Senior Internal Control – Finance and Treasury

Key facts

About the role

Highlights

• POSITION: SENIOR INTERNAL CONTROL OFFICER
• Reference: Ext/vaca/079/2026
• JOB PURPOSE
• The Senior Internal Control Officer is responsible for continuously monitoring and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls across the Finance and Treasury Department.
• The position focuses on financial, treasury, regulatory, tax, budgeting, procurement-to-payment, accounting, reporting, and related activities to ensure compliance with:
• The Bank’s approved policies and procedures.
• Delegated authorities and approved budgets.
• Contractual obligations and accounting requirements.
• National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) directives.
• Tax laws and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• KEY CONTROL AREAS
• Review financial and treasury transactions, processes, and reconciliations.
• Review regulatory returns and tax obligations.
• Monitor liquidity and treasury activities, investments, and Asset-Liability Management (ALM).
• Review budgets, financial reports, receivables, and payables.
• Monitor procurement-to-payment activities at key financial control points.
• Identify control deficiencies, errors, irregularities, non-compliance, and emerging risks.
• Review advance payments, receipt and acceptance of procured goods, services, and works, and final or subsequent payments.
• PROCUREMENT CONTROL OVERSIGHT
• Provide control oversight over the procurement-to-payment process without owning or performing the procurement function.
• Focus on key financial control points, including advance payments, receipt and acceptance of procured goods, services, and works, and final or subsequent payments.
• REPORTING AND COORDINATION
• Maintain adequate evidence and documentation of control reviews.
• Provide timely reports and relevant information to management and the Internal Audit Department.
• Support the Internal Audit Department by providing effective ongoing control-monitoring information for risk-based audit planning and coverage.
• Maintain the independence of the Internal Audit Department, which retains responsibility for independent assurance.

Required qualifications

• QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the banking industry.
• At least 2 years of experience in internal control, auditing, or a related position.

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