Head, Audit, Corporate & Transactional Banking
- Lagos, Lagos State
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Execute the Group Internal Audit (GIA) plan and translate it to operational plans for the allocated portfolio area.
- Develop the allocated area's service approach and continuously align to industry best practice, GIA Strategy and relevant Audit Portfolio Business unit strategy.
- Ensure a balance of optimal risk coverage and effortless and efficient service delivery through partnership and reliance on work performed by management, group risk, external auditors, and regulators.
- Contribute towards development of GIA goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and define team goals and KPIs to support delivery of GIA annual performance goals.
- Attend and present GIA reports to Executive and other Management committees, and accountable for meeting action items allocated to GIA
- Understand the allocated portfolio's business strategy (including all related enabling functions) to provide insight and expert knowledge during planning and execution of audits.
- Understand annual key risk concerns for the business area as well as industry and latest trends impacting risk and control practices
- Understand annual key risk concerns for the business area as well as industry and IT trends impacting risk and control practices
- Identify and recommend areas of improvement (for accountable process owners) in the control environment of your allocated audit portfolio and other areas of the group.
- Provide input and keep up with the status and outcomes of all reviews performed in your allocated audit portfolio and establish common themes for management focus.
- Develop and continuously enhance the service delivery framework components under the custody of the allocated audit service area.
- Ensure that the knowledge database is kept up to date with key portfolio information.
- Stay abreast with best practices, industry regulations, risks, audit techniques and tools through research, association with profession bodies, etc.
- Perform regular risks assessment to maintain the relevance of the annual plan, assessing both internal and external risk factors.
- Motivate for changes to the committed annual audit plan (change of timing, scope or addition/removal) that might arise from risk changes, ad-hoc GIA leadership requests and business management requests.
- Deliver on all planned/agreed/allocated audits/advisory/proactive assurance on change the bank assignments (as per annual plan or added to plan as per management request) in the allocated audit portfolio.
- Contribute to audit objective setting and risk assessment by providing insight on all audits/advisory/proactive assurance on change the bank performed in your allocated audit portfolio.
- First degree in Accounting/Finance or any relevant discipline
- Professional qualification like ACA, ACCA, ACIB
- Master's degree and/or MBA is an added advantage
- Minimum 12 years' experience in managing a small to medium sized team and delivery of an annual Audit plan for a medium to large business areas
- Practical working knowledge of business processes and controls as well as business applications that support them
- Understands accounting transaction posting rules and general acceptable financial reporting standards
- Articulating Information
- Checking Things
- Developing Strategies
- Directing People
- Embracing Change
- Establishing Rapport
- Generating Ideas
- Interpreting Data
- Making Decisions
- Taking Actions
- Providing Insights
- Upholding Standards
- Business Acumen (Audit)
- Management of Audit function
- Compliance
- Data Analysis
- IA Technology Application
- Project Management
- Quality Management
- Risk Management
- Critical Thinking
- Champion Improvement and Manage Change
- Effective Business Communication
- Promote Good Governance, Risk and Control
- Execute Audit Delivery