Reference: COR250903-1
📍 Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town, South Africa
📅 Closing Date: 31 October 2025
💼 Job Type: Graduate / Internship
About the Role
This entry-level role provides structured exposure to regulatory compliance, trade surveillance, and operational risk management in a JSE-regulated stockbroking environment. You’ll gain experience across equities, fixed income, and derivatives, preparing you for a career in compliance, risk, or front-office support functions.
You will work closely with the Risk and Compliance Officer, Operations, and Front Office teams to ensure adherence to JSE Rules, FSCA requirements, FICA, POPIA, and international standards.
Key Responsibilities
Trade Surveillance & Regulatory Monitoring
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Monitor trade activity for anomalies, breaches, or suspicious transactions.
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Support daily CAPAD trading limit checks and generate compliance alerts.
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Assist in investigating exceptions or irregularities in trade flows.
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Maintain accurate logs for compliance reviews and regulatory reporting.
Regulatory Reporting & Correspondence
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Support preparation and submission of regulatory returns (JSE, FSCA, SARB).
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Assist with responses to audits, inspections, and compliance queries.
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Track and communicate regulatory changes affecting markets.
Client & Stakeholder Support
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Verify and document KYC/FICA compliance during onboarding.
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Assist with broker-dealer and clearing member compliance checks.
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Support design and rollout of automated compliance checks and dashboards.
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Help prepare compliance training materials for internal teams.
Requirements
Education & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Business, Accounting, Risk, or Data Analytics.
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No prior experience required.
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Willingness to write JSE Compliance Officer Exams, SAIFM Intro to Financial Markets, Regulation & Ethics, Bonds Market, and Derivatives Market.
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Basic knowledge of equities, fixed income, and derivative instruments.
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Familiarity with compliance and risk principles, including market abuse surveillance and insider trading rules.
Skills & Systems Knowledge
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Proficiency in MS Excel
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Exposure to Power BI, SQL, Python, Bloomberg is an advantage
How to Apply
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