- The Internal Control Officer is responsible for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes.
- This role ensures that the company operates in compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practices, with a focus on minimizing risk and preventing fraud.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and monitor internal control systems across business processes.
- Conduct periodic risk assessments to identify control weaknesses and suggest improvements.
- Perform routine and ad-hoc audits to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure timely documentation and maintenance of control procedures and audit trails.
- Collaborate with other departments to promote a culture of control awareness and ethical behavior.
- Review financial and operational transactions to detect errors, inconsistencies, or unusual activity.
- Monitor key business activities and control indicators to ensure continuous improvement.
- Prepare detailed audit reports and follow up on agreed corrective actions.
- Provide guidance on process improvement and risk mitigation strategies.
- Assist in investigations of suspected fraud, breaches, or irregularities.
- Ensure compliance with external regulatory requirements and internal corporate policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in IT, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration
- Approximately total 3-5 years of internal control/assurance experience in a Financial Institution
- Professional Certifications such as ICAN, ACCA, preferred
- Experience in risk-based audit, internal financial control processes, governance frameworks, enterprise-wide risk management, prefer in banking industries
- Internal Investigation experience preferred
- Solid understanding of Internal Auditing concepts, international auditing standards and internal control frameworks Strong Analytical Skills
- Knowledge of the banking or other financial sector and Core Banking System will be an added advantage
- Displays high levels of integrity, objectivity and impartiality and commit to high professional ethical standards.
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