Financial and Operations Auditor at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint is a financial technology company digitizing Africa’s real economy by building a financial ecosystem for businesses, providing them with all the payment, banking, credit and business management tools they need to succeed. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial and Operations Auditor

Location: Lagos
JobType: Full-Time

About the Role

• We are looking for an experienced Auditor that will support Moniepoint and play a key role in evaluating and assessing our technology and infrastructure to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, identify risks and provide recommendations for improvement. 
• The role would entail working with relevant internal stakeholders across the Finance, Operation, Product, Engineering, Risk & Compliance, Legal teams amongst others.

As an IT Auditor, you would:

• Work with Audit Lead to plan internal audits.
• Attend meetings, interview staff to gather audit evidence, documents and information.
• Analyze data to identify financial reporting errors, fraud, and operational risks. 
• Observe and examine business procedures including stock, accounts, financial records, and perform financial and operational audits with the guidance of Audit Lead.
• Evaluate compliance with company policies, procedures and external regulations. Provide assurance on adequacy of security and controls to support business.
• Review internal control policies/procedures to ensure adequate coverage. 
• Assess existing risk management processes and accurately record results.
• Recommend appropriate mitigating controls for identified security/control risks and follow-up with responsible teams to treat the risks.
• Recommend improvements and updates to policies and procedures where required.
• Perform risk-based reviews of IT systems with the guidance of Audit Lead.
• Promptly identify and report IT process/operational lapses, investigate IT incidents and detect operational/ fraud/ business losses.
• Participate in IT Projects and product development with the aim of identifying risks and recommending appropriate controls.
• Follow-up responsible teams to implement the recommendations of internal auditors, external auditors, consultants, and security analysts.
• Review system deployments to ascertain that security and controls were incorporated, including validating the compliance of development teams to organization’s software development policies & procedures 
• Review IT operations controls, staffing, training requirements, conditions of service and adequate segregation of duties.
• Deliver on other assignments delegated by the supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• Good First Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology or related fields. Master's Degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years’ internal audit, internal control, IT Audit or IT Control experience in a financial institution.
• Possession of one or more of ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA or CISM is an advantage.
• Well-organized, good attention to details and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent numerical, analytic, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Sound judgment and high level of objectivity.
• Strong understanding of the payments technology industry
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively to identify new ways to approach common risk and data security problems.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly learn the business needs, processes, software, and systems.
• Ability to multi-task and pursue multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Strong analytical, organizational and presentation skills
• Excellent written, verbal communications skills and the ability to synthesize information and make clear, concise recommendations.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.