Job Description
- Application Deadline: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT
- Position: Head of Compliance
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 10 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field Law / Legal 
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee all business operations relating to compliance including policies, investments, and procedures
- Create and oversee the implementation of effective compliance management strategies
- Create reports for senior management and external stakeholders
- Create a strategy for preventing violations of legal rules and internal policies guidelines
- Design and monitor control systems to deal with violations of legal rules and internal policies.
- Develop and implement company policies and regulations
- Oversee all business operations relating to compliance including policies, investments, and procedures
- Review and evaluate company procedures and reports to identify hidden risks or common
- issues
- Monitor the applicable laws, stay on top of the dynamic laws and regulations and make
- changes to the system as and when required
- Create and oversee the implementation of effective compliance management strategies
- Take timely actions to ensure compliance, both with national/local laws and internal
- policies of the company
- Gather, analyse, and interpret technical data, and translate it correctly into official regulatory submissions
- Liaise with SEC and other regulatory bodies
- Provide specialist advice on core matters concerning regulatory compliance, aiming to keep
- the company’s products and services within the quality control circle.
- Prepare weekly, monthly and other periodic reports.
REQUIREMENTS
Hard skills and experience:
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in law or related field post-graduate education with a focus on
- compliance and risk management is preferred)
- At least 10 years of working experience as a senior compliance manager
- Prior experience working as a compliance manager or in a similar position
- Proficiency in industry trends, laws, and regulations
- Outstanding analytical skills and problem-solving abilities
- Experience working in a law firm will be considered a big advantage for this role
- Superior knowledge of industry regulations and corporate procedures for maintaining compliance
- Proficiency in using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
- Excellent project management and leadership skills
- Strong organizational skills