Job Description
Location: Onikan, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Head, Internal Audit
Supervises: N/A
Role Objectives
- The Internal Audit Assistant will provide support to the audit department by assisting with financial, operation, and technology audit functions under the direction of the HIA.
Responsibilities
- Periodically analyze and interpret financial and operational data and present reports on trends.
- Discuss audit findings with HIA and prepare written audit observations.
- Collaborate with other departments to suggest solutions to reduce risks presented by control gaps and failures.
- Communicate audit results and recommendations through audit reports that are sent to HIA
- Complete and maintain audit records, including the department’s audit recommendation tracking system in conjunction with HIA as required.
- Enforce health and safety regulations within the head office and branch offices.
- Plan, coordinate, and carry out ad hoc project work as directed by the Head of Internal Audit.
Key Performance Indicators
- Timeliness in the preparation of periodic Audit reports to HIA.
- Total No. of Audit initiated for each department/visit to branches in a year.
- % of key processes documented and reported to HIA.
- % of Audit Plan prepared for branches and other departments.
- Consistency in communicating compliance issues to relevant departments.
- Timely rendition of reports on all compliance issues including the Anti-money Laundering Act to HIA
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting while a master’s such as MBA (Finance Major) will be an added advantage.
- 5 years of related work experience, with at least 2 years in an Internal Audit role or equivalent.
- Professional Membership: Certified membership of ICAN or ACCA is a MUST within 2 years of hire.
- Grade Alignment: (Superintend – Assistant Manager)
Competence Requirements:
Core Skills:
- Expert skills in auditing techniques, accounting, and management principles.
- Ability to provide high-level and detailed perspectives of audit issues
- Must understand and be conversant with NAICOM Laws and practices.
- Experience in budget planning and implementation would be advantageous.
- P/C personal productivity tools such as Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Generic Skills:
- An Ideal FBNIB person MUST be/have Innovative (Disruptive and Creative in solving Problems)
- Integrity (Inspire trust and confidence in customers and co-workers)
- Respect (For self and others)
- Customer-Centric (Empathetic and Focused on Customer
- Attention to detail.
- Strong Analytical and documentation skills.
- Experienced recommending results/corrective Actions
- Proficient in planning and conducting audits
- Team-leading skills
- Organization and planning.