Internal Control Officer at TAC Professional Services

Our client who is one of foremost financial and professional services providers in Nigeria is presently looking for the service of a Internal Control Officer.

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR AN INTERNAL CONTROL OFFICER

• Safeguarding of assets, Assets tagging, assets verification, and checking/confirmation of new items;
• Supervisory oversight on the custody and release of inventory items;
• Monitor IT disaster recovery tests and business continuity.  Monitor backup procedure;
• Review of ICT Backup and database registers, Review/confirmation of IT Data backup procedures;
• Review of User’s enabling and creation on Info ware, Dac Easy and other Software;
• Ensuring adherence to management policies;
• Periodic process review and administration of internal control questionnaire for process improvement;
• Daily Call Over of Contract Notes;
• Daily Call Over of transaction tickets and review of transactions posted on Info ware & other Software for all operational units within the Group (Stockbroking, Finance & Accounts, BDC & BFL);
• Labeling, Batching and safekeeping/archiving of transaction documents, document retrieval from archive etc.;
• Review of Petty cash vouchers, Routine spot checks to ascertain controls are in place, spot cash count;
• Confirmation of goods and supplies received into the company premises from suppliers or service providers;
• Daily review/ recording of used and void cheques or other security instruments used by finance & Account, Control of security instruments, e.g., cheques;
• Daily Cross-checking of transaction tickets on the Log Book and register to ensure all transactions are well recorded;
• Review of Investment services routine activities and documentation such as placement of funds, funds in & funds out, and liquidation of investments and the certificates in files;
• Review of daily treasury activities at Finance and Accounts to ensure that treasury documentation is adequate, relevant and sufficient;
• Review of customers and staff internal accounts to ensure that accounts in debit are flagged and brought to management’s attention;
• Investigation of identified control weaknesses;
• Reporting control activity to the Head, Internal Audit and Controls (IAC);
• Assist the Head, IAC in other assigned roles and act for HOD in his absence;
• Any other control functions assigned by Management.

Qualifications:

• University degree/HND in Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Economics or related field;
• Suitable candidate must possess a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in Internal Control in a Financial Service Institution;  
• The candidate must be vast in Capital and Money Markets operations, Financial Accounting, and Internal Control monitoring;  
• Professional membership of ICAN or ACCA is an added advantage;