Team Member, AML/CFT Compliance
Interswitch Group
Compliance / Regulatory
Lagos, Nigeria
Posted on Aug 28, 2025
Key Responsibilities
- Customer Due Diligence (CDD): Conduct comprehensive KYC reviews on new and existing customers to assess risk profiles and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Customer Risk Assessment: Utilize tools and resources to assign risk ratings to customers based on business activities, geography, and other relevant factors.
- Document Verification: Perform quality assurance checks on submitted documents (IDs, financial statements, legal documents, etc.) to confirm accuracy, authenticity, and suitability for subscribed products.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Technology, Sales, and Operations teams to ensure smooth customer onboarding and compliance processes.
- Screening & Monitoring: Review results of customer screenings, recommend appropriate actions for high-risk categories such as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and update Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) registers.
- Periodic Reviews: Conduct ongoing reviews of client relationships and update Client Risk Assessments in line with regulatory and internal requirements.
- Communication & Documentation: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to obtain necessary documentation and ensure timely completion of KYC reporting.
- Administrative Support: Provide support in the preparation and submission of KYC/AML compliance reports.
- AML Alerts Review: Monitor daily alerts generated by the AML application to identify potential regulatory or internal infractions requiring further investigation.
- Suspicious Activity Reporting: Investigate red flags and promptly escalate/report Suspicious Transactions (STRs/SARs), maintaining proper documentation on SharePoint as evidence of compliance.
Education and Experience
Academic Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
Professional Qualification (Preferred):
- Designate Compliance Professional (DCP).
- Any other relevant professional certification (to be obtained within six months of hire).
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 year of relevant work experience in a related field.
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.