Associate, Business Support at Tetra Maritime – Lagos

Tetra Maritime is recruiting an Associate, Business Support, in Lagos. The role supports corporate governance, company secretarial administration, cross-border entity management and compliance matters.

Description

• We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Junior Compliance professionals with experience in some or all of the following, to support the Group’s global governance, compliance, and corporate administration activities:.
• corporate administration;.
• corporate governance and entity management;.
• corporate restructuring;.
• regulatory filings & deadline management;.
• KYC and compliance;.
• company secretarial support.

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• At least 3 year’s experience in experience in shipping, commodities, finance, or SPVheavy groups.

Vessel Acquisition & Transactions

• Exposure to some or all of the following:.
• company secretarial;.
• statutory filings & corporate registry submission.
• corporate authorities & board documentation.
• KYC and compliance;.
• crossborder corporate changes and restructurings.
• interaction with ship registries or overseas registries (advantageous).
• Joint ventures and other corporate matters.

Key attributes:

• strong drafting and document preparation skills.
• high level of organization and attention to detail.
• ability to work with energy, agility, and resilience across multiple fast‑moving matters.
• excellent interpersonal skills and confidence liaising with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• strong project‑management mindset and ability to track multiple deadlines.
• reliable document management and record‑keeping skills;.

Benefits

• This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team at the heart of the business. The role offers exposure to strategic decision-making and the potential for career progression within the organization.