Risk Control and Compliance Manager at an Oil and Gas Downstream Company

An Independent Marketer in the Oil and Gas (Downstream) Industry is currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below due to ongoing restructuring:

Job Title: Risk Control and Compliance Manager

Location: Nigeria

Job Descriptions

• Reporting to the Board, the candidate will be responsible for group risk management including compliance to people, regulators, finance and economic risks for business continuity while interacting with management at all levels and developing the annual risk management and internal audit plans including the team program and schedule.

Specific Responsibilities

• Developing risk management framework and strategies and independently conducting company-wide and project specific risk assessments
• Implement efficient internal control processes and regulatory compliance;
• Developing framework for the standardization of all processes to ensure appropriate monitoring and follow up on key initiatives.
• Undertaking review and risk assessment of key initiative, projects and operation activities
• Auditing and check of controls including regular and on the spot audits of financial controls and management system for corporate policy and legal compliance, and conducting audits of the various aspects of the business
• Performing special reviews and audit including risk-based audits/review on any aspects of operations.
• Ensuring any identified data error, unaccountable transactions. faulty or inefficient processes are duly communicated to management while proffering suitable solutions and control measures,
• Ensuring strict adherence to budget by instituting controls
• Reviewing management periodically to ensure proper classification.
• Review Accounts of transactions with bankers paying particular attention to: a) agreed loan condition; b) interest rates and exchange conversion rate
• Investigate any issue as may be required by the Board
• Pre-payment audit of covering audit of all payments before cheques are issued and released.

Qualifications, Experiences and Attributes

• Bachelor's Degree from a reputable institution plus ICAN/ACA/ACCA/CISA
• Strong background in finance specifically sound knowledge of oil and gas financing operations and risks.
• Minimum of 6 years working experience spanning in Financial Accounting, Tax and Audit,Treasury and Risk Management (2 of which must be an auditing and regulation or risk management at senior management level).
• Leadership skills and Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management
• Understanding of current global trends in risk management.
• Good computer skills in accounting and auditing application
• Effective communication and presentation skills,.
• Conversant with all relevant financial laws and external regulations as well as audit standards and best practices.
• Demonstrate a pro-active ability to accurately identify problems and risks to systematically and logically analyze information and propose solutions.
• Honest person with very high integrity and independence also observing professional ethics when executing his/her duties
• Ideal age should between 28-35 years.

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's and relevant attachments to: oil.hr@yahoo.com with Job title as subject of the mail. Application should state the present basic salary, total remuneration package, contact telephone number and other relevant information.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.