Senior Manager, Forensic Audit at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Senior Manager, Forensic Audit

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Extract value from what we already have through divisional focused commercial activities such as: divisional business optimisation projects, contracts review and negotiation, capital/budget efficiency activities within division, etc.
• Innovation -identifying and taking advantage of new business opportunities, e.g., through stimulating new business opportunities, divisional products launched, division product/process innovation, structural changes within division, etc.
• Maintain leadership in the ICT/Digital industry by influencing state/local legislations & policies, participating in local level industry think-tanks, building & extending national B-2-B and similar relationships, etc.
• Enhance/expand MTN’s role in the larger national and ecosystem through participation as a thought leader, executing local CSR projects, involvement in local industry non-ICT policy & think-tank activities etc.
• Divisional people leadership activities: coaching, staff development and motivation through intra staff coaching, employee networks mentorship/support, own division employee engagement projects, faculty roles, inter/intra talent mentorship, etc.
• Generic activities necessary for positive business outcomes such as: supporting recruitment, thought leadership as internal (interview/disciplinary) panel member, influencing next level leaders (e.g., at BPR) etc.
• Review business environment and develop business plans to support fraud prevention and detection in MTN Nigeria.
• Conceive, initiate, prioritize and lead the implementation of forensic audit initiatives.
• Research, document, disseminate and implement industry best practices with regard to fraud prevention and detection.
• Develop and establish internal fraud detection processes and systems, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency.
• Design and implement fraud prevention metrics to measure current processes or procedural changes relative to fraud.
• Plan and co-ordinate the work of investigation teams and ensure ongoing adherence to audit and investigation methodologies and standards (Certified Fraud Examiners, International Internal Audit Standards etc).
• Review complex, non-standard, ad hoc requests relating to fraud detection, investigation or prevention and provide effective, reliable and sustainable solutions.
• Develop positive working relationship with other departments as well as external parties to enhance the operations of the forensic auditing team.
• Periodically review the adequacy of tools, methodologies, procedures and processes used in carrying out forensic audit tasks with a view to enhancing the performance of the team and eliminate fraud.
• Develop reports for disciplinary hearing or court case.

Desired Skills and Experience

• B.Sc Accounting or LLB
• ICAN/ACCA/CIMA/MBA/ACFE/Masters in law/MBA
• Minimum 10 years' experience; including:
• Manager track record of 5 years or more; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/industry
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous
• 4 years of fraud operational and/or policy experience
• 2 years in accounting firm or law firm

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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