SPECIALIST - FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION AT MTN NIGERIA

About Company:

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Description:

• Prioritize fraud risk management activities and ensure correct methodology is followed to establish a good understanding of the fraud risks and root causes and use this information to provide meaningful reporting to management.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments, forensic deep dives, fraud awareness training sessions, risk alert review procedures, in collaboration with third parties where applicable, in accordance with the annual Fraud Risk Management Framework and ad hoc reviews on high priority engagements to ensure that those engagements are duly and thoroughly performed in a timely manner.
• Participate in planning fraud risk management engagements (including fraud risk assessments, forensic deep dives, fraud awareness sessions and relevant management requests).
• Compile all relevant documentation detailing all control weaknesses, findings and areas of improvements from fraud risk management engagements, ensuring that the report adequately describes the root causes, impact and possible risk mitigations.
• Use data analytics tools, technological advancements and other means of analysis for fraud risk management activities to support data analysis activities, providing meaningful information that will assist in mitigating fraud risks and preventing fraud.
• Monitor the status of recommendations made from the fraud risk management engagements and fraud investigations and provide timely feedback to Line Management.
• Monitor adherence to the approved proactive fraud risk management framework and make the appropriate escalations if necessary.
• Ensure fraud risk management engagements are aligned to policies, procedures and professional standards to mitigate identified fraud risks.
• Provide suggestions to enhance proactive fraud management and investigations policies, procedures and standards.
• Assist in performing Quality Assurance assessments in relation to OPCO Forensic Services units and engagements performed.
• Monitor and ensure 100% availability of all whistleblowing channels and report/resolve any challenges identified. 

Requirements:

• First Degree in Accounting/Computer Science/Law/Information Technology or related discipline
• Professional qualification/certifications (CFE or ACA, ACCA, CRISC, CIA, CPA, CMA or CISA)
• 3 – 7 years relevant experience in Fraud Risk Management, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Prevention and Detection or Audit and Compliance 
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Fraud Risk Management or Enterprise Risk Management or Information Security Risk Management
• Experience in Data Analytics 
• Experience in Emerging Fraud Risk Management techniques
• Experience working in a medium to large organization

Salary

Application Closing Date: 29th July, 2025

Application Instructions:

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