Analyst - Transaction Monitoring at MTN Nigeria

Reports To: Manager AML and CFT Compliance

Division: MoMo Payment Service Bank

Description

• Maintain a compliance glossary of applicable laws and regulations governing Anti-Money Laundering and Mobile Financial Services and use this as the basis for monitoring and oversight activities.
• Review and analyze AML/CTF current trends and news to identify risks, policies, legislation or any issues associated with money laundering or other financial crimes.
• Contribute to the development of the AML/CTF Compliance testing strategy, methodology, framework, standards for conducting control testing, and for reporting results.
• Coordinate collation of information necessary for compliance audits performed by external auditors and ensure all compliance requests are met and completed in a timely manner.
• Follow through with relevant first line functions to ensure timely creation and revisions of internal controls related to AML.
• Maintain an AML/CTF compliance dashboard to assess effectiveness of AML/CTF risk management practices and controls.

Education:

• BSC in Statistics, Computer sciences
• AML/CFT Certification may be advantageous
• Fluent in English

Experience:
3 - 7 Years' experience including:

• Proven experience as an AML/Fraud Analyst in the banking industry or within Mobile Financial Services preferably
• Working knowledge of AML/CTF and other compliance requirements, laws and rules in a Mobile Financial Services/banking, switching services or e-payment organization
• Experience of local financial services regulatory landscape
• Experience and knowledge of Data Analysis in a risk management environment
• Good knowledge of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Mobile Money Guidelines and AML Regulations
• Familiarity with the FIU (Financial Intelligence Unit) directives/regulations
• Good knowledge of AML tool RiskSecure or any other monitoring tool
• Experience working in a team and good interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan and execute complex projects under pressure