Internal Control / Verification Officer at IBILE Microfinance Bank Limited

IBILE Microfinance Bank Limited is a fast-growing Microfinance Bank with designed fitting financial products to meet the diversified and dynamic economy of the micro sectors in Lagos state. The bank is managed by industry seasoned professionals with the objective to facilitate financial inclusion services, serve the Micro Small and Medium Scale industry (MSMSE) and empowered to grow and sustain the gross domestic product (GDP) of the fifth largest economy in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control / Verification Officer

Location: Epe, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective

• The primary goal of engaging the verification officer is to among other things ensure good quality of loans.
• This can only be achieved through independent opinion and assessment to validate information given by the account officers. Also, they are to monitor loan performance (collections).
• They are to validate the information provided by customers and account officers as to confirm its accuracy and completeness, assess the capacity of the borrower to repay the loan in its entirety in terms of business performance, owner’s capital contribution in the business, and condition of the business environment in which the client’s business is domiciled and that the purpose of the loan is viable.

Job Description

• Confirm the ownership of the business (neighbor reference)
• Confirm the business activity is correctly stated
• During visitation, ensure clients shop and business address correspond with what is documented in the file; The address verification should be comprehensive and detailed, where possible sketch how to locate said address. Things like landmark, popular name amongst others should be infused into report.
• Ensure that the compulsory deposits by clients are credited into their accounts. This can be done by checking clients’ accounts on bankone before or after disbursement of loan. Compulsory deposit – 10% or 5% and 2% fee for other charges
• During client visitation, ensure customers’ balances are confirmed with them if they are met in shops in order to possibly uncover any cash suppression perpetrated by field/collections officers
• Confirm from delinquent customers the reason for non-repayment (delinquent loan)
• Where necessary, obtain response of the Account officer on your findings
• Note observations appropriately
• Review the value of clients’ goods in the shop/home to ensure that proper evaluation was conducted before presentation for approval
• Is the stock sighted in the shop /home worth the loan amount disbursed?
• Perform other task as assigned by Head, Audit & Compliance.

Qualifications

• HND or B.Sc in Accounting, Banking & Finance or related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years and more relevant work experience in as an Internal Control/Verification Officer in a Microfinance Bank Setting.

Salary
N100,000 - N109,000 Monthly.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and Resume to: [email protected] using "Internal Control / Verification Officer" as the subject of the mail.

Note: Candidates residing around Epe and its environs will be given preference

Application Deadline  20th November, 2021.