Internal Control Officer at ITEX Integrated Services Limited

ITEX Integrated Services Limited was founded in 2005 by a team of entrepreneurs, ex-bankers, and engineers. We decided to resolve the pain points around payments. We are a financial Technology company and one of the first organizations to successfully deploy and manage Point of Sale (POS) terminals.

We are licensed by CBN to provide Payment Solution Services - Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP) for POS terminal deployment and services, POS Terminal Ownership, Payment Terminal Application developer (PTAD), agency banking, Payment Solution / Application development, Merchant Service aggregation and collections, Payment processing gateway and portals.

ITEX is a global payments company that looks at eCommerce a little differently. We are payment experts, veteran developers, technologists, and business professionals who are globally minded, customers and constantly driven to find a better way.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

• The post holder will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and measuring the adequacy of control systems in compliance with regulations and the internal control framework.
• He or She will also be responsible for increasing operational efficiency by detecting process gaps, operational gaps, fraud risk indicators, and business risk exposures and providing remediation plans.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides support to the ITEXs anti-fraud programs.
• Partake in special investigations that may be required to forestall mismanagement of Company resources and compliance with business governing rules.
• Reporting on control deficiencies and making recommendations to mitigate risk and add value.
• Challenging current processes across the company and identifying opportunities for refinement
• Engaging in remediation of identified issues through follow-up.
• Playing an active role in the maintenance and review of policies and procedures, including ensuring they are up to date with all legislation and best practices.
• Perform test on both the functioning of specific internal control procedures and transactions.
• Conduct regular control checks on company assets including but not limited to cash, inventory stocks, expense, dispatch, and IT assets.
• Evaluating and ensuring compliance with existing Company policies and procedures, identifying, and proposing modifications as needed.
• Review the responses to internal and external audit management letters and queries to ensure that recommendations are implemented and that all action items are resolved.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in any numerical and engineering field
• Finance, Accounting and IT Degrees and professional certificates will be an added advantage

Requirements
Knowledge:

•  Extensive Working Knowledge of Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint
• 1 - 2 Years experience as an Internal Auditor
•  Knowledge of accounting, finance, and risk management
•  Experience in dispute resolution, settlement, and reconciliation.

Skills:

•  Good oral and written communication skills, including sound presentational skills.
•  Conceptual skills
• Investigative skill
•  Value-adding orientation.
•  Desire/aptitude for learning
•  Strong analytical skills. Detail-oriented and able to draw insight through data (including financials, business, and macro environment).
• Abilities
• Ability to work under pressure

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] with the position applied for as the subject of the mail.