Senior Lead - Operational 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 position below:

Job Title: Senior Lead - Operational Audit

Job Identification: 5023
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Division: Internal Audit and Forensic Services
Reports To: Manager Operational Audit

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, and execute operational audits in accordance with audit standards and frameworks (e.g., IIA, COSO).
• Identify and assess business risks, control weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist the manager in the execution of process and programme audit plans, in order to ensure that processes and systems comply with company policies and procedures as well as statutory and regulatory policies covering processes and controls for program assurance.
• Develop and maintain audit plans, programs, and procedures.
• Provide analysis on process and programme internal audit data, identifying weaknesses in internal controls, risks areas and trends, and reporting these to management, with recommendations on possible mitigations and enhancements.
• Assist in compiling final process and programme internal audit reports for management review.
• Measure/evaluate compliance to statutory and regulatory requirements and the company's policies and procedures;
• Ensure capital projects or investments comply with internal control processes and report on any identified non-compliant processes
• Ensure compliance to internal policies and external regulations, which entails keeping up to date with changes in legislation.
• Carries out medium/high priority/risk financial and operations internal audit work as assigned, in line with the audit plan and the standards and methodologies set by Internal Audit.
• Prepare/review final audit report, ensuring plan execution, consistency, quality and adherence to standards and methodologies.
• Assist with the development of methods, processes and systems to enhance effectiveness and meet organisational goals.
• Perform risk identification of business operations to assess potential problems or control weaknesses and provide guidance on how to address identified shortcomings on an ad-hoc basis.
• Continuously seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.  
• Use data analytics and visualization skills for decision making and presentations. 
• Supports external auditors by coordinating information requirements. 
• Establish relationship with multiple departments, including low- and high-level management teams, accounting and finance personnel, and company executives in their pursuit of analytical data.

Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in related discipline
• Professional qualification in Accounting (Chartered Accountant), Internal Auditing or Information Systems Auditing (CIA, CPA, CMA or CISA) is advantageous 
• English and French (as an advantage).

Experience:
3-7 years of experience which includes:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialisation 
• Experience working in a small to medium organization
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous
• Experience in internal audit function
• SHE Management /Coordination
• Experience using data analytics and visualization tools.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2024.