First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Control Officer, Monitoring and Standards
Job Identification: 1443
Job Location: Nigeria
Duties and Responsibilities
- Research and Standardization of Controls Bank-wide.
- Risk and Control Document review with Operational Risk Management
- Assist in the implementation of the Internal Control Framework and Fraud Risk Management Framework in the bank
- Development, Review and Update of the Control Review Templates, Work Programs and Test Procedures
- Assist in the review the Risk Rating of branches, Head Office and Subsidiaries to determine frequency of reviews and areas of focus for Control Officers
- Assist to ensure uniform standard on controls and control documentation across subsidiaries, branches and Head Office.
- Organizing Control Awareness Campaigns
- Prepare e-flyers content for control training and awareness on topical issues and engage M&CC department for design and deployment Bankwide
- Provide practical initiatives on control improvements in related area.
- Participate in monthly quality assurance review of control officers’ uploads from review visitations and validate quality and timeliness scores
- Maintaining the Internal Control Document Repository on FBN Portal and portal access management
- Track initiatives, process improvements and other engagement action points as required
- Arrange Stakeholder Meetings for Process Changes to Ensure Proper Documentation and Approval of Changes.
- Fraud Documentation and Analysis
- Comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook
- Maintain the Security of all Information entrusted to the staff
- Assist in the recruitment and assessment of candidates
- Assist in the drafting of recruitment documents – case study, assessment questions – for assessment sessions
- Carry out other functions as prescribed by the TL, Monitoring and Standards and the Head, Control Techniques & Standard
Job Requirements
Education:
- Minimum Education: BSC / HND in any relevant discipline (Accounting, Economics and any other related field)
- ICAN/ACCA/CISA qualification will be an added advantage
Experience:
- Minimum experience – 5 years in general banking with exposures to banking operations, procurement and supplies, internal control, market risk management, financial control and internal audit.