Career Opportunities at First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank)

Requisition ID: 1800000H
Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job Code: STR/CO/0259
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard

Description

• Reporting to the Team Lead, Transaction Monitoring, the successful candidate will assist in identifying and improving compliance weaknesses; review the integrity of compliance system by ensuring the design of controls to protect the Bank against non-compliance.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Continuous monitoring of the adherence to Compliance policies.
• Ensure applicable legal and regulatory standards, and assist in enforcement as needed by SBUs;
• Review the framework for ensuring prompt report renditions to regulatory authorities;
• Carry out spot checks to test the effectiveness of processes/procedures put in place to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and best practices;
• Assist in responding to regulatory enquiries and examination reports relating to the activities of Strategic Business Units.

Qualifications

• Candidates vying for the Strategic Business Unit Monitoring Officer must have a minimum of 3 years' work experience in compliance or work related areas in financial services and experience in implementing and advising on compliance programs.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Self-solution driven attributes, proactivity and an acceptable knowledge of the business environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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Requisition ID: 1800000I
Code No: STR/CO/0260
Schedule: Regular

Job Description

• Reporting to Team Lead, SRF Monitoring, the successful candidate will provide compliance monitoring to Strategic Resource Functions.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide support for development and update of the compliance monitoring plan across the Banks's SRFs;
• Carry out investigations and prepare reports on findings as the dictates of the compliance activities demands;
• Assist in developing compliance tests for Strategic Resource Functions and carryout spot checks to test the effectiveness of processes/procedures put in place to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and best practice;
• Escalate recurring compliance issues/breaches to the Team Lead, SRF Monitoring on monthly/quarterly basis for further follow-up and resolution /escalation;

Qualifications

• Candidates vying for the Strategic Resource Function Monitoring Officer roles must have a minimum of 3 years' work experience in compliance or work related areas in financial services and experience in implementing and advising on compliance programs. Excellent leadership skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Self-solution driven attributes, proactivity and an acceptable knowledge of the business environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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Requisition ID: 1800000G
Code No: STR/CO/0258
Schedule: Regular

Job Description

• Reporting to the Team Lead, Transaction Monitoring, the ideal candidate will prevent the Bank from being a conduit for illicit funds transfers and boost the compliance image of the First Bank Group.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide First Level Anti Money Laundry check on transactions;
• Ensure vessel check in line with the International Maritime Bureau standards;
• Spot red flag transactions and escalate as appropriate;
• Perform background checks on beneficiaries at the point of Form M registration.

Qualifications

• Candidates vying for the Transaction Monitoring Post-Review Officer roles must possess 5-10 years' experience in foreign banking operations and have in-depth knowledge of AML and KYC.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Self-solution driven attributes, proactivity and an acceptable knowledge of the business environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills