Internal Audit Trainee at Hope Payment Service Bank

Hope Payment Service Bank Limited (Hope PSBank) is Nigeria’s premier Digital-first Bank. Incorporated in September, 2019, Hope PSBank leverages digital technologies to deliver inclusive financial services.

Our belief is that everyone irrespective of education, social or economic status and location should have access to financial and payment services with ease and convenience. We seek to provide the 4As - Accessibility, Affordability, Availability and Awareness of Digital Financial Services.

With Hope PSBank, every mobile telephone user can easily enjoy instant digital financial and payment services with his or her phone number as account number and also a means of payment across all channels – person-to-person on personal devices, web, merchants’ points of sale, automated teller machines and agency outlets.

All transactions on our platforms are gladly settled into accounts of our community of users and customers with any bank of their choice. These are borne out of our philosophy that competition is about service to customers and not about alternative service providers who we view as partners in the service of customers and not as competitors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Audit Trainee

Location: Lagos

Job Purpose

• Review banking operations, transactions of Hope PSBank and ensures they comply with internal policies and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Review all transactions; settlement for NIP, Bills Payments etc. for accuracy and completeness.
• Review all accounts for completeness of Paper and digital documents required for each account type, including KYC or KYCB. All exceptions should be reported.
• Review the onboarding of Agents (Agents and Super Agents) and merchants. 
• Review and report observations for all Bank reconciliation statements for HOPE PSBank.
• Completed monthly reviews of PAYE, VAT, WHT, PENSION and NHF for accuracy (where applicable) and timeliness of remittances.
• Investigation: Complete  report on reported incidence subject to the scope of review

Education / Programs Training

• Minimum of first Degree in Accounting, Banking & Finance, Finance Management, Economics, or any social science discipline is required. 
• 0 – 2 years’ related experience.

Skills:

• Numerical and accounting skills
• Logical thinking skills
• Analytics and data mining skills.
• Interpretation of financial data.
• Team management and motivation to deliver result.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite (Spreadsheet Basics).
• Report Writing.
• Team player.
• Good leadership and people skills.
• Excellent time management.

Application Closing Date
8th May, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment@hopepsbank.com using the job title as the subject of the email.