Job title: Operational Risk Officer Job at Unified Payment Services Limited
Company: Unified Payment Services Limited
Job description: 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 Position: Operational Risk OfficerJob Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-timeJob Objectives (s)
- To be able to promptly identify, measure, monitor, manage, minimize and report risks that may impact negatively on the achievement of our business objectives in line with the enterprise risk tolerance and business strategy.
- Carry out unit-specific risk and control self-assessments, risk mapping, prevention of fraud, implementation of mitigation measures, business continuity and process improvement.
Duties & 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.
Job Requirements
- Education: BSc 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: 4 – 6 years of experience.
Key Competency Requirements:
- Knowledge: Knowledge of Microsoft office packages such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint Relevant Risk Management qualification (E.g. Certified Fraud Examiner – CFE, Certified Operational Risk Manager – CORM, Certified Information System Audit- CISA, Certified Risk Manager – CRM, Professional Risk Manager – PRM, etc.) will serve as added advantage.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resumes to: or using the Job Position as the subject of the email.
Expected salary:
Location: Nigeria
Job date: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 23:42:05 GMT