Specialist, Internal Control 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: Specialist, Internal Control

Job Identification: 6828
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos 
Job type: Full-time
Reports To: Manager, Internal Control

Job Summary

• The Specialist, Internal Control is responsible for supporting a strong internal control environment by developing, implementing, and monitoring policies, procedures, and compliance standards.
• The role drives consistency and standardization across business processes, maintains an up‑to‑date internal control universe, and supports the Manager, Internal Control, in overseeing the adequacy and effectiveness of the company’s internal control framework.

Description
Strategy, Governance & Performance Management:

• Execute the internal control functional strategy in alignment with business and divisional objectives.
• Support the review and enhancement of the internal control roadmap and transformation initiatives.
• Implement governance frameworks, risk mitigation measures, and standardized controls across the OpCo.
• Participate in strategic meetings and escalate key risks, issues, or delivery constraints to the functional lead.
• Support SLA and KPI evaluations where required and ensure alignment with approved budgets.

Process, Financial & Treasury Internal Controls:

• Design, implement, test, and continuously improve financial, operational, and treasury internal controls across products, channels, and platforms.
• Conduct independent reviews of transaction flows, reconciliations, revenue assurance, settlement processes, liquidity, treasury operations, float management, and third‑party financial exposures.
• Review and oversee settlement accounts, trust/float accounts, funding flows, and inter‑company arrangements to ensure strong control governance.
• Ensure compliance with CBN regulations, PSB guidelines, group policies, and internal control standards.

Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance:

• Identify, assess, document, and monitor financial, operational, regulatory, and technology‑enabled risks.
• Maintain an up‑to‑date Risk and Control Matrix (RACM) capturing all control deficiencies, audit issues, and regulatory findings with defined remediation actions.
• Track remediation progress, escalate overdue or high‑risk issues, and ensure accountability for resolution.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, providing assurance over control effectiveness.

Reporting, Analytics & Control Assurance:

• Develop and maintain internal control monitoring and reporting frameworks for management and governance forums.
• Provide timely, accurate risk, control, and financial review reports to internal stakeholders.
• Deliver regular and ad‑hoc progress reporting to the functional lead in line with agreed metrics.

Operational Excellence & Control Culture:

• Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of internal control frameworks and recommend improvements.
• Promote a strong risk and control culture across the business.
• Support protection of financial systems, information assets, and customer data in compliance with information security and data protection standards.
• Facilitate benchmarking against industry standards and leading FinTech / PSB practices.
• Perform other internal control‑related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education:

• A Degree in Business Administration / Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Science
• Professional qualifications (ACCA, CRISC, FRM, CISA, CISM, CIA, ERM, etc.) are advantageous

Experience:

• 3–7 years’ experience in Internal Control, E-Business or related field
• Experience in Fintech and Banking
• Experience in process and financial control issues, regulatory compliance, risk management and control improvement
• Experience in Internal Controls oversight, Fraud Investigation, Risk Management, Audit, RAFM
• Understanding of IIA standards, COSO, ERM and Internal Control Frameworks
• Experience in multinational/global enterprises and emerging markets preferred.

Application Closing Date
19th January, 2026.