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CHUKWUEMEKA NNAMDI NWOSU

Cluster Control Manager
Warri, Delta,DE
CHUKWUEMEKA NNAMDI NWOSU

Summary

Reliable, organized, detail-oriented and focused auditor & controller with over 15 years of experience in internal control, auditing, and due diligence auditing in a commercial banking environment. Implement compliance policies and procedures that protect the organization while ensuring regulatory compliance. Trained employees on compliance related topics and provided updates on changes in regulations. A critical thinker with key interest in improving an organization internal control environment. Ensuring a strong internal control environment, improvement of policies and procedures, implementation, and monitoring compliance. A Certified Fraud Examiner and PRINCE 2 Project Management Practitioner.

Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.

Overview

18
years of professional experience
2
Certifications
1
Language

Work History

Fidelity Bank

Relief, Cluster Control Manager (CCM)
02.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Ensure implementation of all control programs in the Clusters.
  • Promote a fraud-free environment in clusters.
  • Attend Regional Operational Risks review meetings, MPR, quarterly review meetings and others.
  • Resolve exceptions escalated by subordinates and escalate further whenever unable to resolve satisfactorily.
  • Review cluster control officers (CCOs) daily branch visitation and cluster report prepared in line with approved template.
  • Carry out investigation of incidents in conjunction with CCOs and other relevant parties, review the investigation reports, and make corrections as deemed appropriate.
  • Review alerts received from IConcept4.
  • Pay scheduled and unscheduled visits to branches appraising the effectiveness of controls.
  • Ensure that ATM till shortages/overages and sticky suspense accounts balances are resolved expeditiously.
  • Render weekly reports of activities of the cluster to the group head, branch control.
  • Ensure that Invoice confirmations are done promptly.
  • Ensure proper Custody of tickets and files in branches.
  • Ensure prompt Review of Customers E- Services enrolment.
  • Prepare weekly roaster of branch visits and advise all CCOs in the Cluster.
  • Ensure optimal performance, facility standard and operational efficiency.
  • Holds cluster control training meetings to inculcate knowledge and skills on team members and discuss challenges they face on the job.
  • Authorize enhance due diligence (EDD) report and anti-money laundering (AML) report.
  • Rated 100% in Level of adherence to bank's policies and procedures in the clusters.
  • Rated 95% in quality of job output of cluster control officers in the clusters.
  • Rated 100% in zero arrears of call-over.
  • Rated 85% in quality of investigation and reports of incidents.
  • Rated 100% quality of review of premises and environment.
  • Rated 100% in level of compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Rated 85% in quality of inspection reports of branches in the cluster.
  • Rated 85% in quality of external auditors reports of branches.
  • Rated 100% in ascertaining validity of Invoices confirmed.
  • Rated 90% in the quality of Risk assets booked at the branches.
  • Rated 100% in the speed of resolution and or escalation of exceptions.
  • Rated 95% in the number and volume of open and aged Items in branches GL.
  • Speedy review of critical and suspicious, query modifications and suspicious transaction.
  • Participated in process improvement project of the bank's guest houses in all the states.

Fidelity Bank

Cluster Control Officer (CCO)
01.2021 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Evaluates policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls over company activities.
  • Identifies control weaknesses and process improvement opportunities; communicates resulting findings/opportunities to management.
  • Identification of potential risk areas and internal control flaws during audit and make appropriate recommendations for corrective action.
  • Test controls in place to ensure that areas for continued improvement are identified and risks minimized.
  • Collect and analyze data on the internal control issues.
  • Call over of cash transactions, exceptions noted and reported.
  • Review of domestic and international money / fund transfers, raise exception and report.
  • Transaction monitoring and reporting suspicious transactions.
  • Internal Control alert review and reporting.
  • Fixed Assets review and reporting.
  • General Ledger (GL) review and reporting.
  • Income Assurance review and reporting.
  • Review all payment vouchers, claims and cash advance and report exceptions.
  • Documentation review and reporting.
  • Expenditure review control.
  • Budgetary control.
  • Financial management.
  • Review of cash administration and reporting.
  • Safety and security device review and reporting. CCTV, fire alarm.
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) and Enhance Due Diligence (EDD) review and reporting.
  • Conducts surprise / spot checks on tellers.
  • Carry out due diligence and value for money review of procurements and purchases with reference to pricing, payment, and quality of products in line with set standard.
  • Conduct Investigation on fraud issues/ethical issues.
  • Verification exercise and reporting.
  • Inspection of purchased items.
  • ATM review and reporting.
  • Operational efficiency.
  • Security reviews and reporting.
  • Court Order and Police Report review and reporting.
  • Loan review and disbursement.
  • Credit Search review, Credit report generation and reporting.
  • Customer Service. Improved the quality of internal customer service across the organization. Rated 82% by the sales and operations team. This has significant impact in the service delivery, account turnover and profitability.
  • Financial Performance - PBT. Rated 75%. Encourage business support staff to improve the level of operational efficiency, this led to increased profitability of the business areas they support.
  • Learning And Development - Personal Development. Number of courses taken in a year (classroom + E-learning). Score an average of 97% in the course examination.
  • Supervisor assessment on personal effectiveness and attitude. Ensure staff are assessed on both qualitative and quantitative indices to improve personal effectiveness and relationship management. Rated 91%.
  • Follow up on internal and external audit branch reports and confirm compliance, and work with both internal and external auditors when they visit the branches for their audits.
  • Review and ensure accurate disbursement of all risk assets in the assigned branch (es) cluster.

