Manager, Internal Controls & Process Compliance at Layer3

Job Summary

The Manager, Internal Controls & Process Compliance is responsible for establishing and maintaining a strong internal control environment across Layer3. This role ensures that all business processes—financial, operational, technical, HR, procurement, project, and service-delivery—are properly documented, consistently adhered to, and aligned with regulatory and ISO-compliant standards.

This position exists to protect Layer3 from operational, financial, and compliance risks; strengthen process discipline; drive consistency across departments; and enable scalable, efficient operations as the company grows in Nigeria and across Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Control Framework

• Develop and maintain Layer3's Internal Control Framework covering financial, operational, and technical processes
• Establish control checkpoints, approval limits, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements across business units
• Conduct periodic assessments to identify weaknesses, control gaps, and risks
• Recommend and implement remediation actions to strengthen governance

Process Compliance

• Ensure all departments adhere to documented processes, SOPs, workflows, and compliance guidelines
• Conduct continuous and periodic process compliance reviews
• Track deviations, exceptions, and non-compliance, escalating critical issues
• Design and implement compliance scorecards for departmental performance tracking

Process Documentation & Standardization

• Work with department heads to map and document all core processes
• Ensure processes are standardized, updated, version-controlled, and accessible
• Support automation efforts by defining process requirements, workflow rules, and control points

Operational Risk Management

• Identify and evaluate operational risks across the organization
• Maintain a company-wide operational risk register
• Collaborate with Finance and other departments on risk mitigation strategies