Lead, Compliance Quality Assurance

About the role

Moniepoint Inc., Africa's all-in-one financial platform and Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer, is hiring a Lead, Compliance Quality Assurance for its Regulatory Compliance department. Reporting to the Head, Compliance Quality Assurance, the role leads the day-to-day operations of the QA Assessor team and ensures that KYC/Due Diligence, AML, LEA, Transaction Monitoring and Fraud consistently meet SLAs and regulatory policy standards.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise, train and manage QA Assessors, ensuring consistent grading through regular file calibration exercises.
• Lead the secondary review across the Six Pillars (AML/Transaction Monitoring, Regulatory Control/LEA, Forensic Fraud), identifying accuracy, speed and compliance gaps.
• Maintain a centralized Compliance Defect Log and turn QA findings into weekly feedback for Team Leads.
• Analyse compliance misses to distinguish system threshold errors from investigator oversight and recommend process adjustments.
• Assist in coordinating internal and external audits by providing evidence of QA testing integrity and audit-ready data.

Required profile

• 2-4 years of progressive experience in Compliance QA, Financial Crime Investigation or EDD/CDD within a FinTech or commercial bank.
• At least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead capacity.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• Professional certification such as DCP, CAMS, CFE or ICA International Diploma is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in compliance tools and data analysis using SQL and Excel.
• Understanding of Nigerian regulatory frameworks (AML/CFT), instant payment fraud, card/POS fraud typologies and LEA, CDD and EDD protocols.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation, benefits and career growth opportunities.
• Fully remote work culture and support for professional development.