United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Compliance Advisory Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Profile
- Our ideal candidate must have between 4 – 8 years’ experience in Operations, Internal Control, Audit
Job Objective(s)
- Ensure adherence to Policy and Regulatory Compliance
- To provide guidance to stakeholders on Compliance matters to ensure the bank’s operations and business transactions follow all relevant regulatory provisions and internal policies
- To provide compliance and advisory services to executive Management
- Ensure Compliance Advisory Portal is always properly manned, and all inquiries are responded to in a timely manner
- Respond to escalations and enquiries with respect to IMTOs
- Re-route STR/SAR escalations from business offices to Transaction Monitoring unit for proper filing
- Attend to all BVN related changes taking into consideration the provisions of the CBN BVN Framework by ensuring completeness of recommended documentation
- Attend to all Foreign Currency Transactions referred to Compliance for advice
- Respond to request for World-Check due diligence screening
- Ensure prompt response to Request for Information (RFI) from Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit providing requested documents
- Review and approve account opening request for PEPs and Public Sector Accounts
- Review and approve Domiciliary Account Tiering /Due Diligence alerts
- Conduct due diligence for Merchants and Payment Facilitators onboarding
- Review of Vendor Account Opening Requests prior to their commencing relationship with the Bank
- Provide general advisory support and guidance on all Compliance related enquiries
- Review and approve all agent banking a/c opening requests
Minimum Education Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
Previous Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum experience of 4 years in operations, Internal Control and Audit
Skills Required:
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving ability
- Analytic, Conceptual and Investigation Skills
- Proficiency in the use of the computer and basic applications like excel, power point, World Check
- Firm, professional and result-oriented
- Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Avid Reader
Knowledge:
- Deep knowledge of the Bank’s Products, Services, Processes and Policies
- Good Understanding of Sanction screening
Deadline: 21st August, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: Careers@ubagroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note: Only applicants who meet the requirement above would be contacted.
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