Head, Anti Money Laundering at Unified Payment Services Limited

Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology company that operates as a shared infrastructure for the banking community in Nigeria and Payments Service Provider within and outside Nigeria, with a vision to be the most preferred e-payment service provider in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Anti Money Laundering

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

• The Head of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the organisation’s compliance program to prevent financial crimes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and review AML/CFT/CPF policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with laws, regulatory requirements and international best practices.
• Ensure effective implementation of system and processes for identification, investigation, and reporting of suspicious transactions/activities to relevant authorities, such as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
• Develop an AML/CFT/CPF training plan and ensure effective implementation.
• Develop and deliver in-house AML/CFT/CPF training to raise awareness among employees.
• Implement and manage Targeted Financial Sanctions and PEP screening processes.
• Conduct Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD) processes and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers.
• Manage compliance audits, keep track of exceptions and ensure timely closure.
• Compile and present reports on compliance activities, findings, and recommendations to senior management and the board.
• Develop Board and Senior Management compliance reports
• Develop mechanisms, monitor and analyses ML/TF/PF emerging trends and typologies, ensuring that the organization have adequate preventive measures to protect its system from being used as a conduit for financial crimes.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to ensure that ML/TF/PF controls and mitigation measures are in place and effective.
• Engage in cross-functional responsibilities and perform other compliance functions as assigned by the Chief Compliance Officer CCO.
• In partnership with HR, responsible for attracting, hiring, motivating, engaging and retaining employees in their units/departments and directorates by institutionalizing a positive work culture, fostering career growth through training and advancement opportunities, encouraging open communication and feedback, recognizing contributions, and ensuring fair and inclusive practices

Requirements
Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Designated Compliance Professional (DCP) or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) are an added advantage.

General Experience:

• Understanding of the key technical concepts in AML/CFT.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in compliance, risk management, or related fields, with demonstrated leadership capabilities

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.