Internal Control Officer

About the role

The Internal Control Officer will ensure that Linkup Human Capital Limited complies with all internal policies, financial regulations, tax requirements and statutory obligations. You will play a key role in safeguarding assets, improving processes and supporting audit activities across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with delegated authority, approval limits and statutory obligations.
• Review payment requests, payroll transactions, reimbursements and journal entries for policy adherence.
• Perform reconciliations, resolve discrepancies and maintain the risk register.
• Validate payroll inputs, conduct periodic payroll audits and ensure accurate client billing.
• Support automation initiatives, prepare monthly internal control reports and present risk indicators to the Head of Accounts.
• Maintain audit documentation, asset tagging and assist external auditors during statutory audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field (minimum 2:2).
• ICAN in view or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 4–5 years of experience in internal control, internal audit, risk management or financial control.
• Experience in consulting, payroll administration, multi‑location operations or high‑volume payroll processing is preferred.
• Resident in Lagos or surrounding areas is an advantage.

Required skills

• Proficiency with MS Office, Outlook and ERP systems (Sage, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo or similar).
• Experience using payroll software.
• Hands‑on bank reconciliation skills.