Account Opening and KYC Officer (Support) at Fort Knox Group

Remuneration- 150, 000

JOB PURPOSE

• To assist in opening accounts for clients
• Ensure proper documentations are in place
• To work closely and provide support to all other departments in the company where and when necessary

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure timely settlement of all transactions in line with deadlines agreed with clients and partners or regulatory-defined timelines.
• Ensure proper review of Account opening forms in line with regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Open accounts for all channel partners, Enterprise partners, and clients daily.
• Review account opening pending document queue and regularizes outstanding documents
• Ensure complete KYC documentation on all accounts is obtained and treated as per lay down the procedure
• Initiate the lifting of PND after conducting due diligence
• Conducts other ad-hoc activities such as manually logging address verification (AVR), search report, references to other banks, validation of TIN
• Validation of KYC on customer case management platform
• Response to general enquiries from both internal and external customers regards account opening documentation.
• Paying Attention to Details-Implementing Decisions
• Accepting Responsibility-Setting and Meeting up with deadlines
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Oversee the resolution of disputed transactions and ensure they are carried out in line with SLA with client/industry standards and regulations
• Ensure the adequate provision of systems, applications and tools that will aid efficient dispute management service.

Requirements
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or HND in Banking & Finance, Accounting or Finance.
• Advance skills and working knowledge of MS Office suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• A general knowledge of accounting principles.
• Over 3 years of working experience in the Fintech or banking industry, fully integrated in all aspects of settlement and daily reconciliation process.