Compliance Officer at GVA Partners

Job Overview

• To Implement measure that would ensure the adherence to appropriate compliance framework and procedures so as to minimize loss from non-compliance with the policies & procedures

Key Responsibilities

• Implement methodologies for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and reporting compliance risks. Agree on the type and frequency of monitoring in relation to the bank’s scale of the activity.
• Ensures company-wide compliance with established policies and controls and ensures that violations are thoroughly investigated.
• Domiciliary Accounts monitoring.
• Review the entire bank clearing cheque report for kitting.
• NFIU/EFCC/CBN enquiries.
• Regulatory reporting to NFIU.
• CBN returns on Whistleblower & SDN list.
• FIRS from CDM.
• Corporate Governance from Legal.
• Creation of awareness/training on KYC/AML/CFT.
• Branch visitation to ascertain adherence to KYC.
• Monitoring of regulatory renditions
• Review of transactions & identify exceptions
• Review of Savings Account to identify overdrawn accounts and transactions of N1 million & above
• Identify and review rules on PRM and advising management for approval
• Preparing KYC and AML Risk matrix for the bank along product, customer, business and location lines and assigning these to Team Leads for monitoring.
• Perform other functions as delegated by the Group Head, Conduct and Compliance.

Qualifications & Experience Mandatory

• A good First Degree in any discipline.
• M.Sc qualification
• Minimum of 6 years post qualification experience in Compliance & Internal Control within the Financial Services Industry, of which at least 3 must have been in the Banking Sector
• Recognised professional certification such as CFA, CIS, ACCA, ACA, CFP,CFE,ACAMS, IT Certifications

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Banking Operations ( Domestic & International Operations)
• Accounting
• Credit Analysis / Appraisal
• Environmental / Industry Analysis
• Risk Management
• Operational risk
• Investment / Portfolio Management
• Assets & Liabilities Management
• Financial analysis / interpretation
• TQM
• Documentation

Generic Skills:

• Strategic Focus/ Orientation.
• Integrity and Discretion.
• Initiative/ Proactiveness.
• Entrepreneurship.
• Analytical skills / Problem solving.
• Resilience, Tenacity and Integrity.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Communication (oral & written) Supervisory Skills.
• Leadership.
• Coaching / Leadership / Influencing.
• Team building / conflict management.
• Organization & coordination.
• General managerial/administration.