Career Opportunities at Umba

Reports directly to the Board through the Board Audit and Risk Committee with a dotted line to the general manager. The main functions of the Role are to ensure that all risks within the business are identified, have owners and have mitigating controls in place, and to create an environment where risk and control are clearly understood and is taken seriously by all staff. Furthermore, the Internal Audit Manager is expected to play an important role in inputting the efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank.

Responsibilities

• Supports in the implementation an overall Risk Management, Internal Control process & programs;
• Supports Head, Risk Management & Control to conduct Enterprise Risk
• Assessment on Business Groups and as required to support the requirements of
• Regulators or adopted certification Standards;
• Works with Business Group to ensure the development of Risk Register, RCSA and continuous update of the Risk Register as the business environment changes;
• In Collaboration with Business Groups, design and develop controls to mitigate
• identified risks;
• Ensures Risk Assessment of newly developed business processes are conducted before they are signed-off by their Owners. Update the Risk Register with the new details of the risk assessment;
• Develops Key Risk Indicators (KRI) for proactive monitoring of risks across
• Business Groups;
• Develops and ensures the implementation of Risk Management Policies and
• Processes
• Conducts Vendors and other Third-Parties Risk Assessment to support business and partners’ requirements;
• Conducts Product-Level Risk Assessment on existing and new Products and
• Services; ensures concerns raised are owned and addressed before Go-Live;
• Develops risk awareness presentation and conducts same across Business Groups to promote and raise risk management culture and awareness in the organization;
• Monitors and Reports losses, Claims and Refunds; Engages concerned Business
• Group to perform root cause analyses on identified risk events to recommend improvements to prevent these risk events from re-occurring in future. When necessary, refer to Internal Audit for investigation;
• Supports Business Groups to review Systems and Processes for adequacy of controls as documented in policies and processes and in line with best practice;
• Develops appropriate controls to close gaps identified during Internal,
• Surveillance, or External Audits; Ensure Business Groups review concerned processes or policies to address issues raised;
• Supports in the development of an Internal Control Plan and procedures for the review of controls such as Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Networks,
• Application Development, Electronic/Transaction Systems, Information and
• Environmental Security, Human Resources, Finance, etc.;
• Possesses technical competences to conduct control assessments/reviews as planned in the Internal Control Plan and in fulfillment of the requirements of adopted standards such as PCI DSS, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, etc.;
• Evaluates integration and change requests and grants approval if requests meets requirements before implementation in the live environment;
• Conducts Business Impact Analysis and ensures the Business Continuity Plans across the Business Groups are reviewed and updated in line with current business environment;
• Ensures continuous monitoring of security pledges and timely reporting on Bank’s exposures

Qualifications and Experience

• A Certified Public Accountant having completed the relevant professional exams
• An honors first degree from a recognized university.
• 5-7 years experience of Risk Management experience in a regulated Financial Institution.
• S/He must demonstrate good knowledge of the Revised Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Microfinance Banks (MFBs) in Nigeria (2012), Exposure Draft of the Guidelines for the Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria (2019), and banking best practice.

Work Status Valid work authorization for Nigeria

go to method of application »

The Head of People Nigeria is responsible for driving and supporting human capital strategy and high-value HR processes through all organization departments. This includes aligning business objectives with employee management objectives within the assigned workgroup or departments. This position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added services to management and employees that reflect the organization's business objectives.

You will also develop and execute HR strategy supporting business objectives, providing expertise and guidance in culture and change management, strategic coaching, talent assessment and development, succession planning, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, tactics, and procedures across the organization
• Implement effective performance management systems – assess competency and culture fits in employee
• Manage and track employee benefits
• Implement and develop Preboarding, Onboarding, and Outboards
• Manage office processes and office inventory.
• Manage and track onboarding employee's documents (NDA, Contracts, Offer Letters, etc.)
• Support in the design and realization of company events.
• Improve the team environment through the implementation of an action plan.
• Apply strong analytical skills to identify trends and implement metrics (e.g., Employee surveys, attrition information) to develop solutions and drive initiatives and programs that improve the internal processes, employee experience, and engagement.
• Manage the recruitment and selection process
• Report and provide decision support through HR metrics
• Support OKRs planning and execution

Skills required

• People-oriented and results-driven
• Demonstrable experience with Human Resources metrics
• Knowledge of HR systems and databases
• Ability to architect strategy along with leadership skills
• Excellent active listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• In-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices
• Degree in Human Resources or a related field

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven working experience as an HR Manager or other Senior HR Executive role.
• People-oriented and results-driven
• Experience managing OKRs planning and execution
• Demonstrable experience with Human Resources metrics
• Knowledge of HR systems and databases
• Ability to architect strategy along with leadership skills
• Excellent active listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• In-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices
• Degree in Human Resources or a related field

Work Status Valid work authorization for Nigeria

go to method of application »

We are looking for a high performing, results oriented individual to lead our FP&A team! The primary role of the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager is to provide extensive financial planning and analytical support to the Business. You will assist in product performance analysis, financial planning, forecasting, management reporting and decision support for the leadership team. Comfort in a fast paced, dynamic business environment, excellent communication and analytic skills, and comfort with data are key to success in this role. SQL competency a huge bonus but will settle for an appetite to learn.

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Head of Group Finance
• Lead the annual planning, long-term planning, rolling forecast and variance process
• Building a top-class FP&A team from the group up. Running hiring processes, managing team roadmaps and delegating responsibilities
• Build, maintain and improve financial models (largely banking models) to plan, measure and forecast the business performance and also to support equity and debt raises.
• Partner with leaders of functions to develop financial and capacity plans in support of our business
• Lead the development of pricing and unit economics models
• Assist with establishing and maintaining relevant financial metrics to be provided as a dashboard for senior management and business partners
• Act as trusted advisor to key business stakeholders and provide financial expertise and develop strategic insights that drive business and operating decisions
• Partner with accounting team and for month-end and quarter-end close reporting and budget variance analysis
• A minimum of 8 years relevant experience
• Working directly with the CFO and Head of Group Finance on preparing board reports and presenting important analysis
• Appetite to work with a globally distributed finance team including a Nigerian based financial shared service centre.

Requirements

• Passion for providing analysis and finding actionable insights
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or Economics with detailed knowledge of accounting principles
• Experience building financial and decision support models, along with strong analytical, problem-solving skills
• Experience of banking and building banking models
• Corporate Finance / Investment banking experience would be an advantage
• Experience in an analytically rigorous role, preferably with financial data
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Innate curiosity around finding meaningful insights that inform the way we think about and develop both our product and our business strategies
• Data-driven analysis mindset, experience with BI tools, and SQL knowledge a strong preference

Work Status

Valid work authorization for Nigeria