IS Auditor - Team Lead at AB Microfinance Bank Nigeria

AB Microfinance Bank is a national microfinance bank licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with its head office in Lagos and branches spread across Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Anambra State. AB Microfinance Bank Nigeria is committed to its passion of helping to improve the business opportunities of entrepreneurs by availing them of easy access to affordable loans, as well as improve the general financial status of everyone with its deposit accounts. It is a limited liability company duly incorporated in Nigeria under the 2002 Companies and Allied Matters Act, and is regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a fully fledged microfinance bank.

The Bank has an exceptional group of very strong international shareholders committed to the task of improving access to financial services in the country. These shareholders are Access Microfinance Holding AG of Germany, KfW - the German Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group. Together, they have an established record of setting up and managing microfinance banks across the African and Asian continents in such countries as Nigeria, Tanzania, Liberia, Zambia, Rwanda, Madagascar, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan,Georgia and Brazil.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IS Auditor - Team Lead

Ref Code: ISATL/HUB/May/2022
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Assessing, validating, and evaluating the Institutions Information System’s processes, people, and technologies; by identifying and appraising risks in the IT processes while recommending solutions to potential and actual security vulnerabilities.

Role Description
Functionally reporting to IT Audit Berlin, and HoD Internal Audit ABN:

• Oversee high standards of reporting quality, delivery, and standardization.
• Active management and direct responsibility of team activities during field work
• Coordination of Audit Assignments, Continuous control monitoring and spot checks within banks
• Direct coordination of the team performances - working hours, task recorder.
• Active coordination of knowledge and skill building of the team. – training and skill development
• Consolidation and secured management of all IT auditor and auditee information

Key Responsibilities
Pre-Audit Responsibilities:

• Proactive alignment with the IT audit scope and annual auditing cycles and plans.
• Preparation and review of pre audit documentation

Auditing Responsibilities:

• Perform full risk and compliance audit reviews, over controls related to effectiveness, efficiency, and Security of IT operations, using applicable standards and regulations.
• Evaluate control environment as it relates to emerging information technology
• Obtain, analyze, and evaluate documentation, reports, data, flowcharts etc. for IT processes such as system development, IT security management and IT operations.
• Ensure that IT Audits are performed in line with established professional and regulatory standards.Create and undertake IT-business audit risk assessments; develop and execute IT audits within specified implementation duration; discuss results with Management and provides guidance on control issues and concerns.

Post Audit Responsibilities:

• Prepare and present findings to the Management and Stakeholders of the Auditee, prepare IT Audit reports and IT Audit processes & procedures.
• Adequately document and summarize findings, recommendations, and action plans in an audit report; reaches consensus on findings and recommendations with IT and business management; presents reports to audit management, business management and the Audit Committee.
• Prepares and submits requested documentation and reports for external audits and regulatory examinations.
• Ensure that management responses are received in a timely fashion, and are in line with recommendations, and have a reasonable estimated completion date.

Consultation Responsibilities:

• Performs follow-up consultation on resolution of key issues
• Serve as a department resource for questions and guidance on technical matters; extracts and provides data to other auditors for analysis.

Necessary Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Technical Proficiency

• Minimum educational qualification: B.Sc / HND in any related discipline with cognate experience
• General IT work experience of 7 years with 5 years minimum working experience as IT Auditor
• Good Knowledge in Application maintenance and user management:
  • Advanced Knowledge in Programming languages: Java, C++, Visual Basic, .NET and or PHP.
  • Composite knowledge in mobile application development and deployment
  • Adequate understanding of SDLC and Software TIP-TIM (Transfer into Production), (Transfer into Maintenance)
  • Basic understanding of AGILE and SCRUM approach
• Proficiency in Database Security Administration for front end and back end (MS SQL, MySQL etc.):
  • Knowledge in DB Authentication, Access management, vulnerability assessment and
  • Knowledge in DB
  • Logging, administration
• Advanced Knowledge in infrastructure review: Operating System and Networking security:
  • Audit experience and high technological proficiency in Microsoft packages: Active directory, LAPS, Microsoft Azure, SharePoint, Exchange, virtualization etc.
  • Advanced Knowledge in Network Security Architecture, Administration of Routing, Switching, Firewalling and Network Access Control devices.
• Advanced skill in Network Logging, Monitoring, Analysis and Troubleshooting.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2022.