Stresert Services Limited - Our client is one of the top three Nigerian leading banks. Due to massive expansion in the audit unit of the bank, applications are invited from qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Lead Auditor, Wealth
Reports to Audit Manager, Wealth
Location: Lagos
Job Purpose
- To ensure that the internal audit function of the Bank provides quality services that complies with internal and international auditing standards and management expectations.
- To effectively and efficiently carry out planned assignments approved by the Head of Internal Audit.
Key Responsibilities
- Having strong understanding of the business.
- Developing and executing a robust Audit Plan by business entity, in accordance with internal policies, government regulations and Internal Audit professional practice standards.
- Performing/leading audits in accordance with Group Internal Audit (GIA) methodology and professional practice standards; drafting of audit reports; presenting issues to the business; and discussing practical solutions.
- Managing audit activities for a product line, process/function or legal entity.
- Applying in-depth level of expertise in several of the Bank's functions including: Internal Financial Control (IFC), Credit, Procurement, Compliance, Information Technology, etc.
- Understanding the interconnectedness of products and support units throughout the Bank and how they impact on the area of responsibility.
- Delivering timely high quality audit reports; all reports emanating from the department should be checked for correctness.
- Managing a small to medium sized team of audit professionals; recruiting staff; developing talent; building effective teams and leading their professional development.
- Upholding the highest possible quality of services through various quality control checks and appropriate allocation of duties.
- Maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with business line management, external auditors, regulators and Group Internal Audit and providing them with periodic reports when required.
- Maintaining the use of best practices by researching and adopting new audit techniques where relevant.
- Monitoring staff performance standards for purposes of motivation, disciplining, counseling and rewarding.
- Reporting monthly and quarterly and annual audit results; issues validation;
- Participating in major Bank initiatives and proactively providing advice and assistance on change initiatives.
Key Performance Measures
- Meeting quarterly audit plan targets.
- Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports to GIA and senior management.
- Budgetary expenditure variances to be positive.
- Level of legitimate complaints from customers and team to be nil or minimum.
- Positive feedback from Head, Internal Audit.
- Positive feedback from Internal Auditors.
Qualifications
- Possess of a first degree; a professional qualification such as CIA, CISA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, COBIT or similar.
Experience:
- At least 6 years of experience in audit including pension, asset management, and other relevant wealth management audit experience.
Personal Competencies
Problem Solving:
- Decide on which business areas to include in the annual plan, based on the global risk assessments and Audit Universe.
Planning:
- Decide on the composition of audit teams, gravity of cases to be investigated and time to be allocated thereto.
Decision Making:
- Interpret audit findings and decide on suitability of recommendations made and overall rating awarded.
Application Closing Date
13th February, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to:
[email protected] using "Lead Auditor- Wealth" as subject of application.