Internal Auditor / Compliance Officer at Altara Credit Ltd ("Altara”)

Location: Ilorin, Kwara (Role will require some domestic travel)

Job Description

• We are looking to hire an “Internal Auditor / Compliance Officer”. This is a role where you will report directly to Process Optimization Lead.
• In this capacity you will be responsible for providing an independent evaluation of the activities of the company and its related entities, centrally coordinating all audit and compliance activities and ensuring strict adherence to the company’s internal policies and procedures as well as regulatory and statutory requirements in order to promote transparency and accountability, add significant value, enhance risk management, governance and compliance, improve operational efficiency and strengthen the internal control system within the operations units.
• We are looking for someone to join in our commitment of enforcing 100% adherence to policies and processes across the board and overall achieving our objective of operating in an ethical manner while also maintaining the highest standard of excellence.

Further responsibilities include:

• Solid understanding of what is needed to form critical plans to manage crisis events or compliance violations, should they ever occur.
• Teaching skills to educate and train employees on all necessary regulations/ policies both internally and externally as may be required for smooth operation.
• Familiar with all phases of our processes and implementation of an effective compliance progress across all operating units.
• Identifying controls weaknesses or process improvement opportunities and initiate workable solutions. Highlight and escalate areas of concerns.
• Creating reliable internal controls and monitor adherence and enforcing compliance.
• Investigate and report all alleged cases of fraud, waste, abuse and inefficiencies and make recommendations on appropriate preventive or remedial actions.
• Safeguarding the company’s assets, carrying out weekly audit of the use of company asset by employees.
• Carry out other responsibilities as may be required by superior.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related Numerical discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the internal control, audit, risk management, accounting for a consumer finance company, microfinance company or bank
• Relevant professional certification e.g. Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA).

Skills / Attributes:

• Honesty and Reliability
• Collaboration and Resilience
• Critical thinking and Attention to Detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Objectivity and Independence.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: hr.altaracredit@gmail.com using the role as the subject of the email containing:

• Your resume (1 page max)
• A short paragraph as to why you are interested in the role (Half a page)
• In 5 bullet points, choose 5 individual responsibilities (listed above) and express why you would excel in the role with an example of a project you have completed in the past to support each point.