Compliance Analyst (KYC Screening and Transaction Monitoring) at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

Moniepoint Incorporated (formerly TeamApt Inc.) was founded with the vision to create a society where everyone experiences financial happiness. We are the parent company of TeamApt Limited, a Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) licensed Switch and Processor, and Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, a CBN-licensed Microfinance Bank.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Compliance Analyst (KYC Screening and Transaction Monitoring)

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

• As an Analyst, Sanctions & Watchlist Compliance, you will contribute towards ensuring compliance with applicable sanctions regulatory requirements.
• This role will ensure effective implementation of Moniepoint’s Sanctions Program in close coordination with the Monitoring Officer.

Responsibilities
What You’ll get to Do:

• Contribute towards the implementation of the strategies, policies, and design procedures for Moniepoint’s Sanctions Program.
• Manage the Watchlist (Sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media) Screening program globally.
• Ensure customers are screened and dispositioned against list updates in a timely manner.
• Work with the Reporting Officer to ensure any necessary sanctions-related reporting to regulators is filed in a timely manner in accordance with regulations.
• Escalate PEP and negative news related matches to relevant stakeholders for review and action.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness of global and regional sanction compliance policy, procedures, processes, systems, and technologies, making recommendations for improvements and implementing necessary changes.
• Track various sanction and watchlist compliance monitoring metrics, key performance indicators, key risk indicators, and key control indicators to ensure consistent framework, standards, and risk tolerances are followed across regional jurisdictions.
• Facilitate consistency in screening across jurisdictions.

Requirements
To succeed in this role, we think you should have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management, Finance, Accounting or Investment Management, Business Management, Commerce, Commerce in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Sanction Compliance Programs, preferably in banking.
• Knowledge of sanctions requirements globally.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
• Experience with sanctions and other name screening systems and technologies
• Willingness to undertake at the minimum DCP exam.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.