and supervise the implementation of corrective measure to mitigate the identified deficiencies;
- Monitor compliance with internal Policies, Procedures and guidelines by performing regular and comprehensive compliance risk assessment and testing
- Develop and maintaining and effective support mechanism to enable closure of all compliance related exceptions raised within the Bank.
- Comply with AML/CFT/CPF policies and procedures, non-compliance of which shall be addressed as per the bank disciplinary processes.
- Centralize all information on compliance-related issues (ex: breach of regulation, non-respect of code of conduct, Policies and Procedures and Conflict of interest).
- Educate and Train all staff with respect to compliance with the applicable laws, rules and standards.
- Establish and or supervise appropriate compliance checks and controls across the bank including the Agent network.
- Implement risk/compliance monitoring tools/maps including activities, triggers, probability and actions.
- Spearhead the implementation of internal controls and ensure that these are adhered to at all times.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Desired Knowledge, Skills& Abilities: - Good analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills, ability to listen, communicate and train.
- Self-monitoring and ability to travel
- Team player
- High performer with proven track record
- Not undergoing any disciplinary action
- High level of integrity
NOTE: Tropical Bank Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants wil be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability status Recruitment is strictly based on ment Offering, soliciting, or accepting any form of undue advantage during the recruitment process will result in automatic disqualification. In accordance with the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019, Tropical Bank Ltd is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal data collected during the recruitment process. By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use, and processing of your personal information solely for recruitment and employment purposes, and in compliance with applicable date protection laws. Your information will not be shared with unauthorized third parties and will be retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. * Identify and assess the compliance risk associated with the organization’s current and proposed future business activities, including new products, new business relationships and any extension of operations on a network or international level. * Identify and keep an inventory available to all staff of essential laws and regulation pertinent to the organization; * Develop and implement policies, systems, mechanisms and procedures that enable staff report any failed controls or violations for laid down Policies and Procedures. * Assess the appropriateness of internal policies, procedures and guideline, ensure a follow-up of any identified deficiencies, make recommendations for amendments, where necessary, and supervise the implementation of corrective measure to mitigate the identified deficiencies; * Monitor compliance with internal Policies, Procedures and guidelines by performing regular and comprehensive compliance risk assessment and testing * Develop and maintaining and effective support mechanism to enable closure of all compliance related exceptions raised within the Bank. * Comply with AML/CFT/CPF policies and procedures, non-compliance of which shall be addressed as per the bank disciplinary processes. * Centralize all information on compliance-related issues (ex: breach of regulation, non-respect of code of conduct, Policies and Procedures and Conflict of interest). * Educate and Train all staff with respect to compliance with the applicable laws, rules and standards. * Establish and or supervise appropriate compliance checks and controls across the bank including the Agent network. * Implement risk/compliance monitoring tools/maps including activities, triggers, probability and actions. * Spearhead the implementation of internal controls and ensure that these are adhered to at all times. * Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. * Good analytical skills * Attention to detail * Good interpersonal skills, ability to listen, communicate and train. * Self-monitoring and ability to travel * Team player * High performer with proven track record * Not undergoing any disciplinary action * High level of integrity * Honors Bachelors’ degree in Business, finance or related field. * Thorough understanding of the financial services sector, regulatory framework, Bank Policies and Procedures. * Professional qualification in any of Governance, Compliance and Conduct, AML/CFT, Financial Crime Risk and Regulation, fraud Examination or any other related Professional discipline (is an added advantage). JOB-69c55d01baf95 Vacancy title:
Senior Compliance Officer Jobs at:
Tropical Bank Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, March 31 2026 Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 26 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS:
PREAMBLE As a member of Tropical Bank Limited, your number one focus, over and beyond your assigned duties, will be to support all business activities that will further the achievement of the bank’s business objectives. Job Requirements: Education - Honors Bachelors’ degree in Business, finance or related field.
- Thorough understanding of the financial services sector, regulatory framework, Bank Policies and Procedures.
- Professional qualification in any of Governance, Compliance and Conduct, AML/CFT, Financial Crime Risk and Regulation, fraud Examination or any other related Professional discipline (is an added advantage).
Work Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar or related role in the areas of Compliance, financial crime, Auditing, Fraud and investigations preferably in a busy commercial banking environment. Role Profile Coordinate and supervise the activities of the Compliance Officer Monitoring. Key Result Areas: - Identify and assess the compliance risk associated with the organization’s current and proposed future business activities, including new products, new business relationships and any extension of operations on a network or international level.
- Identify and keep an inventory available to all staff of essential laws and regulation pertinent to the organization;
- Develop and implement policies, systems, mechanisms and procedures that enable staff report any failed controls or violations for laid down Policies and Procedures.
- Assess the appropriateness of internal policies, procedures and guideline, ensure a follow-up of any identified deficiencies, make recommendations for amendments, where necessary, and supervise the implementation of corrective measure to mitigate the identified deficiencies;
- Monitor compliance with internal Policies, Procedures and guidelines by performing regular and comprehensive compliance risk assessment and testing
- Develop and maintaining and effective support mechanism to enable closure of all compliance related exceptions raised within the Bank.
- Comply with AML/CFT/CPF policies and procedures, non-compliance of which shall be addressed as per the bank disciplinary processes.
- Centralize all information on compliance-related issues (ex: breach of regulation, non-respect of code of conduct, Policies and Procedures and Conflict of interest).
- Educate and Train all staff with respect to compliance with the applicable laws, rules and standards.
- Establish and or supervise appropriate compliance checks and controls across the bank including the Agent network.
- Implement risk/compliance monitoring tools/maps including activities, triggers, probability and actions.
- Spearhead the implementation of internal controls and ensure that these are adhered to at all times.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Desired Knowledge, Skills& Abilities: - Good analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills, ability to listen, communicate and train.
- Self-monitoring and ability to travel
- Team player
- High performer with proven track record
- Not undergoing any disciplinary action
- High level of integrity
NOTE: Tropical Bank Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants wil be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability status Recruitment is strictly based on ment Offering, soliciting, or accepting any form of undue advantage during the recruitment process will result in automatic disqualification. In accordance with the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019, Tropical Bank Ltd is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal data collected during the recruitment process. By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use, and processing of your personal information solely for recruitment and employment purposes, and in compliance with applicable date protection laws. Your information will not be shared with unauthorized third parties and will be retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 12 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure
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If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application online by sending a cover letter, a detailed CV, and copies of relevant academic and professional certificates Application Deadline: 31st March, 2026
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