Okazi Finance Limited, a growing finance institute, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Risk-Compliance Officer
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Ensure the Finance company abides by regulations, laws and instructions issued by relevant supervisory bodies and the companies approved policies.
- Identify, asses and ensure appropriate treatment of compliance and risks associated with the credit /operational activities, including the development of new products and business practices.
- Distributing relevant regulatory requirements and providing advice to management and staff on such requirements and other compliance relevant issues like laws, rules and standards.
- Training and educating the company staff on compliance matters, thereby promoting a compliance culture throughout the organization.
- Active participation in new risk approvals as and when required.
- Monitoring adherence to compliance requirements in the company, including compliance to internal regulations and instructions issued by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other regulators.
- Preparation of compliance reports for onward submission on monthly / quarterly or regularly as required.
- Identification of all relevant regulations, interpret to ensure full understanding and ensure that they are fully implemented.
- Provide reports on the status of transformation of external regulations.
- Documentation and archiving of all relevant documents, regulations and corresponding activities
- Follow up on Anti money laundering and Counter terror financing (AML & CTF) activities and liaise with the responsible officer in credit operations on appropriate KYC documentation and AML issues.
- Lead and carry out compliance mission for other related credit processes and produce accompanied reports.
- Participate in other assignments relating to credit operational risk (risk assessment).
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk register and risk matrix for the organization.
- Monitor the risk exposure of various credit processes in the company with focus on risk evaluations and ratings.
- Ability to multi task.
Requirements
- B.Sc or Higher National Diploma in any related field.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in a National MFB.
- Sound knowledge of global credit best practice, processes and procedures.
- Experience as a Credit/Loan Officer will be an added advantage
- Post graduate qualification /Professional certification will be an added advantage
- Evidence of/ demonstrate ability in these areas:
- Self-motivation to work as a Senior Risk Officer (Compliance), showing the willingness and ability to learn and improve continuously.
- Good understanding of all internal regulations (the finance company set of policies and procedures) and external regulations relating to finance companies (including but not limited to CBN,NDIC, BOFIA Act).
- Honesty, integrity and independence, also observing professional ethics when executing his/her duties.
- Ability to work with limited supervision to meet deadlines and targets while demonstrating attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to accurately identify problems, risks and propose adequate solutions.
- Effective written and oral communication skills including cooperation across departments while maintaining discretion, confidentiality and focus.
- Computer literacy.
Application Closing Date
18th September, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
[email protected] using "Risk-Compliance Officer" as the subject of the mail.