Our client is the foremost luxury goods company in Nigeria with a diversified portfolio that comprises over 13 of the worlds most prestigious luxury brands. They are looking to fill the role of a HEAD INTERNAL CONTROL AND AUDIT.
Location: Lagos
Job Responsibilities:
- Reviews and appraises the soundness effectiveness and proper application of accounting and financial controls compliance procedures and controls and timeliness of documentation generation.
- Assesses the adequacy and extent of programs designed to safeguard organization assets.
- Compiles and issues report detailing conclusions and providing recommendations for improvements.
- Streamline our accounting functions and operations provide financial analysis and reports train staff on business financial issues promote regulatory compliance and drive income generation.
- Collaborate with management in driving the Fraud risk management program.
- Manages performance of audit assignments reviews workpapers and audit reports; edits reports prepared by other auditors in the team.
- Schedules and plans audits; initiates project planning assess risk and develops audit direction.
- Performs preliminary planning and establishes direction for audits provides leadership to assigned auditors manage project to quality outcomes while meeting established time budget.
- Performs audit work including plan preparation workpapers finding and associated reports;
- Verifies the accuracy of financial records as they pertain to assets liabilities receipts expenditures and related transactions.
- Interact with other departments staff and vendors to ensure adherence to laid down controls and policies and with external audit and law enforcement agencies.
- Keeps abreast of company s policies and procedures current developments in accounting and auditing professions and changes in local state and federal laws as applicable.
- Interacts with audit firms performing external audits of company s financial statements.
- Participates in development implementation and maintenance of policies objectives shortand longrange planning; develops and implements projects and programs to assist in accomplishment of established goals.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor s Degree in any of Finance Accounting or Economics.
- MBA/MSc is mandatory
- CISA CIA CRISC ACFE or ICAN
- Preferably 10 15 years work experience in Internal Control & Audit with 5 7 years in managerial level.
- Experience in top luxury companies and top tier banks will be an added advantage.
- Candidate with work experience managing a team.
- Candidates with work experience reporting to the Board.
- Sound knowledge of COSO Internal control framework.
- knowledge of IIA/ISACA/ACFE Standards.
- Good knowledge of accounting policies and company procedures.
- Information technology Control & Audit skills.
- Proficient use of Microsoft office Packages.