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: Head, PBB/Business Support Audit
Reports to Head, Internal Audit
Location: Lagos State
Job Purpose
- To ensure that the internal audit function of the Bank provides quality services that complies with internal auditing standards and management expectations.
- To effectively and efficiently carry out planned assignments approved by the Head of Internal Audit.
Key Responsibilities
- Understanding the business processes.
- Assigning audit resources to each audit and ensuring that it is completed within agreed times.
- Upholding the highest possible quality of services through various quality control checks and appropriate allocation of duties. All reports emanating from the department should be checked for correctness.
- Maintaining constant communication with head of Internal Audit and ensuring that his expectations are met.
- Maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with 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, identifying skills deficiencies and recommending appropriate training programs.
- Monitoring staff performance standards for purposes of motivation, discipline, counseling and rewarding.
- Ensuring that close communication is maintained with Internal Audit team to provide guidance and enhance team spirit.
- The ongoing identification of risks and possible mitigants.
- Carrying out ad hoc assignments as instructed by Head, Internal Audit.
- Timely issuance of final reports on completed audits.
Key Performance Measures
- Satisfactory completion of annual plan within agreed timelines. Quarterly targets to be met.
- 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
- BSc/BA. Related certifications (CIA, CISA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, ACIB, CFA or similar) are a plus.
Experience:
- Senior level experience in a related role with experience in business, functional and people management, with proven abilities in taking responsibility for executing concurrently on a portfolio of high quality deliverables to stakeholders according to strict timetables.
- In-depth understanding of the inter-relationships of business and support units throughout the bank and how they impact the overall control environment and the audit approach.
- Over 10 years financial services/retail banking experience with a minimum of 8 years in a related role.
- Comprehensive knowledge of audit and risk assessment methodologies.
- Recognized as a leadership role model exhibiting initiative and intuitive thinking.
Personal Competencies:
- Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role
- provided they have the necessary skills and experience
Application Closing Date
13th February, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to:
[email protected] using "Head, PBB/Business Support Audit" as subject of application.