Wema Bank Plc is a commercial bank that offers a range of retail and SME banking, corporate banking, treasury, trade services, and financial advisory to its ever-expanding clients.
If you are among those who want to start a Career with Wema Bank Plc. The Bank is currently recruiting candidates to fill the vacant position
Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for the latest vacancy at Wema Bank Plc.
Banch Compliance & Control Officer
Job Description:
In line with the Bank’s commitment to maintaining a robust compliance and control culture across all our branches, we are receiving applications from qualified candidates for the Branch Compliance & Control Role. This role is critical in strengthening the bank’s control environment, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies, and promoting a culture of integrity and ethical standards at the branch level.
Job Details
- Act as the primary contact in driving compliance and internal control excellence at the branch. Ensure that the branch operates within regulatory (CBN, AML/CFT, etc.) and internal policies, frameworks, and operational procedures.
- Perform daily reviews, monitoring and reporting of branch activities (account opening, KYC documentation and transactions) and ensure risks, control deficiencies, and compliance issues are mitigated, resolved, and closed.
- Review physical and system-based records to ensure proper authorization and complete documentation.
- Identify, report, and escalate suspicious or unusual transactions, exceptions and other critical issues for swift action.
- Conduct periodic sensitization on key regulatory policies, compliance requirements, control standards, and ethical conduct
- Support in maintaining and updating compliance/control checklists, policies and frameworks, and implementing new initiatives at the branch level.
- Prepare and submit monthly reports on control gaps, incident trends, and monitoring outcomes.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Have a minimum of 4 years’ experience in Operations and other Assurance roles (Audit, Risk Management, Fincon, etc.).
- Possess working knowledge of compliance and control, regulatory requirements, and banking operations.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Demonstrated integrity, attention to detail, and commitment to ethical standard