Internal Control Officer at the Poverty Reduction and Rural Women Empowerment Initiative

Location: Sagamu, Ogun

Job Objective

• To monitor internal control and ensure that staff comply with the bank's accounting system and internal control policies.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all duties that focus on monitoring compliance with the bank's internal control policies in the branches and units.
• Carry out daily reconciliation of the company’s bank accounts
• Ensure all outstanding transactions are posted promptly
• Ensure wrong postings of transactions are reversed
• Daily follow up with operations/tellers on outstanding transactions
• Raise exception report on a daily basis
• Check all books of account to ensure they are free of errors.
• Verify all expenses made in the branch, including price verification and certification of payment voucher.
• Check loan forms and files for adequacy, precedent to disbursement.
• Verify client's business to confirm feasibility precedent to loan disbursement.
• Pay random visit to client site, for account reconciliation.
• Facilitate training of client before disbursement of loan and interview and attends to clients before opening of accounts.
• Ensure all KYC and KYB documents are properly filed before reconciliation.
• Check petty cash book on a daily basis.
• Monitor bank's assets and identify any obsolete or idle assets for efficient disposal as may be required.
• Prepare compliance and control reports as may be appropriate.
• Perform other duties, as may be assigned by the Head, Internal Control.

Education/Qualification

• Bachelor's degree or HND from a recognized academic institution in Accounting, Finance or other related field.
• Minimum of Two (2) years relevant experience in related role; working in a Banking or Microfinance bank setting.
• Candidates should be willing to resume within a short notice.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Good communication and interpersonal skill
• Ability and aptitude to work with detail, precision, speed, and accuracy.
• Knowledge of personal computers, including Microsoft Excel, Word processing.
• Knowledge of relevant accounting packages
• Knowledge in existing regulatory framework and best practices in internal control and audit.