Team Lead, Information Systems Audit at Ecobank Nigeria

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company, was established as a bank holding company in 1985 under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Information Systems Audit

Job Identification: 1308
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time (Onsite)

Job Context

• Internal Audit (IA) is the third line of defence and provides independent risk assurance to the management ensuring that set goals and objectives are achieved. Today internal audit must be dynamic and adaptable to the changing business environment and be able to assess risk in a way that is relevant to Management in conformity with relevant professional standards and best practice for internal audit.
• Deliver on the bank’s annual internal audit plan and ensure that audits are performed in line with the required standards. 
• Ensure that audit issues are appropriately raised and addressed, and keep key stakeholders informed of internal audit activity. 
• Review and evaluate the soundness and adequacy of administrative, procedural and automated controls, security practices and ‘auditability’ of IT systems, with special emphasis on confidentiality, integrity and availability of information systems and data.
• Perform IT assurance functions and assist in the identification and assessment of risks and vulnerabilities inherent in IT infrastructures, systems, processes and procedures in the bank.
• Ascertain that all approved IT policies; standards, procedures and guidelines are complied with Bank-wide.
• Evaluate the soundness, adequacy and application of administrative and procedural standards and security practices of the Data Center. 
• Assess how Computer resources are applied to ensure they are directed to Management goals, promote business objectives and used in a cost-effective manner.
• Make recommendation on controls improvement and measures that will mitigate identified risks in the bank’s Technology space and ensure compliance with the bank’s policies, procedures, standards and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities
Business and Financial performance:

• Ensure timely completion of audit engagements in line with the approved audit plan.
• Ensuring reduction in operational losses by escalating key vulnerablities bothering on income leakage from services rendered/cost control and operational gaps. (Limit operational Risk losses within 2% of pre-impairment gross revenue)
• Translate audit plan into detailed engagement schedules.
• Allocate tasks and resources for audits.
• Monitor engagement budgets and timelines.
• Recommend risk-based, cost-effective solutions that align with business objectives.
• Identify areas that can help streamline IT processes, reduce redundancy, and improve service delivery during audits.
• Evaluate IT controls to prevent fraud, data breaches, and unauthorized access that could result in financial and reputational losses.
• Leverage data analytics and automation to enhance audit efficiency and reduce resource waste.
• Contribute to reports that feed into EXCO or Board performance reviews.

Customer Excellence:

• Act as primary contact for auditees during engagements. 
• Resolve issues escalated by senior/junior auditors,
• Ensure client satisfaction without compromising audit independence.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with auditees and stakeholders.
• Understand business processes and risks from the customer’s perspective.
• Ensure regular communication with auditees.
• Provide timely responses to audit-related inquiries, issues, or clarifications.
• Ensure audit reports are clear, relevant, and tailored to the needs of business users.
• Provide practical and actionable recommendations that add value.
• Minimize disruption to auditee operations while still achieving audit objectives.
• Conduct audits with professionalism, courtesy, and respect for staff time and confidentiality.
• Educate process owners on risks, controls, and compliance as part of audit engagement.
• Share knowledge and tools (e.g., checklists, control frameworks) to improve control awareness.
• Use feedback to improve audit planning, communication, and execution.
• Drive and surpass expectations on NPS for IAMS.

Leadership and people management:

• Coordinate and supervise the audit team during field work/assignment and ensure coverage of audit scope.
• Motivate, share ideas and provide on-the-job training for the audit team members.
• Provide input on professional development needs of team members.   
• Conduct on-the-job training for team members
• Review and approve audit team members working papers.
• Demonstrates ethical behaviours and promote a culture of accountability.
• Upholds confidentiality, independence, and professional standards in all assignments.
• Contributes ideas and supports team goals and shared responsibilities.
• Leads or coordinates special assignments, investigations, or system reviews.

Process, control and operational performance:

• Develop risk-based audit programs/checklist for specific systems audits areas as assigned by Systems Audit Manager/Unit Head.
• Plan and assign resources to execute audit of various systems including Operating System, Database, Business Applications, network and communication security, IT general controls, IT general controls including backup and disaster recovery, System development standards, international standards like ISO27001, ISO22301, etc in accordance with the annual IS audit plan. 
• Determine specific scope of audits assigned to the team relating to business processes, the platforms and applications supporting the business processes.
• Ensure use of CAAT (Computer Assisted Audit Techniques) tool by the team where applicable/available for the audit.
• Execute the audit plan by carrying out various audit with the team assigned.
• Ensure the use of Audit Issue Management System (AIMS) for the conduct of assigned IS Audits. 
• Arrange and organize audit entrance and closing meetings with the audit clients where audit objectives, scope and terms of engagement are clarified, and key audit findings are reviewed. 
• Review audit exceptions/draft findings from team members and engage the audit clients appropriately.
• Review root cause, corrective action plan, target dates for resolution of audit exceptions and agree with the audit clients. 
• Develop draft audit reports for audits/reviews conducted by the audit team. 
• Carryout issue assurance/follow up to ascertain the level of remediation of audit issues reported previously. 
• Ensure that appropriate audit work papers documentations are maintained for audit assignment.
• Setup/maintain folder for each specific audit on IA portal and ensure that working papers are stored properly in line with the defined standard.   
• Adherence to audit methodologies, procedures, and standards (e.g., IIA, ISACA).
• Effectiveness in identifying control weaknesses and risk exposures.
• Relevance and clarity of control recommendations provided to mitigate risks.
• Quality and completeness of audit working paper documentation, storage on AIMS or file folder. 
• Compliance with internal review standards and peer review outcomes.
• Ensure audit execution aligns with methodology.
• Ensure use of CAAT (Computer Assisted Audit Techniques) tool by the team where applicable/available for the audit.
• Effective time and resource management across multiple audit tasks.
• Understanding and incorporation of relevant CBN regulations, ISO standards, and internal policies in audits.
• Timely response to regulatory or management requests.
• Follow-up on corrective actions and escalation where necessary.
• Perform other job-related ad-hoc assignments including IT related technical investigations that may be assigned by the Audit manager, Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and the Management from time to time.

Strategic initiatives:

• Lead special IT audits and investigations.
• Recommend process improvements to methodology.
• Support digital audit tool adoption.
• Suggestions for improving audit efficiency or reducing manual effort.
• Participation in or advisory role for major IT or digital transformation projects (e.g., core banking upgrade, cloud adoption, cybersecurity enhancement, etc.).
• Providing risk insights or control guidance during the planning or implementation stages of strategic initiatives
• Develop and maintain audit automation procedures to support and facilitate internal audit/inspection function. 
• Provide data analytics support and technical expertise to the rest of Internal Audit Group (IAG). 

Requirements
Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2nd Class Lower in Computer Science, Accounting or any other related First Degree equivalent.
• CISA/CISSP, ISO27001 Lead Auditor Certification and other relevant professional certifications will be an additional advantage.
• 3 - 5 of years working experience in similar function

Skills, Capabilities & Personal attributes:

• Articulate 
• Analytical skills.
• Technology flair.
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Communication (oral & written) skills.
• Team building.
• Strong knowledge of banking operations, audit, products & customer segmentation
• Basic Accounting knowledge
• Knowledge of Information Systems audit practices.
• Expertise in Data analysis.
• Information Technology (Business perspective, IT management).
• Project management.
• Product knowledge 
• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and control.
• Paying attention to details
• Honest, punctual, trustworthy and hardworking
• Always ready to add value to the system.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect the privacy of sensitive data extracted for audit purposes and reporting.

Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2026; 18:45

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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