Associate, Business Support (Compliance & Corporate Administration)

About the role

Tetra Maritime, a Nigerian ship owner and operator founded in 2007, is looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Junior Compliance professional to support its global governance, compliance and corporate administration activities. The role covers corporate administration, corporate governance and entity management, regulatory filings, KYC and compliance, and company secretarial support.

Key responsibilities

• Support statutory filings and corporate registry submissions across multiple jurisdictions (UK, Singapore, Bermuda, India, etc.) and prepare corporate documentation.
• Assist with entity management and corporate administration for a global SPV portfolio.
• Draft board minutes and written resolutions, and maintain statutory registers and corporate records.
• Conduct KYC/AML onboarding and compliance checks on third parties, and prepare KYC documentation and group structure charts for banks and counterparties.
• Coordinate cross-border incorporations, dissolutions and corporate changes, and support intragroup restructurings.
• Maintain departmental trackers, databases and filing systems.
• Liaise with banks, auditors, legal counsel and corporate service providers, and provide general administrative, compliance and CoSec support to the legal team.

Required profile

• At least 3 years of experience in shipping, commodities, finance or SPV-heavy groups.
• Exposure to company secretarial work, statutory filings, corporate authorities and board documentation, KYC and compliance, and cross-border corporate changes and restructurings.
• Experience interacting with ship registries or overseas registries is advantageous.

Required skills

• Strong drafting and document preparation skills.
• High level of organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with energy across multiple fast-moving matters.
• Project-management mindset and ability to track multiple deadlines.
• Reliable document management and record-keeping.

The role offers exposure to strategic decision-making and the potential for career progression within the organization.