Who we are

Moniepoint Group is digitizing Africa’s real economy by building a comprehensive financial ecosystem for businesses. Over 7 million small businesses and consumers rely on our banking, payment, credit, and management tools daily. As we expand internationally, with operations in the UK and upcoming markets in Africa, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, particularly in fraud prevention, has become a critical priority. To address this, we are looking for our Vice President, Fraud Tools, to lead our product and engineering teams in developing an advanced, internally managed system for real-time customer screening, continuous transaction monitoring, and fraud detection using cutting-edge technologies.

About the role:

As Director of IT Audit, you will be at the forefront of shaping and driving the strategic vision for IT audits across our Nigerian banking entity. You will lead efforts to ensure the integrity, security, and efficiency of our information systems and platforms. By setting and enforcing high standards, you’ll safeguard the digital backbone of one of Nigeria’s most innovative financial institutions, ensuring compliance with global best practices while fostering operational excellence across the group. Join us to lead transformative audit initiatives in a dynamic and fast-evolving financial landscape.

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Responsibilities:

• Develop an annual IT Audit Plan that will specify the audit work to be conducted across the
  enterprise infrastructure. The scope and frequency of the audits will depend on the risk and impact
  of potential deficiencies in the IT related processes and systems. The risks can be related to
  traditional financial impacts, but also to issues which could violate certain regulatory requirements.
• Lead annual and/or ongoing evaluations of IT infrastructure and establish control and audit
  procedures to identify areas of risks and non-compliance.
• Coordinate all IT Audit works, evaluate audit results and recommend improvements in current risk
  management controls, system implementation, and upgrade processes.
• Review audit reports and supporting work papers to ensure that reports are well written, and
  findings, conclusions and recommendations are properly supported, prior to formal release to and
  follow-up actions with relevant stakeholders.
• Establish and facilitate the achievement of all performance indicators in the annual goals of Internal
  Audit Division.
• Develop competency and capacity of IT Audit Associates and Manager(s) with trainings and coaching
  that reflect IT Auditing best practices. Supervise and evaluate the performance of IT Audit Associates
  and Manager(s).
• Collaborate with other Divisional Directors within Internal Audit to ensure that activities of Internal
  Audit are effectively and efficiently coordinated.
• Represent Internal Audit at meetings with other business divisions in Moniepoint Group and external
  stakeholders.
• Perform other job (ad hoc) related duties assigned by the Chief Audit Officer.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of IT security and infrastructure
• Risk Assessment
• Analytical Skills
• Written and verbal communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Self-educating Capacity

Education & Experience:

• The successful candidates should possess a Master's degree in any of the following: Computer
  Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information, or any business related
  discipline.
• At least one of the following professional certifications: CISA, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, ISO/IEC
  27001 & ISO 22301 - Lead Auditors.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience, including 5+ years of integrated
  Financial/IT Auditing experience.
• Experienced with Alpine Linux Operating Systems, Cloudfare security and Cloud SQL.
• Demonstrate strong data analytics capabilities, including SQL database scripting, visualization
  methods, techniques, and tools (e.g., Power BI, Alterxy, Tableau, etc.).

What we can offer you:

• Culture - We put our people first and prioritise the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process:

• A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters.
• An interview with our Chief Operating Officer
• An interview with the hiring manager, our Chief Auditor Officer.
• An interview with one of our advisors
• An interview with our CEO & Founder