Team Lead, Internal Audit at Coronation Insurance Plc

Coronation is a leading financial service partner that helps build enduring legacies for sustainable wealth creation in Africa. Having established a 30-year record of achievements in banking across Africa and beyond, our founders established a Pan-African platform focused on building a better financial future for Africa. Today, our businesses are entrusted with our over $1billion of clients’ assets and are recognized as Nigeria's fastest-growing investment managers. Our purpose at Coronation is to create a prosperous future for our clients and the African continent. Coronation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We enable an inclusive workplace by identity, disability, and other statuses protected by law.

Coronation Insurance Plc– an affiliated company to Coronation Group Ltd - is a leading insurance provider of a diverse range of products and services covering general and special risk businesses to individuals and corporate entities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Internal Audit

Location: Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the annual internal audit plan.
• Adhere to applicable ethical standards when performing internal audits.
• Assist in identifying risk exposures to the organization.
• Perform follow-up procedures to monitor the completion of management actions.
• Prepare reports and maintain documentation related to audits for internal records.
• Obtain, analyze, and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts, etc., as part of audit or investigative activities.
• Assist in implementing corrective actions and internal controls to close compliance gaps and address compliance risk exposure.
• Conduct follow-up audits to ensure compliance with Board and management resolutions regarding the internal control environment.
• Perform other work-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by your manager.

Key Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• First Degree from a reputable tertiary institution in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance.
• Professional Accounting certification, e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA is an added advantage.
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant experience in internal audit.

Skills and Competencies
Key Requirements:

• Basic understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to Internal Audit in the Financial Services industry.
• Basic knowledge of internal audit methodologies, corporate governance procedures and accounting standards.
• Basic knowledge of the role of Internal Audit in corporate governance and its key relationships with the Board, Board Committees (e.g. Audit Committee) and Executive Management.
• Basic knowledge and experience in the use of accounting packages and systems, such as ERP.
• Basic knowledge of control practices, auditing/ accounting standards, internal auditors’ code of ethics and other related guidelines.
• Understanding of internal, financial, and operational audits.
• Basic knowledge of regulations and guidelines.
• Basic knowledge of fraud detection and control techniques.
• High integrity and ethical standards.
• Good business acumen for problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills.

Application Closing Date
20th August, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Applications to: careers@coronationinsurance.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.