Manager Transaction Monitoring Governance & Controls at Sidian Bank | Nairobi, Kenya
Company/Recruiter: Sidian Bank
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Opportunity type
Job
Location
Kenya, Nairobi
Work arrangement
Location-based; remote work not stated
Compensation
Not disclosed
Employer
Sidian Bank
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Manager Transaction Monitoring Governance & Controls
- Employer: Sidian Bank
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement: On-site
- Closing Date: November 25, 2026
About the Employer
Sidian Bank recognizes the significant accountability and inherent risks that entrepreneurs undertake to bring their ideas and dreams to fruition. The bank's mission is to empower entrepreneurs to create wealth by providing transformational financial solutions that meet their needs and facilitate growth through convenience and choice.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the complete transaction monitoring process across all bank channels, products, and customer interactions, ensuring that alerts and exceptions are captured, assigned, investigated, documented, and resolved within established risk and service level agreements.
- Monitor operational efficiency and queue status, including tracking volumes, aging items, backlogs, productivity, and the quality of closures, and implement workload adjustments or recovery plans if service standards are at risk.
- Ensure that all monitoring activities align with the bank's policies and Kenya's Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) framework, including Central Bank of Kenya mandates for ongoing monitoring, record keeping, and financial crime prevention.
- Escalate suspicious, significant, unresolved, or control-sensitive matters to Enterprise Risk Management and the MLRO, and assist with independent assessments, remediation tracking, and regulatory reporting through the bank's established MLRO process.
- Collaborate with various departments such as Operations, Customer Service, Channels, Know Your Customer (KYC), Fraud, Technology, Data, and business units to address data, documentation, system, and process issues that impact monitoring outcomes and control effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with all AML, Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), KYC, sanctions, and other regulatory requirements.
- Monitor adherence to internal policies and procedures.
- Conduct regular reviews of transaction monitoring controls and their effectiveness.
- Support regulatory examinations, audits, and compliance reviews.
- Enforce the consistent application of approved investigation standards, ensuring that analysts use sound judgment, maintain clear supporting evidence, and promptly escalate complex or high-risk issues.
- Review complex cases and approve First Line closures within the scope of delegated authority, ensuring that decisions are evidence-based, consistent, defensible, and supported by complete, audit-ready records.
- Ensure the complete and timely handover of qualifying exceptions to Second Line Enterprise Risk Management, providing accurate case details, channel context, customer and transaction information, evidence, risk rationale, and the recommended First Line action.
- Conduct First Line quality assurance and management reporting, covering investigation quality, closure discipline, escalations, volumes, aging, backlogs, service level performance, control themes, and remediation progress, using these findings to drive continuous improvement.
- Provide tactical leadership to the monitoring team by establishing daily priorities, assigning workloads, overseeing performance, coaching staff, and ensuring adherence to approved service standards.
- Foster a strong compliance culture within the team.
- Allocate workloads and monitor team productivity.
- Conduct performance management and succession planning for the team.
Requirements
- A university degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Finance or Accounting) or another relevant Business Degree is required.
- A Master's degree is considered an advantage.
- A minimum of eight to ten years of experience in banking, operations, compliance, AML/CFT, fraud risk, financial crime risk management, or transaction monitoring is necessary, with proven experience in leading teams and managing operational risk controls.
- At least five years of experience specifically in AML transaction monitoring, alert management, customer risk review, investigations, quality assurance, regulatory reporting support, or financial crime control within a regulated financial institution is essential.
- Practical experience using relevant Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is needed.
- A working knowledge of Kenyan banking regulations and AML/CFT/CPF requirements, including the Banking Act, CBK Prudential Guidelines, POCAMLA, related AML regulations, FRC reporting expectations, and FATCA requirements, is necessary.
- A thorough understanding of banking products and services, along with a broader comprehension of the general banking industry, is required.
- Excellent and demonstrated tactical leadership capabilities are essential.
What We Offer
- Full-time employment
- Location in Nairobi, Kenya
- On-site work arrangement
- Closing date for applications: November 25, 2026
How to Apply
- Carefully review all stated requirements for the role.
- Prepare an up-to-date CV and any other requested documents.
- Submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Now' button on this page.
- Ensure your application is submitted before the closing date of November 25, 2026.
Application Tips
- Highlight your experience in leading teams and managing operational risk controls within your CV.
- Clearly demonstrate your practical experience with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Emphasize your working knowledge of Kenyan banking regulations and AML/CFT/CPF requirements.
- Showcase your understanding of banking products and services and the broader banking industry.
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