First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Desk Head, Funds Transfer

Job Identification: 1121
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Summary of Job Role (Duties and Responsibilities)    

• Enforcement of compliance checks on all customer’s requests in compliance with the Bank’s laid down procedures and meet all regulatory requirements before they are processed
• Manage the desk that oversees all outflows of foreign transfer transactions out of  the country and covering all the Branches of the Bank.
• Lead the provision of all due diligent exercise on all  outward foreign transactions relating directly with the Compliance trade team of the bank.
• Supervise  compliance  of outward funds transfer offashore to CBN policy
• Ensuring that all customer’s requests comply with the Bank’s laid down procedures and meet all regulatory requirements before they are processed
• Vetting, Verification and authorization of funds transfer messages without errors
• Close supervision and rendering of prompt response to all customers’ requests, correspondences and enquiries
• Attending to general correspondences/queries, Auditors and Regulators
• Daily monitoring/management of off-shore accounts and ensuring adequate funding is provided to meet daily draw-down
• Co-ordination and anchoring Training of Branches Representatives on Domiciliary Processing
• Provide relief back-up functions to the Team Lead Outward Transfer on all issues relating to outward domiciliary transfers.

Education Background / Professional Qualification

• First Degree in Social Sciences and related discipline
• Master degree and other professional certification (added advantage).

Minimum Year of Experience Required:

• 3-5 years of experience in International/Domiciliary Fund Transfer Services

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2024.