Compliance Testing Officer at Citibank Nigeria Limited

Citibank Nigeria Limited, the leading global financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Compliance Testing Officer

Employment type: Full-time
Location: Abuja
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Job function: Analyst

Job Description
The Compliance Testing team exists to assist in the management and oversight of Compliance risk in the following ways:

• To complete Compliance Reviews using a strong, independent and consistent global process
• To pro-actively identify areas of compliance risk and escalate these to senior management for resolution
• To ensure that effective and timely corrective actions plans are in place to address any areas of compliance risk that are identified
• The goal of the Compliance Testing Team in EMEA is to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, and to perform planned reviews against regulatory requirements and pertinent processes.
• The Compliance Testing Officer will be expected to perform reviews of specific areas of regulatory compliance and coordinate the execution of testing on a region-wide basis by other Compliance staff, operating as a virtual team.
• The Officer will also be expected to review regulatory requirements to determine appropriate test programme coverage.

Desired Skills and Experience

• The Compliance Testing Officer ('The Officer') will perform analysis against regulatory risks and associated controls and conduct testing of these in accordance with predetermined standards and test programmes
• The Officer will be involved in reviews covering various businesses and processes across all sectors
• The Officer will work on reviews both in the capacity of lead reviewer as well as participant in the reviews led by other team members
• The Officer will perform remote reviews, both through the centralised capture of data amenable to sample-based and testing and through the development of virtual review teams, able to be directed by the Officer towards the collaborative execution of a review
• Based in the regional office (London) the officer will work with various countries in providing consultancy on control issues surfaced during compliance reviews in the respective countries
• Reviews will be conducted based on both those planned for the year (thematic, horizontal, targeted, ad-hoc) or on account of regulatory and/or business/industry issues
• The Officer will work on individual projects assigned from time to time within the Compliance Testing remit
• The Officer will be a member of the regional Compliance Testing Team and will be expected to provide a strong advisory role in the unit’s activities, strategy and development

Knowledge/Experience

• Minimum 10 years industry experience with a background in Compliance, Risk or Audit, preferably gained in an international financial institution
• In-depth understanding of audit methodology, risk and control analysis
• Experience of at least three major areas of banking operations, including  very good knowledge of Corporate Banking products, processes, procedures and regulations
• A good knowledge of multiple control testing environments

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should:
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