JOB DESCRIPTION: Internal Audit Associate

Company: Pagatech Limited (“Paga” or the “Company”)

Sector: Financial Services

Position: Internal Audit Associate

Reporting Line: Manager, Internal Audit

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Experience: 2 - 3 years’ relevant experience in a structured environment

ABOUT PAGA

Paga is on a mission to enable one billion Africans and millions of SMEs to pay, preserve hard-earned income, participate in global trade, and purchase goods and services at home and abroad. We have built a multicurrency, cloud-based payments and financial services engine that leverages multiple business services built on the same best-in-class infrastructure to serve the ecosystem through three businesses – Paga Engine (Enterprise B2B - www.pagaengine.com); Paga (Consumer - www.Paga.com); and Doroki (SME Retail - www.doroki.com). Paga has three licenses with the Central Bank of Nigeria – mobile money, international remittance, and a microfinance bank.

Paga is headquartered out of the United Kingdom and has operating entities in Nigeria, United States, and Ethiopia. Founded in 2009, Paga now serves millions of users and businesses across Africa and beyond.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager, the Internal Audit Associate will be responsible for supporting the internal audit team to build internal auditing systems and ensuring their correct application within the company. They will also provide the support necessary to ensure that the organization is compliant with current legislation and best practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Conduct risk assessments and regularly monitor business/regulatory environment for emerging risks to business operations.
• Document the scope of internal audit engagements and collaborate on developing annual audit plans.
• Implement Enterprise Risk-Based audit plan.
• Obtain, analyze and evaluate necessary support documents, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc. to support audit findings.
• Benchmark internal processes against regulatory guidelines and operational best practices and document recommendations on observed weaknesses.
• Provide reasonable assurance on entity’s operational effectiveness through operational/process reviews.
• Review internal control over entity’s financial reporting processes.
• Prepare and present reports that reflect audit’s results.
• Conduct follow up audits and remediation tracking to monitor audit management’s responses to issues identified.
• Ensure continuous knowledge development regarding industry developments, emergent regulations, global best practices, tools, techniques, and performance standards.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• HND (Upper Credit) or B.Sc. (Second Class Upper) in any discipline.
• Proven working experience in a structured environment, minimum of 1 year post NYSC.
• Must already be or willing to undergo relevant certification training as an internal auditor (ACA, ACCA, CIA)
• Familiarity with the Fintech/Financial Services regulatory environment is a plus
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports.
• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Sound independent judgement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.