Group Internal Auditor/Risk Officers at the Great Business Clinic Limited

The Great Business Clinic provides professional consulting and training services to both individuals and organizations intending to start or grow their business(es). We help from the basic, that is, from needs assessment, to defining the purpose and objective (developing comprehensive Strategic Planning document which includes Business Plan) of your organization to growing your organization helping you with practical aspects of running a business or organisation, such as sales, marketing, accounts, Information Technology (IT), deciding the type of business you need to be, getting your office organised and the basic office setup.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Internal Auditor/Risk Officer

Jobe Code: GIA/RO1016
Location: Nigeria
Grade Level: General Manager
Supervises: Managers, Analysts, Associates and Assistants

Job Summary

• Ensure the integrity of the Groups operations and financial statements by serving as a watchdog or whistle blower the Group and subsidiary companies operations and activities.
• To ensure the establishment of a risk management framework that is compliant with regulatory standards and includes policies and procedures to effectively identify, mitigate and monitor principal business risks arising from Patton Morgan’s business direction and operating environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Define Patton Morgan’s overall integrated risk management framework and establish guidelines for the development and implementation of supporting policies and procedures,
• Champion the design and development of control frameworks for Patton Morgan’s processes and systems.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, events, issues and developments to assist/enable the development and implementation of appropriate control measures, monitoring mechanisms as well as their continuous update/revision.
• Ensure the adequacy of existing internal controls and risk management checks through continuous identification, measurement and reporting of risk profiles.
• Assess operating environment, and proffer proactive control measures for possible underlying risks, Ensure compliance with adopted corporate governance practices and approved operational policies and procedures.
• Prepare the annual internal audit work plan and ensure its execution.
• Carry out an independent audit of all the departments of the company and assess compliance with policies and procedures.
• Manage the interface with related regulatory authorities and the external auditors in the review of the Group’s transactions and activities and external audit activities
• Participate in process improvement in design as well systems implementation efforts to ensure adequate attention is given to control considerations Competency and Skill Requirements
• In-depth understanding and knowledge of leading practices and trends in risk management.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical standards and high level integrity.
• Strong leadership, coaching and supervisory skills.
• High sense of responsibility, accountability and dependability.
• Excellent working knowledge of internationally accepted audit standards and procedures including test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits,
• Good knowledge of best practices in the audit of financial statements, including relevant current issues and developments: and (b) International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and International Auditing Practice Statements (IAPSs); and/or (c) any applicable national and/or local equivalents to the statements listed in (b) above.
• The knowledge content cf the financial accounting and reporting subject area should include the following at an advanced level: (a) financial accounting and reporting processes and practices, including relevant current issues and developments: and (b) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
• Ability to present, discuss, and at times defend views effectively through formal, informal, written, and spoken communication:
• Ability to apply relevant audit standards and guidance:
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office tools

Minimum Qualifications

• First degree or its equivalent in any discipline
• Professional Qualification: ACCA/ACA/ICAN
• Minimum experience of 8 years experience, with at least four (4) years in a managerial role in an Audit Firm or Audit Function of a Group
• Expert knowledge in Forensic Audit (Certificate in Forensic Audit wilt bean added advantage)
• Risk management loots and performance

Application Closing Date
4th November, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the "Application Form" below and send with a detailed CV in MS word format to: [email protected] with the subject title "Group Internal Auditor/Risk Officer (GIA/RO1016).

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