Associate Manager - Compliance & Corporate Finance at British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN)

British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice - whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Associate Manager - Compliance & Corporate Finance

Job Number:  26168
Location: Lagos
Function: Finance
Level: Experienced Professional
Appointment Type: Permanent

Job Description

• British American Tobacco is looking to hire an Associate Manager - Compliance & Corporate Finance to join our team in Lagos, Nigeria

Job Responsibilities

• Drive the timely assessment and closure of compliance review plans and open actions across the area
• Update and follow up of actions updated on the control environment dashboard
• Manage the Controls Excellence Dashboard and Continuous Control Monitoring - Monthly communication of exception reports to the business for process improvement and drive compliance.
• Update and follow up of actions on TaO KPI Dashboard
• Drive the timely delivery and submission of Controls navigator assessment and follow up on open actions
• Approval Matrix-SDoA (Statement of Delegated Authority), PO release strategies, JML (Accesses for Joiners, Movers & Leavers)
• Provide consultancy services on compliance, audit & operations
• Business control strategies – Fraud focus areas, WAM (West Africa Markets) Business Control Team activities, policies/procedures/guidelines
• Drive risk management awareness - Risk Registers etc.
• Projects – WAM fixed assets verifications, assets disposals, creation of entities
• Embed SOX Way of Working across the business - 100% pass rate from KMPG Audit and BCT Testing
• Actively support the timely remediation of action plans from BCT's remote OE testing
• Active involvement in the SOX Cycle Testing
• Support the STP (Sustainable Tobacco Programme) for leaf operations
• Develop SMART Performance Objectives

Knowledge, Skills and Requirements

• Financial background with a professional accountancy qualification (such as ACCA, CPA), a relevant university degree and sound knowledge of accounting principles
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience, preferably in FMCG or Big 4 environment
• Understanding and awareness of other business functions and their interface with Finance
• Sound communication and presentation skills
• Good collaboration and influencing skills with ability to interact with all levels of management

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.