Fidelity Bank

Branch Control and Branch Compliance Officer
01.2017 - 12.2020

Job overview

  • Ensuring compliance to regulatory directives and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) measures.
  • Enforce adherence to AML and Know Your Customer (KYC) management framework in identifying, controlling, monitoring, and reporting.
  • Implementation of AML/CFT compliance program.
  • Ensure that branches adhere to policies, processes, and procedures in the Bank when processing transactions.
  • Prompt identification, assessment, monitoring, mitigation and reporting operational risks inherent in the bank processes and procedures as well as operating environment.
  • Invoice confirmation, and report exceptions.
  • Review of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPS), Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals (DNFBP), and reporting.
  • Review transaction amounts that suggest structuring/smurfing (i.e., multiple transactions below reportable thresholds) were flagged and reported.
  • Identified and reported accounts that poses regulatory threat, potential threat to the bank.
  • Prevented a loan of N100Million from disbursement, which may have caused the bank financial loss and investment loss. This was because of intelligent physical verification of business done.
  • Graded 'A' in the appraisal of financial year 2020.

Fidelity Bank

Resident Auditor
11.2007 - 01.2016

Education

Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

MBA from Finance & Investment
04.2001

Enugu State University of Science And Technology
Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science from Accounting
04.2001

University Overview

GPA: upper division (2.1)

Federal Polytechnic
Bida

Higher Diploma from Accounting
04.2001

Skills

ISO 27001

Certification

Certified Fraud Examiner, CFE

Software

Power Apps , Power BI, info-pool (Management Information System application), Finacle Banking application

Trainings Conferences

  • Review of Cybersecurity and E-Banking Channels Operations in Banking, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, 2024-12-14
  • Digital Banking Transaction settlement & reconciliation, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, 2024-12-14
  • Ethics & Internal Control Efficiency, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, 2024-12-13
  • Risk-Based Control & Key Control Issues in Financial Services Industries, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, 2024-12-13
  • Cybersecurity Best Practices, Fidelity Bank Cyber Security Governance, Regulation Compliance team, 2024-11-28
  • Benefits of Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), Fidelity Bank Operational & IT Risk department., 2024-11-15
  • Fraud: Prevention & Control, Fidelity Bank Internal Control Division, 2024-10-28
  • Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)- Data Privacy and Protection Training, Andersen Nigeria, 2024-10-19
  • Recognize Phishing Emails and the Importance of System Updates., Fidelity Bank Cyber Security Governance, Regulation Compliance team, 2024-09-26
  • Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons and Legal Arrangements: Practical Guidance, Red Flags, Cases, and New Developments & unveiling the UBO, Leishton Consulting & BoardGov Limited, 2024-06-22
  • Understanding Common Cyber Threats in the Banking Environment and Best Practices for Mitigation, Fidelity Bank Threat and Vulnerability Management Team, 2024-04-18
  • Building a Game-Changing AML/CFT/CPF Compliance Organization: Equipping Employees with Practical 21st Century AML/CFT/CPF Compliance Knowledge, Leishton Consulting & BoardGov Limited, 2024-04-13
  • ML/TF/PF Risks and Vulnerabilities in Cryptocurrency Service Providers (and other virtual asset service providers), Leishton Consulting & BoardGov Limited, 2024-02-24
  • Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)- Data Privacy and Protection Training, Leishton Consulting & BoardGov Limited, 2024-02-24

References

  • Mr. Ude Anya, Cluster Control Manager, Fidelity Bank Plc, 2, Kofi Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, +2348037270731, Ude.Anya@fidelitybank.ng
  • Mr. Ikechukwu Okoro, Team Lead, E-banking Control & Security, Fidelity Bank Plc, 2, Kofi Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, +2348033822427, Ikechukwu.Okoro@fidelitybank.ng
  • Mr. Humphrey Okoli, Cluster Control Manager, Fidelity Bank Plc, 2, Kofi Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, +2348035880217, Humphery.Okoli@fidelitybank.ng

Personal Information

ID Number: 32b2230

Timeline

Relief, Cluster Control Manager (CCM)

Fidelity Bank
02.2023 - Current

Cluster Control Officer (CCO)

Fidelity Bank
01.2021 - 01.2023

Branch Control and Branch Compliance Officer

Fidelity Bank
01.2017 - 12.2020

Resident Auditor

Fidelity Bank
11.2007 - 01.2016

Ahmadu Bello University

MBA from Finance & Investment
04.2001

Enugu State University of Science And Technology

Bachelor of Science from Accounting
04.2001

Federal Polytechnic

Higher Diploma from Accounting
04.2001
CHUKWUEMEKA NNAMDI NWOSUCluster Control Manager