Senior Specialist, Audit & Risk

  • Full-time
  • Location: Nigeria - Lagos
  • Employee Type: Permanent
  • Department: Internal Audit & Risk

Company Description

IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is the only towerco solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has more than 40,000 towers across its 11 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia. For more information, please visit: www.ihstowers.com

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.

Additional Information

Organizational Competencies

Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.

Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.

Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.

Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.

Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

Our Vision

IHS is committed to improving the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure, the lifeline for an increasingly connected world. We are dedicated to helping create a sustainable future for the communities in which we operate, and our sustainable strategy is structured around four pillars: ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, and our people and communities.

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