Senior Internal Control Officer

Group Internal Control Manager

Ceviant is a leading B2B2C fintech group redefining financial services in the UK and Nigeria through a unified, robust ecosystem of technology-driven solutions and trusted experts that empower businesses and wealth builders to move money smarter, grow faster, and operate with confidence. We are recruiting to fill the position below:  Job Position: Group Internal Control Manager Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary The Group Internal Control Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining a robust Group-wide internal control framework that supports effective governance, operational efficiency, financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and achievement of Ceviant Group's strategic objectives. Role Responsibilities Group Internal Control Framework: Develop, implement and continuously improve Ceviant Group's internal control framework. Establish Group-wide internal control standards, principles, methodologies and guidelines. Ensure appropriate controls are embedded within key business and support processes across the Group. Establish a consistent approach to control identification, assessment, testing, monitoring, reporting and remediation. Ensure the control framework remains appropriate as the Group's businesses, products, systems and regulatory obligations evolve. Promote a strong culture of control ownership, accountability and risk awareness across the Group. Control Governance & Oversight: Provide Group-level oversight of the effectiveness of internal controls across subsidiaries and critical functions. Define minimum control requirements for critical Group processes. Establish appropriate control ownership and accountability across business and functional teams. Ensure significant control weaknesses are identified, documented, escalated, and addressed. Provide management with independent challenge on the adequacy of controls, while maintaining the appropriate distinction between control ownership and assurance. Ensure appropriate segregation of duties, approval authorities, and access controls are maintained across critical processes. Risk & Control Assessment: Lead periodic Group-wide risk and control assessments. Ensure critical business processes have documented Risk & Control Matrices (RCMs). Identify key control points, control gaps, process vulnerabilities, and areas of excessive reliance on manual controls. Assess the design and effectiveness of controls against identified operational, financial, technology and regulatory risks. Work with management to determine appropriate mitigating controls for identified risks. Ensure control assessments are updated when processes, systems, products, organisational structures, or regulations change significantly. Control Testing & Monitoring: Establish a risk-based control testing and monitoring framework. Approve and oversee annual control testing plans for critical processes. Review the results of control testing and assess the significance of identified exceptions. Monitor the operating effectiveness of key controls across Group entities. Identify recurring control failures and systemic weaknesses. Ensure material control deficiencies are escalated to appropriate levels of management. Use data and management information, where available, to strengthen continuous control monitoring. Control Remediation & Issues Management: Establish a formal Group-wide process for tracking control deficiencies and remediation actions. Ensure control issues have clearly defined owners, corrective actions, and target completion dates. Monitor remediation of high-risk and recurring control deficiencies. Challenge management where proposed remediation actions do not adequately address the root cause. Validate the effectiveness of remediation actions before considering significant control issues closed. Escalate overdue or material control issues to Executive Management and relevant governance committees. Policies, Processes & Standard Operating Procedures: Oversee the review of key Group policies, procedures and SOPs from an internal control perspective. Ensure key processes have clearly defined roles, responsibilities, approval points and control activities. Promote standardisation of controls across the Group where appropriate. Ensure control requirements are considered when new policies, processes, products or systems are introduced. Identify opportunities to simplify or automate controls without compromising the control environment. Required Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Risk Management or a related discipline. Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in internal control, risk management, internal audit, compliance, financial control or a related field. Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or equivalent is an advantage. Experience within financial services, fintech, payments, banking or another regulated environment is strongly preferred. Experience in developing and implementing Risk & Control Matrices and control testing programmes. Experience working across multiple business units, subsidiaries or entities is an advantage. Strong understanding of process controls, segregation of duties, operational risk and control frameworks. Experience with regulatory and assurance environments is desirable. Technical Competencies: Internal Control Frameworks Risk & Control Assessment Risk & Control Matrix (RCM) Development Control Testing & Evaluation Process Mapping & Documentation Operational Risk Management Policy & SOP Review Issues & Remediation Management Segregation of Duties Regulatory & Compliance Controls Data Analysis & Management Reporting Audit & Assurance Coordination Why Join Us? At Ceviant, we are redefining financial services through our core values of Client Service, Integrity, Excellence, and Partnership. As a Senior Internal Control Officer, you will play a key role in strengthening our internal controls, managing risks, and ensuring compliance across the organization. Method of Application  Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@ceviant.co using the Group Internal Control Manager as the subject of the email.