Compliance Officer Trainee at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist to ensure full compliance with donor’s financial rules and regulations.
• Assist to ensure strict adherence to WEWE internal policies, procedures, and practices.
• Assist to secure adherence to Nigerian rules and regulations as it relates to WEWE’s operational activities.
• Assist to ensure withholding tax is remitted within a short period of deduction by the organization.
• Assist to ensure PAYE tax is remitted to the relevant tax authority.
• Assist to ensure monthly remittance of staff pension benefits to the relevant pension managers by the Organization.
• Assist in the processing of all regulatory bodies’ compliance certificates.
• Assist in periodically Identifying compliance issues that require remediation.
• Assist to file and document compliance activities and reports with regulatory agencies.
• Assist to report to management and the Board of Directors on compliance issues.

Required Qualifications: 

• Graduate with a bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in Accounting from a recognized higher institution.
• Must possess a minimum of second-class upper/Upper credit certificate from a recognized higher institution.
• ICAN or ACCA qualification.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 1 – 2 years’ experience in managing similar responsibilities.
• Excellent report-writing skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Ability to work long hours when needed.
• Excellent analytical and research skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technology suave i.e., ability to use social media handles, the internet, and to send an email, etc.

The benefits of the trainee

• Between N50,000 – N100, 000 monthly to cover transportation costs, meals, incidentals, and pension.
• After a successful interview and performance evaluation, trainees are eligible to apply for full-time positions in WEWE subject to vacancies and availability of funds.
• Opportunity for in-house job certificated training(s) on the required position for NGOs including statutory compliance for NGOs, and resource mobilization for NGOs.
• A certificate of completion.