Our client is the regional distributor for the worlds leading manufacturers of office and home fittings in Nigeria. They have an opening for an Internal Control Officer for their business in Lagos. The Internal Control Officer works alongside the rest of the Internal Control team to increase the operational efficiency detecting and eliminating errors and misappropriations and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Responsibility
Financial Control
- Periodic review of financial records for adequacy completeness and correctness.
- Analyze audit results to determine methods to increase inflows and profits and cut costs and prioritize spending remove waste and increase efficiency.
- Periodic reviews of payments to suppliers and vendors.
- Periodic reviews of financial reconciliation and transaction postings.
- Monitor and advise quality standards and value for money and make recommendations for improvement.
- Examine documentation including reports memos SLA s statement for information gathering
Supply Chain/Inventory Control
- Policy sensitization/implementation of inventory framework and ensuring investigation of stock variances before adjustment are passed on SAP.
- Reconcile documentation with actual inventory or assets to ascertain correctness and accuracy
- Test Internal Controls on inventory and supply chain targeting highrisk areas document any weaknesses and their impact and make recommendations.
- Review and confirm that all receipts are ordered reserved on SAP and delivered to clients within specified period
HR/Operations Control
- Review Internal documents and processes and ensure the organisation complies with internal regulations and establish controls in place where required.
- Periodic risk assessments of the Group s businesses operations and processes.
- Salary/Pay and staff benefits reviews.
- Where necessary carryout investigations of alleged fraud mismanagement loss of assets or any other investigation for each assignment assigned.
- Prepare weekly and monthly written reports to present findings and conclusion to Head Internal Control & Reconciliation
Requirements
- B.SC in Accounting & Finance/Banking & Finance.
- ACA or other related certification is an added advantage
- Minimum of 4 years Experience in Internal Control and Risk Management.
- Sound Knowledge in Auditing and Accounting skills .
- Ability to develop and update existing policies for Management use.
- Proficiency in the use of accounting software (SAP)
- Sound Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management