Head Internal Audit at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) - Our client is a leading indigenous, downstream oil and gas business with its Head Office in Port Harcourt. The company is committed to delivering the most efficient energy solutions to its clients. The organisation and its people conduct its business based on integrity, with a strong focus on innovation, stewardship, value creation for its clients and respect for the individual.

Our client recently embarked on an ambitious transformation project and would like to recruit individuals with excellent professional and academic credentials, a strong focus on results and developing value to customers in the position below:

Job Title: Head Internal Audit

Reference Number: 130-PEO00487
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: People & Change Nigeria
Job type: Permanent

Job Description

• This role (based in Port Harcourt), will play a critical part in delivering the transformation agenda and will need to demonstrate experience in the implementation of initiatives and systems in their respective functions or disciplines.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Communicates Organisation’s strategic direction and objectives and ensures alignment of the department’s goals and activities with organisational vision, mission and corporate goals and objectives
• Monitors the implementation of the Internal Audit programmes to ascertain and report on degree of compliance with company approved policies and operating procedures, laws, regulations and code of good business practices
• Develops approved internal audit strategies and action plans to promote a culture of transparency and accountability in Organisation’s business operations
• Assesses the design and operating effectiveness of established business control policies, processes and procedures and communicates identified weaknesses to management with appropriate improvement solutions
• Liaises with the Finance Department and Organisation’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes
• Continuously reviews/assesses the business and operational risks facing Organisation in order to proactively establish appropriate mitigating
• Conducts follow up reviews and resolves control issues arising from internal and external audit exercises.
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.
• Manages and oversees team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.

Requirements

• Minimum of twelve (12) years relevant experience, 6 of which must have involved responsibility for managing internal control and/or audit in a similar company or other business within the oil and gas industry
• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree/HND in Accounting or a Finance related discipline
• Relevant professional certifications e.g. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Certified Internal Auditor(CIA), Association of Certified & Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Desirable:

• MBA or Master's degree in a related discipline is an advantage

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Business process and control analysis
• Enterprise risk management
• Risk management
• Financial Reporting
• Audit standards and regulatory guidelines
• Compliance and investigation skills
• Communication (Verbal and Written)
• Ability to lead teams
• Professional scepticism
• Relationship management
• Negotiation skills
• Attention to detail

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online