Operational Risk Officer at Unified Payments Services Limited

Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology company that operates as a shared infrastructure for the banking community in Nigeria and Payments Service Provider within and outside Nigeria, with a vision to be the most preferred e-payment service provider in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operational Risk Officer

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives (s)

• To be able to promptly identify, measure, monitor, manage, minimize and report risks that may impact negatively on the achievement of our business objectives in line with the enterprise risk tolerance and business strategy.
• Carry out unit-specific risk and control self-assessments, risk mapping, prevention of fraud, implementation of mitigation measures, business continuity and process improvement.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operational risk assessment of all departments within the enterprise and the company subsidiaries.
• Internal control to ensure operational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Risk advisement for various departments as per new products, implementation, change requests and system integration with UP to mitigate operational, reputational, strategic and regulatory risk.
• Preparation of Operational Risk report to Senior Management.
• Work closely with other depts. within the organization to investigate and resolve alleged fraudulent incidences. Escalate issues with potential for negative industry and/or corporate exposure.
• Special investigation and review for suspicious scheme transactions.

Job Requirements

• Education: BSc Degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration, Information Technology or related fields.
• Others: Strong experience in Operational risk assessment, analysis of business metrics and formulation of Key Risk Indicators.
• Experience: 4 - 6 years’ experience.

Key Competency Requirements:

• Knowledge: Knowledge of Microsoft office packages such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint Relevant Risk Management qualification (E.g. Certified Fraud Examiner – CFE, Certified Operational Risk Manager - CORM, Certified Information System Audit- CISA, Certified Risk Manager – CRM, Professional Risk Manager – PRM, etc.) will serve as added advantage.

Application Closing Date
3rd August, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resumes to: recruitment@up-ng.com or iyanuoluwa.fakorede@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.