Recruitment notice: Head of Internal Control Department

·         Ensure risk prevention and vigilance regarding compliance with sector regulations

of microfinance and the quality of products and services sold to customers.

·        Ensure compliance with existing legal control and supervision provisions within microfinance;

·         Ensure compliance of operations with internal policies, procedures and instructions;

·         Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the permanent risk management system;

·    Provide reasonable assurance on the degree of control of activities by ensuring the systematic implementation of self-control and hierarchical control in the operations carried out daily within the organization;

·         Organize and supervise internal control activities.

       II.        Responsibilities

As head of internal control he must:

·         Define, based on the guidelines of the governing bodies, the organization of the internal control system;

·         Provide an internal control framework and operating procedures;

·         Raise awareness among general management of best control practices;

·        Contribute to the harmonization of practices by disseminating a common culture, particularly in terms of integrity and attitude towards risks;

·         Lead the network of internal control facilitators;

·        Manage the internal control self-assessment program and provide assistance in its implementation by operational and functional management;

·         Manage the monitoring system on its perimeter;

·         Ensure that procedures impacted by legal and regulatory developments are updated;

·      Manage non-compliance risk mapping work and identify risk management systems and action plans to put in place;

·        Report to General Management.

   III.            Activity

·         Identify and monitor the compliance scope;

·    Administer the internal control tool (database including the internal control framework, good practices for identifying and controlling risks, monitoring indicators, etc.).

·         Identify incidents linked to non-compliance risks;

·         Carry out a map of non-compliance risks in order to identify risk management systems and action plans to put in place;

·         Carry out the transposition of regulatory provisions related to compliance into the bank’s internal tools and procedures;

·         Implement a control plan specific to non-compliance risks;

·         Implement controls on risky process steps;

·         Carry out control missions;

·         Organize training for bank employees in order to raise their awareness of current issues, such as customer protection and the fight against money laundering;

·         Ensure the monitoring of the controls put in place and the procedures for processing banking transactions via an alert reporting system with indicators such as the error rate, deadlines, etc.;

·         Analyze, evaluate exposure to risks and propose improvement plans;

·         Coordinate its work program with other risk management functions in order to avoid stacking effects which harm the clarity and credibility of the risk management system;

·         Organize and coordinate activity reporting, monitoring and prevention tools for the compliance system.

Diploma / Level of study :

Holder of a BAC + 4 university degree in accounting, auditing, banking and finance, management or law;

Experience in conducting audits in the banking sector (internally or through a firm) and good knowledge of auditing techniques and standards.

   Expected skills:

·         Have knowledge of financial accounting and risk analysis;

·         Know the legal and tax regulations relating to your activity;

·         Master compliance issues;

·         Have a transversal business vision;

·         Have expertise in the legal field;

·         Master banking and microfinance regulations;

·         Knowledge of banking professions/products/services;

·         Knowing how to adapt;

·         Be responsive;

·         Know how to convince;

·         Demonstrate pedagogy;

·         Supervise/lead a team;

·         Demonstrate relational and communication skills;

·         Know how to analyze and synthesize;

·         Know how to respect the confidentiality of information;

·         Know how to plan and organize your workload;

·         Demonstrate method and rigor;

·         Know how to work in a team;

·         Know how to control stress.

Skills and experiences  :

·         Mastery of PCEMF;

·         Good command of IT tools;

·         Sense of responsibility and organization;

·         Good writing and communication skills;

·         Good command of office and management software

·         Be bilingual (English/French)

Application files must contain : _

a      ) An updated CV

b)      A cover letter

c)       A photocopy of the diploma

Application files must be addressed to Mr. Director General , FIDEV CAMEROUN SA, and can be submitted in closed envelopes bearing the title “ Head of the Internal Control Department ” to the mail service of the FIDEV CAMEROUN SA headquarters located at the Montée Ane Rouge BP: 2485 Yaoundé or sent to recruitment@fidevsa.com

Candidates pre-selected on file will be called for a written test in the premises of FIDEV SA headquarters. Files not selected will not be returned to the candidates and will enter the FIDEV S.A. database.