Head, Internal Audit

Head, Internal Audit - JOB DESCRIPTION

Company: Pagatech Limited (“Paga” or the “Company”)

Sector: Financial Services

Position: Head, Internal Audit

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Experience: Minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience.

ABOUT PAGA

Paga is on a mission to enable one billion Africans and millions of SMEs to pay, preserve hard-earned income, participate in global trade, and purchase goods and services at home and abroad. We have built a multicurrency, cloud-based payments and financial services engine that leverages multiple business services built on the same best-in-class infrastructure to serve the ecosystem through three businesses - Paga Engine (Enterprise B2B - www.pagaengine.com); Paga (Consumer - www.Paga.com); and Doroki (SME Retail - www.doroki.com).

Paga has three licenses with the Central Bank of Nigeria – mobile money, international remittance, and a microfinance bank. Paga is headquartered out of the United Kingdom and has operating entities in Nigeria, United States, and Ethiopia. Founded in 2009, Paga now serves millions of users and businesses across Africa and beyond.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for the management, leadership and execution of assurance and consulting engagements.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, execution and reporting on internal audit engagements in line with approved annual risk-based internal audit plan, including developing procedures that mitigate fraud in the organization to achieve the audit objectives and goals of the organization.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide leadership within the audit team on various assigned tasks and ensure satisfactory outcome

Develop the organization’s yearly audit risk-based plan

Manage performance of audit assignments, review workpapers and audit reports; schedule and plan various audits as required

Initiate different project planning and help to assess associated risks

Help to verify the different financial situations as they relate to liabilities, assets, expenditures, receipts, and other transactions

Take part in the coordination of audit assignments and ensure good interaction with the teams across the organization, external auditors and regulatory stakeholders

Participate in the development and implementation of policies by providing short and long-term planning

Recommend different methods that could help enhance and improve control measures

Work with the management to resolve issues that may have been identified through audit findings

Conduct follow-up on all audit tasks

Research on the latest trends and other issues relating to the industry

Guide and advise the team in the organization to ensure that the development and processes adopted are legal, and work to achieve a wide range of organizational goals

Ensure proper documentation of the results of the audit evaluations

Plan and allocate resources and staff in accordance with the skills, competencies and schedules

Perform other related assignments as assigned by the management

KEY COMPETENCIES

Ability to solve complex issues

Strong leadership

Attention to details

Good judgment and decision-making ability

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to prioritize and take ownership

Proficient in Ms Office - Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Maintain effective work relationships with cross functional teams

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in any analytical field such as Accounting or Finance

Must have 8+ years’ experience in a financial institution handling risk mgt/internal audit/control/compliance function

Other professional qualifications like CIA, CISA, CAMS are an added advantage

Strong knowledge of standards, procedures and general auditing policies

You have a good knowledge of payment products and business solutions    

Able to lead, motivate, inspire, and influence team members and colleagues

Must be a chartered accountant

You have completed the mandatory NYSC 

Click on this link https://paga.bamboohr.com/jobs/ to apply for this job.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.