Compliance Officer at CITIBANK

Job Purpose:

The individual will play a key role in developing and maintaining a robust control environment in across the bank in general.

He/she will be responsible for coordinating, monitoring and advising on compliance with business, global, regional, and local compliance policies, procedures, and requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementation of all applicable compliance programs across the bank;
• Ensure all compliance reviews/reports are being performed timely, adequately and appropriately documented;
• Monitoring compliance to regulatory and internal policies, processes and procedures by staff across the bank in general;
• Reporting all forms of compliance breaches to the Chief Compliance Officer;
• Bringing to the attention of the Country Compliance Officer any suspicious transaction/activity;
• Carrying out compliance advisory services across the bank;
• Liaising with local Regulators, Law Enforcement and other Governmental Bodies and ensure good relationships with same;
• Work closely with the Business and other key stakeholders such as Operations & Technology to identify and mitigate the risks associated with existing and new business with emphasis on higher risk customers and transactions;
• Contribute to a “no surprise” compliance culture;
• Raise the visibility of compliance by specifically improving the compliance risk assessment and compliance testing standards across the bank;
• Manage ad-hoc compliance related projects as required.

Knowledge/Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years work experience in the Banking sector
• Experience of at least 3 major areas of banking operations
• Knowledge of relevant regulations
• Experience in compliance monitoring reviews, e.g. account opening or periodic reviews

Skills:

• Strong written and personal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage and facilitate multiple projects
• Ability to work individually and in teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications
• Ability to embrace new technologies
• Interpersonal skills
• Strong written and personal communication skills
• Attention to details
• Ability to manage and facilitate multiple projects
• Ability to work individually and in teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to embrace new technologies
• Interpersonal skills

Qualifications:

• First degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law or any other discipline
• Relevant higher degree and professional qualification
• Operations, Control, risk related experience will be an added advantage Competencies:
• Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working
• Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members
• Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines
• Strong team player, given cross functional role
• Enthusiastic approach to understanding key bank systems and willingness to apply these on ongoing basis
• Enthusiastic & flexible with ability to use own initiative and work independently
• Ability to multi-task
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• High accountability & ownership
• Articulate
• Self-confident, self-motivated
• Ability to learn & develop to take on exceptional tasks
• Strong time management.
• High tolerance for work pressure – perseverance and flexibility.
• Ability to handle conflict effectively.
• Commitment to learning
• Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working
• Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members
• Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines

Competencies:

• Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working
• Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members
• Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines
• Strong team player, given cross functional role
• Enthusiastic approach to understanding key bank systems and willingness to apply these on ongoing basis
• Enthusiastic & flexible with ability to use own initiative and work independently
• Ability to multi-task
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• High accountability & ownership
• Articulate
• Self-confident, self-motivated
• Ability to learn & develop to take on exceptional tasks
• Strong time management.
• High tolerance for work pressure – perseverance and flexibility.
• Ability to handle conflict effectively.
• Commitment to learning
• Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working
• Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members
• Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines
• Primary Location: Nigeria
• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Job Function: Compliance and Control
• Travel Time: No
• Job ID: 15103462