Experience

pawaPay

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Compliance Manager

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Cellulant

• Kenya
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• • Sep 2019 - May 2023

  • Create a Risk Culture that enable staff identify and assess current and future risks, stay transparent and proactive in disclosing and managing all types of risks, while learning, growing, and formalizing improvements from our experience.• Implement a Group-wide risk management framework, recommend and obtain board approvals for risk appetite and provide assurance to Group Board and our regulators on risk management.• Ensure management is updated on new laws, regulations, and applicability; and that all staff, agents and merchants embrace the culture of compliance. Ensure up to date training and awareness of Cellulant people on AML/CFT, ABC, Sanctions, Information Security, Operational Risk, etc.• Provide oversight on the management of regulatory inspections and examinations, risk reports- including roadmaps and performance reports, and the closure of statutory and internal audit issues.• Implement AML/CFT, ABC and Sanctions compliance programs in Cellulant. Provide oversight and governance over agents, partners, and merchants compliance with KYC/CDD requirements. Govern the entire universe of Cellulant risk data aggregation and reporting. Show less

• • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  •Serve as Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) Champion for the Group and escalate identified issues to the Group Chief Compliance Officer (GCCO)•Manage Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) register for the group•Assess new account information – using various resources to confirm account information to recognize the potential risk of new applicant and ensuring the e-wallet holders, merchants and agents are risk rated properly.•Identify and provide information to the Chief Compliance Officer on e-wallet holders, merchants and agents identified as high rated for senior management approval before on boarding.•Analyze existing policies and procedures relating to new customers and products and AML/CFT regulations to make suggestions for improvements to these processes•Data quality- ensure KYC data of the e-wallet holders, merchants and agents is accurate, complete and up to date from time to time•Keep records of notes of investigations and decisions taken on alerts as required by policy and updating the customer risk level where necessary.•Analyze the outputs of the transaction monitoring and screening systems and providing input to the compliance department on the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing through the money or value transfer services and help enhance the rules.•Keep abreast with new local and international laws and regulations that may affect the business•Monitor market trends – creating regular reports about trends in the market and sales to help the company make effective decisions in the new product development within compliance framework.•Assisting in compiling internal & external compliance reports for the Group Compliance office regarding external and regulatory compliance issues on AML/KYC/CTF – Responding to AML & Compliance enquiries.•Organizing and arranging anti-money laundering training; analyzing and identify possible money laundering activity filing necessary reports with relevant authorities as required by law Show less



UBA Group

• Nigeria
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Compliance Specialist

  • Jul 2018 - May 2019

  • Enhanced Due Diligence on high risk accounts at onboarding stage • Sensitization of staff on money laundering risks via face to face training and e-learning platform • Sanctions screening and watch list filtering • Prepare Compliance reports to Executive Management Committee, EXCO and Board Risk Committee. • Enhanced Due Diligence on high risk accounts at onboarding stage • Sensitization of staff on money laundering risks via face to face training and e-learning platform • Sanctions screening and watch list filtering • Prepare Compliance reports to Executive Management Committee, EXCO and Board Risk Committee.



Access Bank Plc

• Nigeria
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Crimes Compliance Analyst

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Investigation and reporting of unethical conduct observed in staff’s transactions • On-going sanctions screening/name filtering of sanctioned entities within the bank’s customer database. • Enhanced due diligence on high risk customers. • Periodic compliance review of Financial Institutions. • Provide compliance advisory to Product Development teams before and during new product design to ensure compliance with regulatory policy guidelines. • Review of the bank’s compliance manual in line with statutory & regulatory guidelines Show less



Union Bank of Nigeria

• Nigeria
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Compliance Officer at Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

  • Nov 2013 - Aug 2016

  1. Team Member, Transaction Monitoring & Watch list Filtering - a. Carry out investigation on suspicious transactions/activities received from Head office departments and branches. b. Report of the investigation is sent to Chief Compliance Officer. c. Render weekly Currency Transaction Return (CTR) to NFIU. d. Handle queries on suspicious transaction reports and other Money Laundering reports from Regulators. e. Carry out periodic spot checks on branches and follow up to regularize KYC deficiencies identified. f. Facilitates training on AML/CFT across branches nationwide. 2. Team Member Regulatory Compliance - a. Carry out planned Compliance Risk Assessment of Strategic Business Units and processes. Business Units and processes. b. Update the Bank’s Rule Book with new legislations and amendments to existing legislations. c. Prepares the department’s monthly newsletter for publication. d. Review circulars and releases from CBN, NDIC and other regulatory bodies and liaise with the units and offices affected by such circulars and releases to ensure compliance. e. Carry out investigations into possible breaches of the Bank’s compliance policy and forward report of investigations to the Chief Compliance Officer. f. Financial Crimes monitoring. This includes liaising with enforcement agencies like the EFCC, NFIU, Police, ICPC and SSS on investigations relating to certain customers. Show less



ISON BPO LTD

• 5th Floor, Cocoa Building ,Opposite Radio Nigeria, Ibadan.

• CALL CENTRE AGENT

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  a. Responding to customers’ complaints and resolving it within the stated timeline. b. Escalating customers’ complaints to relevant department. c. Attending to customers’ enquiries. a. Responding to customers’ complaints and resolving it within the stated timeline. b. Escalating customers’ complaints to relevant department. c. Attending to customers’ enquiries.