• Application Deadline:
• Position: Risk & Control Associate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

In this role, you will also be collaborating with key internal & external stakeholders to ensure adherence to company policies and processes in line with industry and best practices, driving and implementing digital technology transformation initiatives across the company.

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in the continual review and update of the company’s risk policies, compliance policies, guidelines, and practices, in line with changes in the company’s business priorities.


• Assist in the implementation of risk management policies, compliance policies, periodic risk reviews / and monitoring of organization-wide risk portfolio.


• Conduct daily reviews of transactions as well as periodic process reviews to ensure compliance with internal controls.


• Monitor and track compliance with Turnaround Time and Service Level Agreements and escalate non-compliance to the Chief Risk Officer.


• Monitor and prepare periodic reports on the status of risks and the effectiveness of existing controls.


• Assist departments in developing/updating their risk register, key risk indicator, and risk and control self-assessment templates as well as tracking them for onward reports to the management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking & Finance or Economics.


• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a business or Finance.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

• Good understanding of investment markets and instruments.


• Ability to detect fraud.


• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoints, Visio etc.).


• Good knowledge of back-office operations including but not limited to Trading operations, Fund accounting etc.


• Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.


• Working knowledge of general accounting operations and specific requirements for investment management companies such as IFRS 9.


• Good understanding of Nigerian capital markets regulatory standards and environment (SEC, NSE etc.).


• Excellent analytical skills.


• Ability to plan and prioritize effectively, balancing multiple deliverables efficiently


• Strong attention to detail and open-minded (Exacting attention to detail, picking up on the details that others miss).


• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with colleagues, and multiple stakeholders.


• Ability to bring innovations to operations.


• Highly organized, self-starter with the ability to manage projects with limited oversight.


• Intellectually curious.


• A strong focus on excellence.


• Self-driven and goal oriented.


• A thirst for knowledge and learning.