Internal Control Officer Job at HabariPay Limited

HabariPay Limited is a Fin-tech on the path to building a truly pan-African payments unicorn with it's unique product called SQUAD. At Squad, you will have access to best in class tools and resources to enable you to solve truly complex problems, developing game changing payments solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Internal Control Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• 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.