Head of Operations at Corporate Headhunters Limited

Corporate Headhunters Limited – Our client is a licensed finance company headquartered in Lagos (and a branch in Abuja) with a paid-up capital of N100m (One Hundred Million Naira only). The ownership structure of the company comprises of distinguished individuals who are seasoned businessmen and have made impacting contributions in the Nigerian Financial Service sector with equity interest from 10 to 55%.

The key investors have a broad yet significant market understanding within the financial institution and extensive business contacts, regionally and internationally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Operations

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

Responsible for the entire operational activities of the organisation in all its locations in Nigeria.

Key Responsibilities

Develops, implements and updates policies, procedures, standards & processes for the unit.
Ensure transaction processing is in line with the company laid down policies and procedures.
Ensures the accuracy of customer data and transactions through the management of authorisation levels and access rights.
Supervise and coordinate branch operations activities on a daily basis.
Provides an effective and efficient report of operations activities to management for analysis and decision making.
Ensure that all activities and processes undertaken by the operations unit conform to set standards pertaining to the guidelines set by the regulatory authorities.
Collaborate with correspondent banks for smooth transaction processing.
Safeguard customer data and protect against fraud through the management of authorisation levels and access rights.
To perform any other duty assigned by management from time to time.
Manage loan processing and account opening functions to ensure efficiency, quality and control over loan creation and completeness of Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) activities.

Qualifications

Minimum of 6 years cognate experience in operations in a financial institution or a finance house.
B.Sc/HND in Social Sciences or any other relevant course of study.
Excellent Analytical Skills.
Must be computer literate.
Excellent communication, reporting skills.
Strong knowledge of operational control methodologies in financial institutions.
Excellent team member and leader.

Salary and Benefits