• Application Deadline:
• Position: Internal Control Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

The successful candidate will work in partnership with all stakeholders. The role will be reporting directly to the Team Lead of Internal Control.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for maintaining the Internal Controls Framework


• Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies.


• Work collaboratively with business and process owners to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective action.


• Daily Independent Call Over of all qualifying Transactions within 24 hours of posting and where practicable real-time and as may be advised from time to time.


• Ensuring the integrity of the general ledger through reconciliations and review of the fixed assets register.


• Ensure prompt resolution of all open issues in the Internal Audit Report, Management letter, Regulatory Examiners Report, and other Statutory Examiners Report involving departments under your purview.


• Internal control checks and records to safeguard company assets.


• Carry out detailed investigations when discrepancy or fraud is noticed.


• Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices.

Requirements

• At least 2 years’ experience in an Internal Control role


• ACA/ACCA certification is an added advantage.


• The Ideal candidate is a critical thinker with a keen interest in improving an organization’s internal control environment.


• Solid understanding and experience with internal control frameworks


• Strong communication skills presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.


• Fintech experience is an added advantage.