Vacancy title:
Internal Control Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Information Technology, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Numida

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, August 5 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

• • Safeguard integrity, compliance, and efficiency of digital credit operations.
  • Monitor workflows, conduct audits, investigate anomalies/fraud, and improve internal controls.
• About Numida:
  • Fintech serving micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in East Africa.
  • Focus: Personalized financial solutions for real-world impact.

Roles and Responsibilities

Credit Process Monitoring and Compliance

• Review end-to-end credit workflows (application, underwriting, disbursement, monitoring, recovery).
• Audit loan files for compliance with policies/SOPs.
• Ensure disbursed loans meet KYC requirements (e.g., valid National ID, signed contracts).

Client Verification & Field Visits

• Conduct spot checks/field visits to verify client existence, business legitimacy, and loan use.
• Follow up via calls to confirm loan details and client experience.
• Visit high-risk clients or flagged accounts for assessment.

Exception Reporting and Investigations

• Investigate suspected fraud (e.g., impersonation, ghost clients).
• Analyze anomalies (e.g., unauthorized overrides, irregular disbursements).
• Maintain incident logs and corrective action records.
• Submit weekly/monthly reports on trends and improvement recommendations.

Declined Cases Review

• Review 90% of dismissed loan applications daily to validate rejection reasons.
• Identify unfair dismissals due to inefficiencies/reversible issues.
• Collaborate with CROs to improve decision-making processes.

Training & Support

• Train teams on credit policies, compliance, and fraud prevention.
• Serve as compliance resource for Credit Operations/Team Leads.
• Recommend control improvements based on audit findings.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• Experience: 3+ years in credit assessment, underwriting, or compliance (financial institution preferred).
• Skills:
  • Analytical with strong attention to detail.
  • Efficient at reviewing large application volumes accurately.
  • Excellent communication and report-writing.
  • Proficiency in loan management systems/data tools.
  • Ethical judgment and commitment to fairness.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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