Internal Control Officer

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.

• 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.