Internal Audit Associate
About Paga
Paga is a licensed financial services company and a leading payments company in Nigeria with a massive transformative purpose – to make it simple for one billion people to access and use money. It was founded on the simple belief that the ubiquity of mobile phones can be leveraged in building an ecosystem that enables people to digitally send and receive money and create simple financial access for everyone.
About the Role
- Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager, the Internal Audit Associate will be responsible for supporting the internal audit team in building internal auditing systems and ensuring their correct application within the company.
- They will also provide the support necessary to ensure that the organization is compliant with current legislation and best practices.
Responsibilities
- Conduct risk assessments and regularly monitor the business/regulatory environment for emerging risks to business operations.
- Document the scope of internal audit engagements and collaborate on developing annual audit plans.
- Implement Enterprise Risk-Based audit plan.
- Obtain, analyze and evaluate necessary support documents, previous reports, data, flowcharts, etc. to support audit findings.
- Benchmark internal processes against regulatory guidelines and operational best practices and document recommendations on observed weaknesses.
- Provide reasonable assurance of the entity’s operational effectiveness through operational/process reviews.
- Review internal control over the entity’s financial reporting processes.
- Prepare and present reports that reflect the audit’s results.
- Conduct follow-up audits and remediation tracking to monitor audit management’s responses to issues identified.
- Ensure continuous knowledge development regarding industry developments, emergent regulations, global best practices, tools, techniques, and performance standards.
Skills & Qualifications
- B.Sc. in any discipline
- Proven working experience as an Internal Auditor, a minimum of 3 years post NYSC.
- Relevant professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIA, CFE)
- Familiarity with the Fintech/Financial Services regulatory environment is a key requirement.
- Advanced computer skills in MS Office, accounting software and databases
- Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and compile detailed reports.
- Knowledge of structured relational database reviews using SQL is a plus.
- Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations
- High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
- Sound independent judgment.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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