Internal Control Officer (Cross River) at Rainoil Limited

Rainoil Limited is an integrated downstream oil and gas company. A prominent player in the Nigerian industry, the company’s operations span across the downstream value chain i.e. Petroleum Product Storage, Haulage/Distribution and Retail Sales. Our primary products include Petrol (PMS), Diesel (AGO) and Kerosene (DPK).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Location: Calabar, Cross River
Job Type: Full-time

Description

• To provide independent, objective assurance on compliance with statutory requirements, policies and procedures thereby minimizing exposure to potential risks and impact on business performance

Responsibilities

• Assists in the implementation of internal control policies and procedures to ensure compliance and promote operational efficiency & transparency
• Conducts Internal Control evaluation and risk assessments to identify loopholes and areas requiring management intervention to prevent frauds, embezzlements, misappropriations, misuse and wastage
• Conducts audit tests and investigations as designed by the Audit Team Lead
• Prepares draft audit reports for review by the Team Leads
• Evaluates information security and associated risk exposures
• Coordinates and participates in periodic inventory count and fixed asset verification exercises.
• Evaluates the means of safeguarding company assets and as appropriate, verifies the existence of such assets
• Gathers data for internal audit through a variety of methods including interviews, financial research, downloads, etc.
• Verifies the existence of documents vital to the operations of the various functions in Rainoil
• Evaluates operations or programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established processes, objectives and goals and whether the operations or programs are being carried out as planned.
• Follows-up on the implementation of the audit recommendations and ensures that improvements are made to reduce the residual risks to appropriate levels
• Generates periodic reports on internal audit activities for review by the Audit Team Lead.

Requirements

• Minimum of Four (4) years relevant experience working in the internal audit function of a similar organisation
• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Accounting or any finance related course.
• Relevant professional certifications e.g. Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2023.