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Job Title: Finance Control Officer
Location: Lagos
Employment type: Permanent
Department: Risk Management Group
Job Description
- Plan and conduct business operations and financial control; to provide reasonable assurance on the adequacy of Interswitch internal control environment.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the planning of a risk based annual Internal plan covering operational and financial areas of Interswitch business
- Plan and conduct financial control via evaluation of Interswitch operations, policies, processes, financial, compliance and associated risks
- Identify opportunities for improving business processes, based on control outcomes, to minimize risks
- Prepare quality reports of Internal control findings and recommendations
- Evaluate weaknesses and inefficiencies in both manual and automated financial processes
- Examine financial statements to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable standards and regulations
- Assess financial operations and make best-practices recommendations to Management
- Develop periodic reports on the status of annual Internal Control plan, as it relates to operation and financial Control
- Perform reviews related investigation as directed by Team Lead, Operations & Financial Control and/or Head, Internal Control
- Ensure compliance with laws, regulations and Interswitch policies
- Conduct follow-up review to ensure remediation of control findings and recommendations
- Prepare periodic progress report vis-à-vis the annual Internal Control plan and/or investigations during departmental meetings
- Prepare Adhoc, monthly and quarterly Internal Control reports to Group Chief Risk Officer, Group Managing Director and Audit Risk Committee
- Conduct continuous research on internal control leading practices and apply such knowledge in the improvement of Interswitch control environment.
Academic Qualification(s)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related discipline
Professional Qualification(s):
- CISA, CFE, CIA, ACCA, ACA are highly desirable and an added advantage
Requirements:
- Excellent knowledge of banking/financial business operations and risk-based auditing attained through at least 3-5 years of progressive work experience with a focus on operational and financial audits
- Excellent understanding of the standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and IFRS including the ability to fully comply with both standards
- Be adaptable and able to meet deadlines on assignments, juggle multiple demands and to work with all types of individuals
- Strong skills in negotiating, relationship building, problem solving, and timely problem escalation
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Detail oriented and able to quickly grasp the big picture.
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Deadline: March 4, 2023
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Job Category | Finance Officer |