Experienced Compliance Senior Associate Job at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria has been operating in Nigeria since 1953 through its predecessor firms of Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. We're one of the leading professional services firms in the country with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, over 1000 staff and 31 resident partners.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Experienced Compliance Senior Associate

Job Requisition ID: 381688WD
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Line of Service: Assurance
Industry/Sector: CM X-Sector
Specialism: Assurance
Management Level: Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

• A career within our Compliance Management Services will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations rethink their approach to compliance management.
• We are part of a unique client proposition, assisting our clients develop proper controls by leveraging analytics and technology solutions to underpin efficient execution to optimise their compliance policies and processes, and improve business performance.

Responsibilities
Specifically, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Leading projects and supporting organisations and regulatory bodies to identify, stop and prevent money laundering and counter terrorist financing.
• Supporting our capabilities to assess, test and optimise anti-money laundering or sanctions screening systems.
• Leading compliance risk assessment projects including AML/CTF, Sanctions compliance, CDD/KYC process implementation or testing activities
• Leading effectiveness reviews of compliance culture, program and systems, as well as benchmarking against applicable standards and international leading practices.
• Supporting with developing and implementing robust compliance structures, frameworks and policies in organisations.
• Conducting research and supporting with development of capability, proposals and training materials.
• Reviewing, analysing and advising on new and evolving regulations, guidelines, laws, standards and their potential impact/ implications for organisations across various sectors.
• Leading the compliance culture, control measures and whistleblowing channels effectiveness assessment.
• Developing data driven compliance training programs for various clients.
• Researching, reviewing and analysing latest developments in applicable laws and regulations (e.g. Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption, Sanctions Laws etc.).
• Identifying, investigating and explaining trends and patterns in data using data tools, platforms and analytical tool kits.
• Developing predictive models using machine learning, natural language, and statistical analysis methods such as classification, time-series analysis, regression, statistical inference, and validation tools.
• Using data visualization skills and tools to analyze, package and communicate reports to key stakeholders, both internally and to external clients.

Experience and Qualification

• Minimum of First Degree in any discipline is required.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in Compliance.
• Ability to multi-task simultaneous client engagements.
• Experience in data modelling.
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and senior clients.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and delivering results.
• Strong IT skills, technical depth and analytical capabilities.
• Experience using data processing tools: R, Python, Spark, or other relevant tool.
• Visualisation: PowerBI, Qlik,Tableau, or other relevant tool.