Financial Crime Compliance Manager

About the opportunity:

Ecobank Rwanda is seeking for a Financial Crime Compliance Manager who will be responsible for designing, implementing and, overseeing the Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, and Financial Crime Monitoring framework.

The role ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies, and protects the organization from money laundering, fraud, sanctions breaches, and other financial crimes.

If you believe you have what it takes to uphold these standards and contribute meaningfully to our operational excellence, we encourage you to apply and become part of our dedicated team.

Our Values – We RACE IT

Our culture is rooted in a shared set of values that define how we work, lead, and grow together:

• Respect: We treat others with dignity and listen actively.
• Accountability: We own our responsibilities and deliver on our promises.
• Customer Centricity: We put clients at the heart of every decision.
• Excellence: We strive for high performance and impactful results.
• Integrity: We do the right thing—always.
• Teamwork: We believe in collaboration across teams, countries, and cultures.

Together, we RACE IT — with courage, purpose, and a shared vision for a stronger Africa.

Key Responsibilities:

1. AML & Financial Crime Framework

• Develop, implement, and maintain AML/CTF and financial crime prevention programs in line with regulatory requirements and international standards (e.g., FATF).
• Ensure policies, procedures, and controls address money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, sanctions, bribery, and other financial crimes.
• Conduct regular reviews and updates of compliance frameworks to reflect regulatory changes and emerging risks.
• Respond to AML CFT and due diligence inquiries from correspondent banks and international remittance partners.
• Ensure compliance with FATCA (Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act) – reporting and due diligence on FATCA related accounts.
• Monitoring of KYC and completeness of Account Opening Documentation.

2. Transaction & Customer Monitoring

• Oversee customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing monitoring processes
• Ensure effective transaction monitoring systems are in place to identify suspicious or unusual activities.
• Review, assess, and approve suspicious transaction/activity reports (STRs/SARs) prior to regulatory submission.

3. Regulatory Reporting & Liaison

• Ensure timely and accurate submission of regulatory reports related to AML and financial crime.
• Act as the primary point of contact with regulators, financial intelligence center, and law enforcement agencies on AML and financial crime matters.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, and examinations, and coordinate responses to findings

4. Risk Assessment & Controls

• Conduct enterprise‑wide AML and financial crime risk assessments.
• Identify high‑risk customers, products, services, and geographies, and recommend mitigating controls.
• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and compliance metrics.
• Branch visitation to ascertain adherence to Know Your Customer practices
• Preparing KYC and AML Risk Metrix for the bank along with products, customer profile, business, and geographical locations.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by management in line with this role

Personal Attributes

• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to influence and promote a strong compliance culture across the organization 
• Adaptability and willingness to keep up with regulatory changes and emerging financial crime risks 

Key relationships:

Internal:

• All departments

Who We’re Looking For:

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or law
• A master’s degree in business administration or law would be an added advantage
• Recognized professional certification such as CCP, CAMS, CGSS, CFCS, CRCMP is mandatory.
• Fluent written & spoken English and Kinyarwanda.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strategic Focus/ Orientation.
• Integrity and Discretion.
• Entrepreneurship.
• Analytical and Problem-solving skills.
• Resilience, Tenacity and Integrity

What You’ll Get

• An inclusive and growth-driven workplace.
• Regional exposure and career development opportunities.
• Performance-based incentives and a supportive team culture.

To Apply

Submit your application by June 8th, 2026, by 6:00PM via our career portal. 

Recruitment Integrity

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Employment is conditional upon successful background checks and verification.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references.