One of our clients a financial services firm in Lagos is looking to recruit the position Head of Corporate Services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure implementation of treasury and Cash management policies in the back

office and report identified weaknesses.

• Conduct Special Investigation as may be assigned from time to time.

• Conduct spot checks, stock-taking and other functions as may be assigned from

time to time.

• Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and

develop best practices.

• Carry out detailed investigations when discrepancy, cash suppression or fraud is

noticed.

• Conduct internal control checks and records to safeguard BIL’s assets working

with the control officers.

• Develop and implement appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance

with BIL and industry policies.

• Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor

controls.

• Recommend market risk limits (dealer limits, exposure limits etc) in line with the

approved market risk appetite of the Bank.

• Support and advise internal control officers with their analysis and day-today

tasks.

• Support and advice risk officer with his / her analysis and day-today risk

management tasks.

• Suggest, develop, and implement measures for a better risk management

framework and the improvement of internal controls.

• Ensure detailed understanding of all Profit and Loss and risk drivers and ensure

compliance levels against established risk appetite.

• Systematically identify, assess, monitor, and report market risk through active

portfolio analysis and engagement with the business areas.

• Design the organisation’s market risk strategy working with the risk officer.

• Any other duties as assigned by the CEO

Required Specifications:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, and related discipline from a

Recognized university

• Professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, ACIB, CFA, CISA is desirable

• A Minimum of 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years in a risk management

and /or internal control roles.

• Excellent risk assessment and mitigation skills

• Good managerial / supervisory skills

• Excellent analytical and numerical skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Excellent communications skills.

• Strong time management skills

• Ability to work effectively under pressure.

• Good decision-making skills.

Qualified applicants should send their CVs to recruitment@gusconsulting.com using the job title as the subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.