Head Office Audit Officer at Ecobank Nigeria

We are looking for suitably qualified candidate to fill the job role of Head Office Auditor / Inspection officer in our Head Office, Lagos.

• Ensure 100% completion of the approved Audit plan for Head Office Audit
• Minimize exceptions raised by external stakeholders (external auditors/regulators) within the scope of Head Office Audit activities.
• Submit to team lead/senior auditor within 24 hours after field work a comprehensive, well arranged and well labelled audit working papers. Quality of audit reports: Quality is determined by the extent of corrections made to reports. Acceptable tolerable error rate (5%). Audit reports must be high quality, timely, concise, and comprehensive.
• Ensure prompt remediation of all weaknesses contained in inspection reports.
• Ensure audit clients are trained where applicable in the head office units audited.
• Mandatory training sessions including e-learning must be successfully completed (e-learning reports as and when due
• Response on issues/enquiries to Team lead/Senior Auditor should be within 6 hours SLA or deadline given.
• Maintain good relationship with Audit Clients and departmental staff.
• Ensure there are no merited pushbacks from audit clients on jobs completed that the auditors cannot defend with verifiable evidence.
• Total Audit department cost should not be above approved budget
• Ensuring reduction in operational losses by escalating all key vulnerabilities bothering on income leakage/cost control/operational gaps etc. per annum

Job Requirements

Education    

• Minimum of 2nd class lower in first degree (MBA, MSC, MA, ML and/or Professional Qualifications is an additional advantage)

Work Experience 

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a similar function

Skills     

• Articulate 
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Maintain high level writing skills
• A probing mind
• Analytical skills