Mr. Abner Ndakondja Amutenya
Windhoek
Summary
Accomplished Risk and Compliance Professional with expertise in risk management process, compliance, auditing, anti-money laundering, and financial management. Strong understanding of international standards for risk management and principles binding on BIPA. Proven success in developing and implementing risk frameworks, models, plans, monitoring programs, and conducting investigations on suspected internal control breaches. Dedicated to continuous professional development and hold multiple certificates in risk management, compliance, auditing, and anti-money laundering.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Manager: Compliance Risk Management
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
01.2025 - Current
- Effectively lead the Compliance team on provision of Compliance Risk Management Services to BIPA.
- Provide advice on risk and regulatory compliance matters, policies and procedures throughout the organization.
- Evaluate and coordinate alignment of compliance programme with internal audit plans and enterprise risk management plans to build a coherent risk management process
- Implementing Risk Framework to manage risks impacting strategic objectives.
- Review and assess the controls designed to address market, financial, reputational and operational risk arising from non-compliance and others
- Conduct research on external and internal environment to ensure risk profiles are up to date and communicate emerging risks to relevant stakeholders.
- Conduct Investigations on suspected compliance breaches, recommend and remedial actions
- Collaborate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Financial Intelligence Centre to share intelligence and support investigations requiring BIPA's expertise and records.
- Assist Chief Risk, Internal Audit and Investigations in providing assurance on risk profiling and business continuity Plans
- Prepare detailed reports on risk, compliance and investigations activities and present findings to the executive team and board of directors.
Compliance Officer : Monitoring
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
05.2023 - Current
- Update and maintain the risk registers and Compliance Risk Management Plans (CRMPs)
- Planning and performing risk engagements, and monitor risk reports on status of corrective actions are completed
- Provide and facilitate training to compliance champions and other staff members on risk and compliance matters, fostering a strong risk culture.
- Conduct compliance monitoring reviews and spot checks in line with compliance monitoring plans.
- Conduct control adequacy and effectiveness testing review of processes and procedures to assess whether they reduce the identified compliance risks to a level acceptable.
- Monitor that agreed action plans for all findings are finalized and updated accordingly.
- Conduct risk assessments on Money Laundering (ML), Terrorist Financing (TF), and Proliferation Financing (PF) threats on legal persons to inform enforcement measures.
- Monitor the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations by BIPA and provide reports to the FATF assessors/ reviewers.
- Prepare and submit regular compliance reports to EXCO and the Board of Directors
Finance Assistant
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
01.2020 - 10.2022
- Collaborated with the internal audit function to enhance control measures against legislative risks and financial risks including addressing revenue leakages.
- Assisted in preparing for external audits, collating and addressing external auditors' queries
- Analyzed financial statements of registered business to ensure compliance and provide reports.
- Effectively managed and built relationships with BIPA key customers and enhanced operational processes and compliance.
- Resolved discrepancies between operational system and regulation provisions to maximize compliance.
Finance and Claims Trainee
Methealth Namibia Administrators
11.2019 - 12.2019
- Conducted detailed analysis on claims to minimize fraudulent claim payouts, saving company resources
- Completed pharmacy claims control sheets for approval
- Verified invoices and claims of medical services providers for accurate assessment, ensuring proper compensation for clients.
- Assisted with pre-assessing and capturing of medical claims
Audit Trainee
Ondeya Registered Accountants and Auditors
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Assisted in the preparation of audit plans and work programs
- Performed audit procedures to verify financial data and assessed compliance with regulations of audit clients.
- Conducted analytical reviews and substantive testing on financial statements
- Provided support in evaluating clients' internal controls and risk management systems
- Prepared audit working papers for various clients and drafted sections of audit reports under supervision
Education
Data Analysis Certificate -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Cape Town08-2025
Compliance Risk Management Certificate -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Cape Town12-2023
Honours Degree - Accounting
Namibia University of Science And Technology (NUST)
Windhoek01.2022
Bachelor of Accounting -
Namibia University of Science And Technology (NUST)
Windhoek01.2019
Skills
- Strong working knowledge of BIPA`s regulatory and operating environment
- Corporate Governance
- Self-starter and dedicated
- Strong analytical skills
- Understanding of risk frameworks and ISO 31000 standard
- Generally Accepted Compliance Practice (GACP) framework understanding
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Stakeholder liaison and regulatory communication
- Policy Development & Implementation
Professional Affiliations
Associate Member, Compliance Institute Southern Africa (CISA), 2024
Continuous professional development
- Certificate awarded by United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre and Open Ownership on Advancing anti-corruption in Africa through beneficial ownership transparency , 2024
- Certificate awarded by Udemy in Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Terrorist Financing , 2024
- Certificate awarded by the Cyber Academy on Cyber Risk Webinar , 2022
- Certificate awarded by Lexicon School of Business and Finance in Internal Auditing: Planning, Execution and Reporting , 2021
- Certificate awarded by BKD CPAs and Advisors in Assessing Organizational Risks: A Focus on Internal Audit , 2021
Achievements and Contributions
- Awarded, BIPA Champion/Employee of the Month (March 2025) – Upholding the value of Accountability
- Member of the Technical Working Group on the Development Policy Options to Curb Illicit Financial Flows in Namibia
- Active Member , National Focal Committee – Supporting AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism) initiatives at the national level in line with FATF recommendations.
- Active Member , Culture and Change Management Committee – Driving and fostering risk and compliance cultural transformation at BIPA.
References
Mr. Metlem Kahona, Chief Risk, Internal Audit and Investigations
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
061-2994417 or 0811256395, metlem@bipa.na
Ms. Monika Abisai, Financial Accountant and Former Senior Internal Auditor
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
+264 812569729 or 264 612994312, abisaim@bipa.na
Ms. Nomsa Kamati, Former Risk and Investigations Specialist,
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
061-2994445, kamatin@bipa.na
Timeline
Acting Manager: Compliance Risk Management
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
01.2025 - Current
Compliance Officer : Monitoring
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
05.2023 - Current
Finance Assistant
Business and Intellectual Property Authority
01.2020 - 10.2022
Finance and Claims Trainee
Methealth Namibia Administrators
11.2019 - 12.2019
Audit Trainee
Ondeya Registered Accountants and Auditors
08.2019 - 10.2019
Data Analysis Certificate -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Compliance Risk Management Certificate -
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Honours Degree - Accounting
Namibia University of Science And Technology (NUST)
Bachelor of Accounting -
Namibia University of Science And Technology (NUST)
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