Head, IT Audit

Who We Are

Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month.

As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually.

Job Title: Director, IT Audit

Department: Internal Audit

Reports to: Chief Audit Officer

About this role

The Director, IT Audit provides strategic leadership for the organization’s technology audit function. This executive role oversees comprehensive risk assessments, evaluates IT governance and cybersecurity controls, ensures strict regulatory compliance, and advises executive leadership and the Audit Committee on mitigating technology risks across enterprise infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Audit Strategy & Planning: Develop and execute an annual, risk-based IT audit plan aligned with corporate business objectives, regulatory requirements, and emerging technology trends.
• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Assessment: Direct complex audits covering network security, cloud architecture (Google/AWS), identity and access management (IAM), data privacy, and business continuity/disaster recovery.
• Governance & Compliance Frameworks: Evaluate alignment and compliance with industry frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT, SOC 2, and applicable data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, NDPR).
• Executive Leadership & Governance: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of IT auditors and technical specialists. Foster continuous professional development and technical proficiency.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Management: Present audit findings, comprehensive risk evaluations, and practical remediation plans directly to the Chief Audit Officer and Senior Executive Management.
• Continuous Monitoring & Analytics: Drive innovation by embedding automated audit techniques, data analytics, and continuous controls monitoring (CCM) into the overall audit lifecycle to enhance efficiency.

Experience & Background

• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT auditing, technology risk management, or cybersecurity, including 4+ years in a senior leadership/management role.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Certified Information Systems …