Senior Association Process Assurance

BACKGROUND 
IPMC is part of the Sustainable Development Network of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is responsible for: a) the quality of the social development aspects of the governments lending and non-lending operations, and b) quality enhancement of the social development portfolio. We seek to empower the poor by increasing their social assets and capacities. It aims to promote inclusive institutions, thereby increasing opportunities for more secure livelihoods, ultimately creating more gender-equitable, inclusive and just societies. IPMC contributes to increased development effectiveness and helps projects, programs, and policies better meet their goals and objectives. IPMC is currently implementing an initiative to formulate an operational framework for enhancing development benefits to the Urban Water Sector Reform, facilitate Water supply and Sanitation projects in local communities as part of the wider Sustainable Development Network’s effort to ensure that infrastructure projects are socially and environmentally sustainable.
Job Description:
-Assisting our clients in optimizing their risk and internal control activities, including control effectiveness and optimization activities
 -Establishing IT is aligned to organizational strategy, responsive to a changing business climate, with clearly defined policies and procedures
-Assessing and enhancing the controls around system implementations and other change events through a clearly defined project management methodology
-Performing third-party and other opinion-level services in response to service organization requests from customers for information about internal controls, business results, and operations
-Performing readiness assessments for service organizations that may need an opinion level report in the future
-Assisting clients in leveraging their technology investments to help establish, optimize, and sustain a real-time controls environment at an enterprise level
-Supporting controls and systems related aspects of internal audits and external financial audits in the areas of planning, audit strategy, scoping, execution, and deficiency evaluation

 Position/Program Requirements:
Knowledge Preferred:
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of providing services related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes, including business process and IT management controls, which includes a proven record of success with facilitating and completing deliverables involving the following:
-Financial reporting and information technology risks, processes and controls -Current and emerging technologies which may include: Oracle, SAP, Oracle Database, web development tools, virtualization, UNIX, Linux, and security technologies
-COSO Framework, CoBIT and/or other leading business and IT control frameworks
 -Key domains of information technology general controls, including change management, access to programs and data, computer operations and systems development

 Skills Preferred:
 Demonstrates thorough skills and abilities related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes within a professional services firm or large enterprise a consultant, auditor or business process specialist, including business process and IT management controls, which includes a proven record of success with completing deliverables related to the following:
 -Identifying key risks and controls, knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley readiness, controls optimization, including the configuration of controls around security, business process and within IT environments.
-Applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including information technology general controls and application controls; financial reporting concepts; working experience applying professional skepticism skills
-Leading the adaption a work program and practice aid, as well as perform assessments, using PwC's proprietary or other relevant tools to evaluate controls, security, SOD, and potential for optimization.
 -Exhibiting project management skills, including developing project plans, budgets, and deliverables schedules.
 -Creating a positive environment, monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations, and respecting the work-life quality of team members. This includes providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner and keeping leadership informed of progress.
-Interacting with clients on solutions and executing projects on client engagements, forming client relationships and demonstrating an understanding of the client's business.

 Experience/Qualification:
 - 3 years of IT auditing, consulting and/or implementing.
- Min Degree(s) and Certifications: BS in Accounting, Finance, Accounting Information Systems or Management Information Systems or business-related field CPA or CISA exam must be passed for promotion to senior associate, or maintains an active CPA or CISA license