Our client a premium fashion brand is seeking to hire a Head of Internal Control and Audit.
Job Summary:
The Head Internal Control and Audit will strategically ensure the protection and enhancement of organizational value through riskbased assurance insight and advisory.
Responsibilities:
- Promote effectiveness & efficiency of the organization s operations.
- Promote reliability of financial and nonfinancial information.
- Enhance adherence to the organization s policies & SOP external laws and regulations.
- 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.
- Directs and appraises the activities of audit and compliance personnel.
- 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.
- Assists in the development of the institutions annual audit plan.
- Manages performance of audit assignments reviews work papers and audit reports; edits reports prepared by other auditors in the team.
- Schedules and plans audits; initiates project planning assesses risk and develops audit direction.
- Performs preliminary planning and establishes the direction for audits provides leadership to assigned auditors manage project to quality outcomes while meeting an established time budget.
- Performs audit work including plan preparation work papers 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 as needed; may be required to testify in court.
- Consult with and advise line managers and management on operational and administrative issues.
- Keeps abreast of the 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 the company s financial statements.
- Participates in the development implementation and maintenance of policies objectives shortand longrange planning; develops and implements projects and programs to assist in the accomplishment of established goals.
- Performs miscellaneous jobrelated duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor s Degree in any of Finance Accounting or Economics.
- Must have attained an MBA/MSc.
- Professional certification CISA CIA CRISC ACFE or ICAN is required.
- Preferably 10 15 years work experience in Internal Control & Audit with 5 7 years in managerial level.
- Experience in top luxury companies and toptier banks will be an added advantage.
- Candidate with work experience managing a team.
- Candidates with work experience reporting to the Board.
- Good knowledge of accounting policies and company procedures.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills;
- Positive interpersonal skills;
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office packages
Competencies:
- Sound knowledge of COSO Internal control framework.
- knowledge of IIA/ISACA/ACFE Standards.
- Information technology Control & Audit skills.
Bachelor s Degree in any of Finance, Accounting or Economics. Must have attained an MBA/MSc. Professional certification CISA, CIA, CRISC, ACFE, or ICAN is required. 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. Good knowledge of accounting policies and company procedures. Excellent written and spoken communication skills; Positive interpersonal skills; Proficient use of Microsoft Office packages Competencies: Sound knowledge of COSO Internal control framework. knowledge of IIA/ISACA/ACFE Standards. Information technology Control & Audit skills.