Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology company that operates as a shared infrastructure for the banking community in Nigeria and Payments Service Provider within and outside Nigeria, with a vision to be the most preferred e-payment service provider in Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Operational Risk Officer
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- To be able to promptly identify, measure, monitor, manage, minimize and report risksthat may impact negatively on the achievement of our business objectivesin line with the enterprise risk tolerance and business strategy.
- Carry out unit-specific risk and control self-assessments, risk mapping, prevention of fraud,and implementation of mitigation measures, business continuity and process improvement
Responsibilities
- Operational risk assessment of all departments within the enterprise and the company subsidiaries.
- Internal control to ensure operational effectiveness and efficiency.
- Risk advisement for various departments as per new products, implementation, change requests and system integration with UP to mitigate operational, reputational, strategic and regulatory risk.
- Preparation of Operational Risk report to Senior Management.
- Work closely with other depts. within the organization to investigate and resolve alleged fraudulent incidences.
- Escalate issues with potential for negative industry and/or corporate exposure. Special investigation and review for suspicious scheme transactions.
Requirements
- Education: B.Sc Degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration, Information Technology or related fields.
- Others: Strong experience in Operational risk assessment, analysis of business metrics and formulation of Key Risk Indicators.
- Experience: 3-6 years’ experience.
Application Closing Date
29th June, 2025.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resumes to: recruitment@up-ng.com or iyanuoluwa.fakorede@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.