Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred., Minimum of 5+ years of experience in compliance, preferably in the payment industry or banking., Experience with compliance requirements and product development is preferred., Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills are essential..

Key responsibilities:

Serve as the primary Compliance representative for product development and enhancements.

Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) in line with regulatory requirements.

Collaborate with stakeholders to identify compliance impacts of technology changes.

Conduct training sessions for product teams on compliance issues.

Job description

Who we are

Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem, helping 10 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, and business management tools since 2019.As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, it powers most of the country’s Point of Sale (POS) transactions. Through its subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes $22 billion monthly for its customers while operating profitably.

About the role

Location: Remote (Fulltime)

You will be responsible for bringing together multiple stakeholders to ensure Compliance-related risks with Moniepoint’s products and services are understood, considered, and appropriately mitigated. You will also partner with the product team to develop and deploy products and services to ensure global compliance regulations.

What you’ll get to do

Serve as the primary Compliance representative for Product development and enhancement to ensure Compliance-related risks of product changes are understood by all relevant stakeholders and addressed appropriately.
Maintain extensive knowledge of products and services within the payments industry and understand the compliance risks (i.e., operational, financial crime, sanctions, fraud, data privacy, consumer protection risks) of those products and services.
Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) on new and existing customers in line with regulatory requirements.
Ensure ongoing compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., AML/CFT, local financial laws, data protection laws).
Maintain an in-depth understanding of Compliance requirements, translate and describe those requirements to Product personnel.
Understand Product challenges to implementation of compliance solutions and escalate/report risks, issues, and impact through Compliance.
Provide reasonable challenge to proposed implementation plans, as appropriate.
Assist in determining the reasonability, viability, or effectiveness of proposed compliance controls.
Maintain documentation of stakeholder approvals
Collaborate with stakeholders such as Audit, Legal and Operations to identify when technology changes have downstream impacts to other units.
This role will also communicate directly with the relevant SVPs to determine impact to compliance systems.
Conduct quarterly training sessions for product teams on compliance issues

To succeed in this role, we think you should have

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Business Management, Commerce, Commerce in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the payment industry or banking.
Specific experience with compliance requirements and either liaising with Product, or direct experience in product development, preferred.
Experience with writing actionable product requirements documents is a must.
Proven leadership skills with ability to drive projects and implementations to completion.
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to translate non-technical requirements into technical language and vice-versa, and communicate to the appropriate audience, required.
Ability to prioritize multiple requests based on sound analysis of business need.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions.
Ability to work effectively and drive results in a fast paced environment.
Experience with an array of compliance-related systems, such as transaction monitoring, case management, or verification systems a must.

What we can offer you

Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process

A preliminary call with the recruiter
A panel interview with team leads
A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the executive team.

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

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