Lead, Internal Audit & Control

Job summary

This role entails leading the risk-based internal audit framework and plan, assessing key risks across lending, investment, treasury, and operations while strengthening governance, internal controls, and enterprise risk management through independent assurance and value-added advisory support.

Min Qualification: MBA / MSc Experience Level: Senior level Experience Length: 10 years Language Requirement: English Working Hours: Full Time - 8 to 5 Applicant Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job descriptions & requirements

Responsibilities:

• Internal Audit Execution: Plan and execute risk-based audits across credit, lending, investment, treasury, and operational activities, assessing key risks and control effectiveness.
• Fieldwork: Conduct audit testing, identify control gaps and compliance issues, document findings, and recommend practical improvements.
• Reporting: Prepare risk-focused audit reports, escalate significant findings, and monitor implementation of agreed corrective actions.
• Risk Management & Portfolio Oversight: Provide independent assurance over key risks, credit portfolio quality, risk indicators, provisions, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Compliance & Regulatory Oversight: Assess compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, investment mandates, and governance frameworks.
• Investigations & Special Reviews: Conduct investigations and special reviews into fraud, financial irregularities, policy breaches, large exposures, and other high-risk matters.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory: Engage Management, business units, the Audit Committee, regulators, and external auditors, while providing risk and control advisory support.
• Additional Responsibilities: Maintain and enhance the Internal Audit Plan, promote a strong risk culture, improve audit methodologies, and undertake other assigned responsibilities.

Requirements:

• A recognized professional certification in Accounting such as ACA or ACCA
• Knowledge of COSO Risk and Internal Control framework
• Working knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) professional performance standards regarding planning, testing, sampling and documentation
• Solid understanding of risk and control concepts and ability to apply these concepts to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of business processes and controls to mitigate risk tolerance levels defined by management
• Good understanding of accounting principles and financial statements
• Well-developed technical skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel