IRIS Consulting: Head, Internal Audit & Control

IRIS Consulting Nigeria is recruiting

Our client is a major telecoms infrastructure service provider, which has grown rapidly over the last couple of years into a publicly quoted company and an industry leader in its field. With major growth operations in Nigeria and operating country business units in several other African countries, the company now needs more results focused executives and professionals to join its team of winners to accomplish bigger results for all its stakeholders. lf you desire to work in a paced open environment where you will have the freedom to fully express your professional competencies to build success for yourself and for the enterprise, then we invite you to compete for the following opportunities:

Job Title:  HEAD, INTERNAL AUDIT & CONTROLS
 
Responsibilities
As head oflntemal Audit & Controls, your responsibilities will include:
- Setting up an Internal Audit Department from the ground up
- Perform risk assessment, define project scope/objectives, prioritize ini tiatives and determine resource needs.
- Construct audit plans, manage project goals and drive to rcsults,
- Determine and establish appropriate audit scope and inlernal control objectives for high risk areas.
- Provide guidance and expertise, interpret significance of audit findings, conclude on issues, and make practical recommendations and strategic decisions.
- Reporting - Compile and prioritize issues to be addressed at meetings.
- Conduct meetings with management to review audit results.
- Prepare management reports and support developmcnt of reports to executive management and the Audit Committee.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships witb key business decision makers based on respect chieved through open communcation and commitment to deivering value-added service.
 
Person Specification
We expect you to be a person of strong professional convictions able to stand firmly by what you believe to be right regardless of who is involved, .We are also looking for a strategic and innovative thinking finance professional who is a proven leader not afraid to get in to details, focus on relevant risks, and are able to partner with business leaders to improve the control environment.
 
Qualifications and Experience
You should have at least 6-7 years of high quality audit experience in an organization applying best internal audit practices as a mutine Of in a major international audit practice; You will have a definite advantage if your experiences include auditing a large engineering business. In addition, you should have a good basic degree complemented by professional accounting and auditing certifications such as ACA and CISA.

Application Deadline
 12th August, 2010

Method of Application
Interested candidates should email their current CV  to:
iristelcojobs@yahoo.com using as subject for their emails the position they are applying for.

All applications will be treated with utmost confidentiality