Internal Auditor & Risk Officer at Lead Enterprise Support Company Limited

Lead Enterprise Support Company Limited is a foremost Human Resources Solutions organization with many years of cumulative experience and expertise. We are prolific in Outsourcing, Recruitment, Head hunting and HR Advisory. We are a multi-sectorial servicing company, with landmark service deliverables to our clients in varied industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Auditor & Risk Officer

Location: Benin, Edo
Employment Type: Full-time
Grade: N/A
Department: Internal Audit & Risk
Reporting Relationships: Board of Directors
Direct Reports: None

Job Purpose

• Responsible for planning and guaranteeing independent and objective assurance on the management of risk throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks
Audit Planning and Design:

• Develop an annual audit plan using input from the team and stakeholders to identify priorities and resource requirements for the year.
• Schedule and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective use of people resources.
• Report to the Board of Directors at the required intervals on internal audit assignments including planned reviews, investigations, risk advisory work and all other duties assigned.
• Develop the team’s engagement with and support of major business change programmes thus ensuring that appropriate consideration of risk and control is given to all change initiatives.

Audit Review:

• Oversee and provide quality control for the departments audit, to ensure departmental mandate and business goals are met and that professional standards are maintained at all times.
• Plan and coordinate financial, regulatory, compliance and operational reviews.
• Conduct regular financial risk assessment and identify controls in place to mitigate identified risk.
• Perform audit procedures to test the reliability of established controls within the organisation.
• Identifycontrol gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure corporate assets are safeguarded and accounted for at all times.

Risk:

• Develop a risk register and include level of risk and proposed mitigants

People and Process Management:

• Consistently develop and review of internal control policies and procedures.
• Build relationships with leaders across the organisation to understand issues and identify areas for improvement for the organisation as a whole.
• Develop new methodologies to improve the audit process, making it “easier” for the organisation to request audits and implement recommendations.
• Keep abreast of developments in Corporate Governance and Risk Management practices and advise the business accordingly.
• Provide assistance to the business in meeting regulatory requirements.
• Manage and oversee team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
• Handle performance issues, discipline as necessary and address poor standards, ensuring department targets and customer satisfaction is not compromised.

Job Dimensions:
Financial Responsibility:

• Participate in budget development with overall responsibility of the department’s budget

Working Conditions:

• Works predominantly within a comfortable office environment.
• 5% travel as required by the role.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills)
Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree (M.Sc, MBA / PhD) in Finance, Economics, Accounting or any related business degree

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies:

• Full membership of relevant professional bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), ACCA.

Work Experience Required:

• Ten (10) to thirteen (13) years relevant work experience preferably in the Health or Service sector.
• Experience in a private hospital is an added advantage.

Functional Skill:

• MS Office proficiency

Behavioural Competencies / Attributes:

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent, negotiation, communication, business
• Presentation and people management skills.

Application Closing Date
29th May, 2021.