Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Graduate Job Opportunities, February 19th 2015

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Standard Chartered is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Foreign Clearing Officer

Job ID: 466904
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Function: Technology & Operations
Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Description

• To ensure end to end processing of FCY Cheques For Collection, Cheque Purchase and Inward Collection; adhering to all policies and procedures and maintaining quality service.
• Process all foreign cheques received in line with the payment guidelines, ensuring compliance with operational procedures and regulatory controls.
• To ensure that all applicable pre-processing checks; signature verification, funds sufficiency checks, , AML and sanctions checks for inward collection, alteration properly signed off, irregularity checks under UV light, etc. are confirmed before processing of foreign cheques received.
• To ensure call-back verifications are performed before processing all foreign cheque transactions which fall within the established threshold limits in-country.
• Ensure that all foreign cheques received from branches are checked for apparent irregularities and processed appropriately within prescribed timeline per DOI
• Daily review of FCY purchased accounts and timely follow-up with branches for debit posting to the account after 24hrs for which the instruments have not been received.
• Ensure all transactions are processed within agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Daily review of all open items on Nostro for credit relating to foreign cheques sent for collection and to ensure timely realization of such credits.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through Operational Efficiency and Service Delivery.
• Ensure weekly reports for reconciliation of cheques not realized report on EBBS and investigation of outstanding items on cheque purchase suspense account are prepared for review and sign-off by the manager.
• Process stop draft requests in line with CMO guidelines, ensuring compliance with operational procedures and regulatory controls.
• Weekly review of daily CP and OBC register for any delayed receipt of cheque proceed and ensure tracers are sent to drawers’ banks for such delayed proceeds of cheques sent for collection over 21days.
• To receive and collate all inward messages received from other Banks, review with the International Payments Manager ensuring response to all messages.
• Investigate and respond to all complaints relating to foreign cheques and ensure quick resolution of such issues.

• Drive, coordinate and monitor initiatives and actions to ensure the Bank operates in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and policies and standards including those relevant to the prevention of money laundering.

• Provide timely regulatory advice and recommendations on key issues (including on Prudential Regulations, in partnership with Businesses and Functions) and proactively monitor regulatory developments.
• Provide guidance on proper application and interpretation of banking laws, regulations and policies applicable to the Businesses.
• Ensure AML regulations, policies and requirements are clearly communicated to management and staff members
• Set control standards and provides advice on the development of appropriate controls for the mitigation of regulatory risks.
• Assist in overseeing relevant administration and licensing as required by the local regulatory requirements.

• Deliver or procure delivery of a program of activities that educates and encourages managers and staff to operate in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies. Such training would include key Group compliance and regulatory issues, for example Outsourcing, Senior Management Responsibilities and Code of Conduct.
• Manage, coordinate and deliver appropriate training programme to ensure staff members are sufficiently trained to apply and administer AML related controls in their day to day business activities.
• Assist in the development of an effective country-wide compliance culture by promoting the benefits of ethical business conduct and benefits of compliance.

• Establishes and coordinates the risk-based Compliance Monitoring Plan to include relevant ORA, business specific compliance reviews, other functional compliance reviews, routine checks and approval.
• Coordinates and performs Regulatory Compliance Reviews in businesses, branches and functions.
• Ensure all Control Room procedural requirements are met, including PDRs and disclosure requirements.
• Reporting to Country, Group and management on the country overall AML status. This includes reporting of AML metrics, trends and risks (both existing and emerging) for management actions and decisions.

• Support the business CDD process through review and advisory services
• Develop and maintain country addenda and ensuring compliance with Nigerian legislations
• Update and develop policies and procedures
• Provide deferrals, dispensations and approval where required by the Businesses and Functions
• Use general knowledge of business products undertaken in the jurisdiction to work with business compliance specialists to respond to regulatory questions and to keep the local regulator updated on developments in the business
• Work with the Country Head of Compliance and Senior Management in ensuring that the Bank operates in accordance with the relevant local requirements and Group regulatory compliance standards in relation to KYC/CDD
• Assist country management to ensure internal resources, systems, procedures and controls are in place, documented and operating effectively in order to mitigate money laundering risk. Coordinate implementation of country level programmes and initiatives to enhance AML awareness and effort
• Provide support to business in complying with the new and changing regulations, as well as Group policies and standards
• Proactively drive the development and maintenance of good relationship with internal and external stakeholders at appropriate levels.
• Ensure close working relationship with the business, operational risk and FCR resources and ensure that there is a clear delineation of duties and responsibilities among various parties.

• Drive, coordinate and monitor initiatives and actions to ensure the Bank operates in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and policies and standards including those relevant to the prevention of money laundering.

• Regulatory Advice
• Provide timely regulatory advice and recommendations on key issues (including on Prudential Regulations, in partnership with Businesses and Functions) and proactively monitor regulatory developments.
• Provide guidance on proper application and interpretation of banking laws, regulations and policies applicable to the Businesses.
• Ensure AML regulations, policies and requirements are clearly communicated to management and staff members
• Set control standards and provides advice on the development of appropriate controls for the mitigation of regulatory risks.
• Assist in overseeing relevant administration and licensing as required by the local regulatory requirements.

• Deliver or procure delivery of a program of activities that educates and encourages managers and staff to operate in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies. Such training would include key Group compliance and regulatory issues, for example Outsourcing, Senior Management Responsibilities and Code of Conduct.
• Manage, coordinate and deliver appropriate training programme to ensure staff members are sufficiently trained to apply and administer AML related controls in their day to day business activities.
• Assist in the development of an effective country-wide compliance culture by promoting the benefits of ethical business conduct and benefits of compliance.

• Establishes and coordinates the risk-based Compliance Monitoring Plan to include relevant ORA, business specific compliance reviews, other functional compliance reviews, routine checks and approval.
• Coordinates and performs Regulatory Compliance Reviews in businesses, branches and functions.
• Ensure all Control Room procedural requirements are met, including PDRs and disclosure requirements.
• Reporting to Country, Group and management on the country overall AML status. This includes reporting of AML metrics, trends and risks (both existing and emerging) for management actions and decisions.

• Support the business CDD process through review and advisory services
• Develop and maintain country addenda and ensuring compliance with Nigerian legislations
• Update and develop policies and procedures
• Provide deferrals, dispensations and approval where required by the Businesses and Functions
• Use general knowledge of business products undertaken in the jurisdiction to work with business compliance specialists to respond to regulatory questions and to keep the local regulator updated on developments in the business
• Work with the Country Head of Compliance and Senior Management in ensuring that the Bank operates in accordance with the relevant local requirements and Group regulatory compliance standards in relation to KYC/CDD
• Assist country management to ensure internal resources, systems, procedures and controls are in place, documented and operating effectively in order to mitigate money laundering risk. Coordinate implementation of country level programmes and initiatives to enhance AML awareness and effort
• Provide support to business in complying with the new and changing regulations, as well as Group policies and standards
• Proactively drive the development and maintenance of good relationship with internal and external stakeholders at appropriate levels.
• Ensure close working relationship with the business, operational risk and FCR resources and ensure that there is a clear delineation of duties and responsibilities among various parties.