Multinational company Job for an Internal Control Head
Teclab Management Services Limited - Our client, a multinational company
in the production, distribution, branding, properties and communication
Industry, seeks to fill the vacancy below in
several locations within
Nigeria and the West African sub-region:
Job Title: Internal Control Head
Locations: Lagos, Abuja
Role Target
- To manage the internal audit function for the organization,
ensure that the internal audit function provides an independent
assessment of the adequacy of the organization’s internal systems and
controls, including the systems for appropriate identification and
evaluation of risk and for ensuring compliance with all applicable law
and regulation and to draw any weaknesses or shortcomings noted to the
attention of management.
Role Expectations
The successful candidates’ specific functions include:
- Establish and maintain guidelines for a system of internal control.
- Establish and maintain a system of internal controls and a program of internal control review.
- Make available to employees a statement of policies and standards with which they are expected to comply.
- To report the results of audit reviews, including management
responses and proposed action plans to address issues arising to the
chief executive.
- To perform follow-up work ensuring management progress actions
within the agreed time scales and to escalate failure to progress
actions as the head of internal audit deems appropriate.
- To perform ad hoc investigations and reviews at the request of the audit committees.
- Review the responses to internal and external audit management
letter queries to ensure that recommendations are implanted and ensure
that all action items are resolved.
- To provide an independent challenge to the organization’s view of risk as articulated via the framework.
- To apply a risk-based approach to the review of the systems and
controls of the organization through the development of an annual
programme of audit review work.
- To discuss the findings of audit reviews with management on a
constructive basis in order to develop the most appropriate,
proportionate solutions to issues arising.
- Assess the overall internal control environment and provide suggestions for improvement.
- Develop positive working relationships with all levels of management to execute audit plan and other projects.
- Review and evaluate the soundness, adequacy and application of
accounting, financial and other operating controls and promote the
effective control at reasonable cost;
- Ensure the safeguarding of corporate assets and the interests of Members.
- Ensure the development of the annual internal audit plan.
- To promote risk management best practice across the Organization.
- Ensure compliance with company procedures, policies, and systems
and provide management with information to make decisions regarding the
Organization’s effectiveness and efficiency of operations and
organizational structure.
- Perform special investigations when necessary to safeguard corporate asset( e.g. Fraud)
Qualifications
- Academic and Professional: Bachelor’s Degree in Economics/ Accounting/Finance. MBA will be an added advantage.
Experience:
- Minimum of 14 years’ Experience
Person Skills:
- Professional manner.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills;
- Delivering excellence
- Leading and inspiring
- Excellent commercial and financial awareness.
- The flexibility and independence to work in a changing environment.
- Ability to work independently.
- Problem solving and decision making.
- Attention to detail
- Highly developed investigative skills
- Managing change and innovation
- Personal and team development
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes and credentials to:
[email protected]
Note: All applications should be very specific SUBJECTS: E.g. Internal Control head - Lagos
Application Deadline 10th May, 2016.