About Company: Our client is one of the fast-growing Financial Technology companies in Africa.
Job Objective: The company is seeking to hire a forward thinking and innovative Risk and Compliance Manager to build and manage the company’s Regulatory and in-house compliance program and operations with the primary aim of mitigating regulatory and compliance risk.
The idea candidate will ensure that the company operate in a legal, regulatory and ethical manner while meeting business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an effective compliance program, liaising with the regulator to ensure the program adheres to regulatory and compliance standards.
• Review the company’s documented Compliance policies, procedures, and codes of conduct; monitor compliance against Compliance framework.
• Contribute to the design of Compliance strategy and plan, highlighting shortcomings and suggesting improvements in the current Compliance processes, systems and procedures.
• Ensure the company is not exposed to undue risks by using risk management systems to achieve specific goals within designated areas of the business.
• Develop and propose performance objectives; take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives, using the company’s performance management systems to improve personal performance.
• Manage and report on Compliance team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these.
• Develop training materials and conduct e-learning training on Compliance related activities to aid the understanding, adoption and seamless operation of AML/CFT, KYC, and other Compliance programmes.
• Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the company’s policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure adherence to required standards.
• Identify within the company, patterns of non-compliance with Compliance policies and procedures, and with relevant regulatory codes of conduct, taking appropriate actions to escalate and resolving these issues.
• Resolve complex compliance queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on policies and procedures.
• Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Economics, Finance, Business or in any related field.
• 5+ years’ experience as a risk and compliance manager, preferably in the Banking/Financial sector.
• Ability to help steer the company to balance innovation and growth with regulatory compliance.
• Critical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive, adapt and embrace change in rapidly changing regulatory environments.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines in Nigeria.
• In-depth Knowledge of regulatory requirements and controls in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation Financing (AML, CFT, CPF), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) etc.
• Familiar with AML/CFT monitoring systems and related investigation processes and able to recommend technology solutions that would facilitate a seamless process implementation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₦700,000.00 - ₦800,000.00 per month
Application Deadline: 30/11/2024