Lead, Head Office Operations Control (Fintech)

Location: Remote, with Lagos, Nigeria preferred for shadow oversight.

Company

hirify.global is an African fintech providing financial services to more than 10 million business and individual accounts.

What you will do

• Lead annual internal control planning and risk-based control assessments across head-office operations and shared services.
• Test controls covering general ledger movements, People Operations, procurement, facilities, physical security, customer complaints, assets, inventory, and purchase-to-pay processes.
• Oversee entity-level controls and the central repository for policies, procedures, standards, frameworks, SOPs, and playbooks.
• Develop KRI dashboards, analyse exceptions, track control deficiencies, and oversee remediation of audit and examination findings.
• Prepare control environment reports for senior business and function leaders, MANCO, and FARCo.
• Lead, mentor, allocate work to, and review the performance of Shared Service Control Officers.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of experience in internal control assessments, operational auditing, or risk management, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field; a Master’s degree or MBA is an advantage.
• Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, or CFE, with membership of a recognized professional body.
• Practical expertise in COSO, ISO 31000, entity-level control assessment, operational risk, and banking internal control standards.
• Experience with asset valuation and depreciation, purchase-to-pay and accounts payable governance, policy repositories, control testing, and data analytics.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and Big Data handling, analytical skills, stakeholder communication, and team management.

Nice to have

• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Big Four experience in operational or ICFR assessments.
• Master’s degree or MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work culture.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Focus on continuous improvement, collaboration, integrity, and high-quality control assurance.