Team Lead, Control Research & Reporting at First Bank

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze control reports as rendered by Regional Control Managers and extract high risk exceptions for escalation to management
• Collate and analyze the monthly ATM & Physical Cash Tracking Report, Unusual Incidents Report, Fraud Incidents Reports and Fraud Register, Control Situation Reporting using Control Exceptions Tracking Sheet, Daily Loan Set up, Bi-annual Loan performance and collateral report
• Summarize and analyze relevant control reports from bank and subsidiaries’ control teams into management reports and Board reports 
• Prepare and analyze other management and Board reports as may be required from time to time.
• Review and collate relevant monthly Control Compliance Rating Scores, Operational Risk Rating and other scorecard inputs and reports and ensure Head, CTS’s and GH, ICEG’s approvals are obtained before submission to BPM.
• Engage the relevant officers in Business Performance Management on resolution of scorecard disputes emanating from the monthly scorecard data rendered to BPM
• Review adequacy of the Bank’s Open Item, GL proofing, and accounts reconciliation and escalate, recommend revisions, or investigation as may be required
• Attend to issues raised by Financial Control, External Auditors, Internal Auditors and Regulatory Examiners on internal control reports
• Perform specific verification and monitoring required for the implementation of the Bank’s Internal Control framework
• Determine stakeholders affected by internal changes and evaluate processes changes required and impact on documented controls and processes
• Assist the Monitoring and Standards team in coordinating and conducting relevant training activities aimed at improving control awareness and changes bank-wide.
• Track and report on execution of management directives to Internal Control & Enhancement Group
• Track and report the status of all internal control initiatives in management and Board reports
• Track disciplinary procedures, recovery and litigation on control incidents and frauds.
• Undertake research activities for new controls and monitoring activities
• Conduct peer reviews and best practice benchmarking on controls and monitoring processes based 
• Participate in the development of programs, testing models, report templates, and other work programs and templates for standardization of test procedures, documentation of test results, scoring of control environment, and tracking of control exceptions, for use by all control officers in their review and monitoring activities control review
• Assist in documenting internal control disclosures for the bank’s annual report
• Assist in developing management control awareness presentations for use in strategic engagements
• Comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook
• Maintain the Security of all Information entrusted to the staff

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education 

• Minimum Education: BSC/HND in any relevant discipline (Accounting, Economics and any other related field)
• ICAN/ACCA/CISA qualification will be an added advantage

Experience 

• Minimum experience – 7 years relevant working experience in Internal Control or other Assurance functions