Regional Control Officer (Osun) at Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc - Headquartered in Ibadan is responsible for electricity distribution within the south western zone (Oyo, Ogun, Osun and kwara as well as some parts of Kogi, Ekiti and Niger states). We are an organization with a focus on delivering excellent service to the customers and providing customer satisfaction through reliable power distributions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Control Officer

Location: Osun
Job type: Full-time

Job Description

• The role focuses on reviews of business operations to ensure conformity with policies and procedures towards the protection of the company’s assets, ensure uniformity in the treatment of transactions, and a fraud-free environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct vetting, vouching, and validating all documents before payment
• Review and vetting of all CRMD (Customer Records Maintenance Document)
• Review, vouching, and vetting of all CAAD.
• FETS/any other aggregator/collection agents. Ensure weekly vetting and reconciliation of all collections.
• Ensure all collections are remitted on the second day (T+1) to the IBEDC account. (Any exception should be reported).
• Verify all phone numbers, addresses, and geocodes of new customer accounts. They can also include the e-mail addresses of customers.
• Ensure periodic visits to Injection substations to ascertain the following:
  • Check breakers
  • The surrounding environment (Bush, collapsed fence, bent concrete poles, etc)
  • Transformer oil leakages
• HSE checks:
  • Service status of fire extinguishers
  • First aid bow is well kitted
  • Leaking control room roofs
• Adequate PPE
• Checking logbooks for regular updates & maintenance
• Functionality of the Emergency exit door(s)
• Stock of flammable materials in the control room like petrol, diesel, gas, etc
• Functionality of the smoke detector (if installed).
• Check that cable trenches are well covered to avoid the ingress of reptiles into the control room.
• Monitoring to ensure that unutilized store items are credited back to the store with adequate posting.
• Monitoring of all SAGE posting at the region, also to ensure SAGE is used.
• Must review for proper classification of customers according to tariff plans.
• Regular visits to CROs network to scan and detect uncaptured customers, wrong meter installations/illicit meters. Ensure to investigate undelivered bills.
• Ensure to investigate all reported faulty distribution substations to determine the cause, how long the fault etc. by confirming from technical team.
• Permit-to-work system under fault clearing. Ensure it is observed, and conduct regular training on a regional level.
• Routine investigation.
• Coordinate inspection of inventories supplied to ensure conformity with works order, LPO, etc
• Ensures timeliness in providing periodic and ad-hoc reports to Head, Audit & Risk.
• Carry out other sundry assignments as directed by Head, Audit & Risk.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline.
• Professional membership and certification in relevant fields including IT, Engineering, Finance and Audit.
• At least 5+ years auditing experience.

Skills & Competencies:
Technical competencies:

• Understanding of internal auditing standards.
• Ability to quickly develop a working knowledge of Function and business line software applications.
• Strong analytical skills required.
• Good investigative and analytical skills.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

Behavioral competencies:

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.  
• Attention to Detail and Accuracy
• Result oriented

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.