KYC Lead at Fort Knox Outsourcing

Fort Knox Outsourcing is poised to serve the growing need of businesses in Nigeria. By helping them to reap the economic, strategic and operational benefits offered by outsourcing. We act as a “Third Party Service Provider” that Source, Select, and Second employment ready workforce in line with client specifications to meet their talent needs as quickly as possible.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: KYC Lead

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Head of Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily KYC validation for retail customers, agents/POS terminals, enterprise clients, and channel partners.
• Ensure strict compliance with CBN AML/CFT regulations, KYC guidelines, and internal policies.
• Conduct continuous post-onboarding reviews and promptly remediate KYC gaps.
• Oversee weekly controls covering watch-listed BVNs, PND/PNC enforcement, and high-risk flags.
• Drive closure of outstanding KYC audit findings and regulatory issues.
• Prepare audit evidence, regulatory responses, and KYC reports.
• Identify emerging onboarding and KYC risks and implement mitigation actions.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams to strengthen controls.
• Provide continuous KYC support across all onboarding channels to minimize bottlenecks.
• Support high-volume onboarding periods and regulatory change implementations.
• Improve turnaround times, data quality, and overall customer experience.
• Supervise, coach, and manage the KYC Officer.
• Allocate workload effectively to meet agreed service timelines.
• Act as the escalation point for KYC issues across Operations, Risk, IT, and Business teams.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly KYC dashboards and exception reports.
• Maintain accurate KYC documentation and audit trails.
• Track KPIs including turnaround time, exception rates, and remediation progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Banking & Finance, Accounting, Law, or a related field.
• Professional certification (ACAMS, ICA, CIBN, or equivalent) is an added advantage.
• 4–6 years’ experience in KYC/AML, Compliance, or Operations within a PSB, fintech, commercial bank, or microfinance bank.

Hands-on experience with:

• Agent and merchant KYC
• Digital and enterprise onboarding
• Regulatory audits and remediation.

Application Closing Date
19th January, 2026.