ECOBANK CAMEROUN S.A. is recruiting: an Internal Control officer

an Internal Control officer
ready to work across the national territory.
The position is based in Douala.
Job level : 5 – Job grade : 3B

JOB PURPOSE
Ensure the implementation of an effective control process in accordance with policies, instructions,
strategies and other established documents within the affiliate.

JOB CONTEXT
This position will support the Senior Internal Controller. The holder should have the proven ability to
translate internal control requirements into practical business applications and solutions which
compliment growth and strategic initiatives.
an Internal Control officer
ready to work across the national territory.
The position is based in Douala.
Job level : 5 – Job grade : 3B
ECOBANK CAMEROUN S.A. is recruiting
KEY RESPONSABILITIES
Head office & Branch Control:
To ensure compliance with policies, procedures and statutory regulations.
Identify transaction errors, omissions, discrepancies, and irregularities and facilitate timely rectification
and/or escalation to the appropriate authority for subsequent action.
Ensure that the foreign exchange risks in banking activities are adequately assessed.
Ensure that controls are in place and provide an early warning system for failure of key control activities
in Securities such as segregation of duties, approvals, verifications, reconciliations and portfolio reviews.
Investigate unusual items, large valued open items and other major control breaches and escalate as
per the escalation procedure.
Ensure that all GL accounts are in the monthly proofs and that all reconciliations have been carried out
by the responsible officers.
Ensure branches compliance with cash on premises/cash in transit limits, operational policies, branch
controls and guidelines for branches under internal controller’s supervision.
Alert Management on areas of major/persistent control infractions/breaches/areas requiring control
improvements.
To ensure full or substantial automation of key operational controls.
Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the affiliate dashboard.
Ensure the affiliate is compliant with the key risk indicators defined by the bank.
Carry out any other activities assigned by supervisor

JOB PROFILE

Experience & Qualifications
Minimum of 7 years work experience in a financial institutions and consulting firms
Experience in control or audit functions & operations & finance
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Banking, information
system, etc
Skills, Capabilities & Personal attributes
Performance Under Pressure
Problem Solving
Leadership
Independent Minded
Interpersonal relationship
Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-tasking disposition
Oral and written communication skills
Analytical and investigation skills
Fraud and Operational risk knowledge
FX Regulation interpretation
Banking, Insurance, and financial services knowledge
Extensive Working Knowledge of Excel is key
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a great advantage

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please submit your CV and motivation letter to ECM-Recruit@ecobank.com latest February
04th, 2024 at 5pm prompt with the subject « Internal Control officer »
NB: Only applications matching with the desired profile will be contacted
Ecobank Cameroon is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, ethnicity, physical ability, etc…
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