Operations Analyst - Lenkie Technologies
Location: Nigeria
Remote working
About us
At Lenkie, we're on a mission to help small businesses turn their bold ambitions into reality. Our lending products make access to capital faster, fairer, and more flexible, enabling SMEs to grow with confidence. We’ve provided millions in funding to hundreds of UK businesses with our loan book growing 4x in 2025 and we’re just getting started.
We are a friendly and collaborative team with a fast-paced and high-performing culture. We are headquartered in London but with team members across Nigeria, South Africa and London. We’re backed by top-tier investors and have recently closed a £49M equity and debt Series A investment round to significantly scale the business across the UK in 2026.
About the job
Key Responsibilities:
The Risk Operations Analyst enables fast, fair and pain-free lending decisions for UK SMEs. You will:
• Carry out speedy, accurate processing of customer documents submitted with UK loan applications
• Pre-screen UK SME applicants: verify financial and identity documents, UK company records (Companies House filings, director and shareholder information), credit history, credit scores and financial information
• Screen for PEP and sanctions involvement, and own and uphold Lenkie's KYC and AML standards
• Identify red flags in applications that may indicate fraud, money laundering or financial distress, and escalate them appropriately
• Identify opportunities to improve KYC/AML processes, and help implement changes that make the team more efficient
• Screen and approve our customer’s suppliers and supplier payment invoices/payments
• Take ownership of projects that add value beyond day-to-day casework
• Work closely with Lenkie's Underwriting, Credit Risk, Sales and Account Management teams to maintain consistently high KYC and AML standards across the Lenkie book.
Qualifications/required skills
Ideally you'll have:
• Fluent written and spoken English
• An analytical mindset, with the ability to understand, assess and improve complex processes
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• The ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to spot missing or inconsistent data from a mile away
• A communicative personality and good team-player skills — you'll collaborate across multiple teams
• The ability to work autonomously
• A proactive, self-starter approach
• A good understanding of the UK fintech and SME lending space Lenkie operates in is desirable
• Familiarity with UK company structures and Companies House filings is desirable
• Motivation to take on responsibility, work on projects, and help improve processes
• Interest in progressing into Compliance, Fraud, Quality Assurance, Credit or Data Analysis
• A completed degree or equivalent professional qualification
How we reward performance
- Very competitive salary.
- Flexible, remote-first culture.
- Opportunity to to accelerate your career at a fast-growing startup.
- Professional development support to enhance your skills and career growth.
- Regular team and company socials.
- Opportunity to make a big impact in the lives of small business owners globally.
We’re building a diverse, inclusive and supportive team where everyone can do their best work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and we do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
If you would like to apply for this role please send a CV and any other relevant information you want to share to careers@lenkie.com.