Internal Control and Risk Management Coordinator at Workforce Group

Workforce Group is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organizational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value for their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control and Risk Management Coordinator

Location: Lagos
Employment type: Full time

Key Accountabilities 

• Coordinate the implementation, documentation, assessment and monitoring internal control framework to ensure adequate controls to prevent unintentional and intentional errors in financial reporting, processes, and business operations. 
• Formulate policies and procedures to improve internal controls, compliance, and efficiency 
• Coordinate the process for internal controls reviews across the organization. 
• Prepare adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to GMs and executive management. 
• Prepare adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies. 
• Work collaboratively with all departments to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective action
• Responsible for a strong internal control environment through the development of policies and procedures, ensuring their implementation and monitoring compliance
• Coordinate enterprise risk management at third-line defence level including review of risk registers; facilitate engagement session with risk champions

Required Qualifications

• HND / BSc in related discipline with excellent knowledge of IFRS and general accounting principles
• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience in the Oil and Gas industry or Auditing/Consulting
• Relevant professional qualification in Accounting (ACA, ACCA etc.) with minimum 5 years post qualification work experience
• Well-versed in state and federal laws and regulations relating to compliance, general accounting, and management controls 
• Strong knowledge and practice of IAS practices and reporting guidelines 
• Strong ethical standard, objectivity, qualitative risk based thinking and problem-solving skills
• Track record of improving processes and controls
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools and working knowledge of Infor Financials Business (SUN Systems), Q&A analysis tool and SAP B1 will be an added advantage. 
• Ability to extract, manipulate and analyze large volume of data. 

Our ideal candidate should possess these qualities:

• A deep experience, passion and great determination,
• Ability to motivate teams and a strong moral compass. Such person should be able to develop and implement effective strategies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with and relate to a board range of internal stakeholders, including other senior team members, staff and top management
• Financial management experience, including preparation and management of budgets, etc.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
• Energetic, independent, and self-motivated with a solution-based approach while demonstrating innovation, integrity, quality, creativity, flexibility and resilience.

Remuneration
Attractive.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.