Policy & Regulatory Reporting Officer at Unified Payments Services Limited

Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology Company whichoperatesas a shared infrastructure and service provider for the banking community in Nigeria and Payments service Providers within and Outside Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Policy & Regulatory Reporting Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

• To support the organization's compliance function by ensuring adherence to applicable regulatory and statutory requirements through the development and maintenance of AML / CFT policies, effective regulatory engagement, timely submission of regulatory reports, and proactive monitoring of regulatory changes.
• The role is responsible for coordinating compliance projects, managing relationships with regulatory and law enforcement agencies, maintaining regulatory approvals and internal policies, and providing compliance advisory support to business units to promote a strong culture of compliance across Unified Payments.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create and update AML / CFT policies and procedures and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain a compliance rule-book, monitor and track regulatory changes ensuring policy update and compliance.
• Maintain UP’s internal policy repository.
• Liaise with team members and other departments to prepare and submit regulatory returns/reports within timelines.
• Provide guidance to business teams on regulatory changes.
• Receive and coordinate timely response to LEAs and regulatory agencies pertaining to the compliance programme of Unified Payments.
• Serves as programme officer for the compliance department responsible for all compliance related projects, liaison and effective management of internal and external examinations and assessments.
• Compliance exception tracking to ensure remediation with timeline.
• Cross functional collaboration to ensure smooth interface and communication with agencies of government.
• Track and follow-up on pending requests from/to regulatory authorities and LEAs and ensure timely closure.
• Keep track of all Unified Payments licenses/regulatory approvals and ensure prompt action is taken for renewal.
• Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or the CCO.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE.

General:

• Experience: 4 to 6 years of experience in of experience in policy, regulatory affairs, government relations, or related fields.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.

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