Senior Specialist, Audit & Risk at IHS Towers Full Time

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Audit & Risk

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Department: Internal Audit & Risk

Job Description

• Lead internal audit team members in planning, execution, and reporting of audit engagements in alignment with the internal audit methodology.
• Supervise work done by other team members when assigned to lead audits to ensure outputs are in line with the internal audit methodology.
• Lead preparation of work programs for assigned audits.
• Prepare audit reports to be reviewed by Senior Manager, Internal Audit.
• Monitor changes to the company’s policies, processes, and procedures, and assist in documenting and storing such data in appropriate repositories.
• Manage and maintain open audit items database and report on progress or remediation of agreed management actions on circulated internal audit reports.
• Conduct formal follow-up audits of the implementation status of agreed management action plans per the approved risk-based audit plan.
• Provide timely and comprehensive feedback to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit on implementation of assigned engagements.
• Perform regional audits, spot checks, and other special assignments as assigned.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Internal Audit.
• Contribute to the development of internal audit scopes.
• Support IA management by providing inputs to periodic reporting of audit activities to the Audit Committee and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other assurance providers to champion internal control awareness initiatives.

Qualifications

• B.Sc./ HND in Business and / or Social Science-related discipline.
• ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, and related professional qualifications or membership of relevant professional bodies (e.g. Institute of Internal Auditors) will be an advantage.
• +8 years’ experience in internal auditing, external auditing, compliance or any other relevant role.
• Ability to work independently, with limited required direction and guidance, and provide appropriate direction to other internal audit team members.
• Demonstrable leadership skills in selling ideas and obtaining management buy-in for constructive change.
• Demonstrable understanding and application of internal control concepts to plan, perform, manage and report evaluations of various business processes.
• Exposure to telecoms and/ or telecoms infrastructure industry.is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.