Job Vacancy at CitiBank, Tuesday 24, November 2015

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Citi’s mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients. We have 200 years of experience helping our clients meet the world’s toughest challenges and embrace its greatestopportunities. We are Citi, the global bank – an institution connecting millions of people across hundreds of countries and cities.

COMPLIANCE OFFICER

JOB PURPOSE:

The individual will play a key role in developing and maintaining a robust control environment in acrossthe bank in general.

He/she will be responsible for coordinating, monitoring and advising on compliance with business, global, regional, and local compliance policies, procedures, and requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Implementation of all applicable compliance programs across the bank;

Ensure all compliance reviews/reports are being performed timely, adequately and appropriately documented;

Monitoring compliance to regulatory and internal policies, processes and procedures by staff acrossthe bank in general;

Reporting all forms of compliance breaches to the Chief Compliance Officer;

Bringing to the attention of the Country Compliance Officer any suspicious transaction/activity;

Carrying out compliance advisory services across the bank;

Liaising with local Regulators, Law Enforcement and other Governmental Bodies and ensure good relationships with same;

Work closely with the Business and other key stakeholders such as Operations & Technology to identify and mitigate the risks associated with existing and new business with emphasis on higher risk customers and transactions;

Contribute to a “no surprise” compliance culture;

Raise the visibility of compliance by specifically improving the compliance risk assessment and compliance testing standards across the bank;

Manage ad-hoc compliance related projects as required.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of 10 years work experience in the Banking sector

Experience of at least 3 major areas of banking operations

Knowledge of relevant regulations

Experience in compliance monitoring reviews, e.g. account opening or periodic reviews

Skills:

Strong written and personal communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to manage and facilitate multiple projects

Ability to work individually and in teams

Proficiency in Microsoft office applications

Ability to embrace new technologies

Interpersonal skills

Strong written and personal communication skills

Attention to details

Ability to manage and facilitate multiple projects

Ability to work individually and in teams

Proficiency in Microsoft office applications

Good presentation skills

Ability to embrace new technologies

Interpersonal skills


QUALIFICATIONS:

First degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law or any other discipline

Relevant higher degree and professional qualification

Operations, Control, risk related experience will be an added advantage Competencies:

Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working

Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members

Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines

Strong team player, given cross functional role

Enthusiastic approach to understanding key bank systems and willingness to apply these on ongoing basis

Enthusiastic & flexible with ability to use own initiative and work independently

Ability to multi-task

High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

High accountability & ownership

Articulate

Self-confident, self-motivated

Ability to learn & develop to take on exceptional tasks

Strong time management.

High tolerance for work pressure – perseverance and flexibility.

Ability to handle conflict effectively.

Commitment to learning

Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working

Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members

Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines

Competencies:

Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working

Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members

Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines

Strong team player, given cross functional role

Enthusiastic approach to understanding key bank systems and willingness to apply these on ongoing basis

Enthusiastic & flexible with ability to use own initiative and work independently

Ability to multi-task

High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

High accountability & ownership

Articulate

Self-confident, self-motivated

Ability to learn & develop to take on exceptional tasks

Strong time management.

High tolerance for work pressure – perseverance and flexibility.

Ability to handle conflict effectively.

Commitment to learning

Highly organized and methodical with close attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to co-operative and collaborative working

Strong team player willing to learn and share experience with other team members

Flexibility to work with changing priorities and deadlines

Primary Location: Nigeria

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Job Function: Compliance and Control

Travel Time: No

Job ID: 15103462

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