Director, Head Office & Branch Operations Audit at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint Incorporated is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director, Head Office & Branch Operations Audit

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

• The Director, Head Office & Branch Operations Audit shall align Internal Audit strategy with the overall business strategy of Moniepoint Group and act as an early warning system for business and financial risks, support business ethics and integrity initiatives.
• This role requires someone who is organized and methodical who has very strong audit and risk assessment experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop audit plans, procedures, and programs for Head Office & Branch operations, to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of internal control environment
• Conduct enterprise risk assessment to identify significant processes with inherent risks, evaluate control design, perform test of controls, and cary out overall assessment of internal controls and implementation across all Head Office functions and branch Operations
• Monitor and validate, as appropriate, accounting practices (including revenue assurance, cost optimization, treasury & financial report auditing and tax auditing) and strategies to optimize business performance.
• Review audit reports and supporting work papers to ensure that reports are well written, and findings, conclusions and recommendations are properly supported, prior to formal release to and follow-up actions with relevant stakeholders.
• Establish and facilitate the achievement of all performance indicators in the annual goals of the Internal Audit Division.
• Develop competence and capacity of Audit Associates and Manager(s) with trainings and coaching that reflect auditing best practices. Supervise and evaluate the performance of Audit Associates and Manager(s).
• Collaborate with other Divisional Directors within Internal Audit to ensure that activities of Internal Audit are effectively and efficiently coordinated.
• Represent Internal audit at meetings with other business divisions in Moniepoint Group and external stakeholders.
• Perform other jobs (ad hoc) related duties assigned by the Chief Audit Officer.

Qualifications

• Education: the successful candidate should possess a Master’s degree in any of the following: Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related numerate discipline.
• The successful candidate must hold at least one (1) of the following certifications: ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIA & CFE
• Demonstrate strong data analytics capabilities, including SQL database scripting, visualization methods, techniques and tools (eg. Power BI, Alterxy, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in the financial services industry.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Exposure to complexities in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and finance business processes.
• Vast in the implementation and monitoring of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
• Asset and Liability Management Audit, Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) review.
• Risk Management Procedures
• Insight of Regulatory Compliance requirements
• End-to end Process Audit
• Driven and Analytical Skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.