Head, Internal Control and Audit at Fadac Resources and Services Limited

Fadac Resources and Services Limited - Our client a foremost luxury goods company in Nigeria with a diversified portfolio that comprises over 13 of the world's most prestigious luxury brands is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Internal Control and Audit

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Reviews and appraises the soundness, effectiveness, and proper application of accounting and financial controls, compliance procedures and controls and timeliness of documentation generation.
• Assesses the adequacy and extent of programs designed to safeguard organization assets.
• Compiles and issues report detailing conclusions and providing recommendations for improvements.
• Streamline our accounting functions and operations, provide financial analysis and reports, train staff on business financial issues, promote regulatory compliance, and drive income generation.
• Collaborate with management in driving the Fraud risk management program.
• Manages performance of audit assignments, reviews workpapers and audit reports; edits reports prepared by other auditors in the team.
• Schedules and plans audits; initiates project planning, assess risk and develops audit direction.
• Performs preliminary planning and establishes direction for audits, provides leadership to assigned auditors, manage project to quality outcomes, while meeting established time budget.
• Performs audit work, including plan preparation, workpapers, finding, and associated reports;
• Verifies the accuracy of financial records as they pertain to assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, and related transactions.
• Interact with other departments, staff and vendors to ensure adherence to laid down controls and policies, and with external audit and law enforcement agencies.
• Keeps abreast of company’s policies and procedures, current developments in accounting and auditing professions, and changes in local, state, and federal laws, as applicable.
• Interacts with audit firms performing external audits of company’s financial statements.
• Participates in development, implementation and maintenance of policies, objectives, short-and long-range planning; develops and implements projects and programs to assist in accomplishment of established goals.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• MBA/MSc is mandatory
• CISA, CIA, CRISC, ACFE or ICAN
• Preferably 10 - 15 years’ work experience in Internal Control & Audit with 5 - 7 years in managerial level.
• Experience in top luxury companies and top tier banks will be an added advantage.
• Candidate with work experience managing a team.
• Candidates with work experience reporting to the Board.
• Sound knowledge of COSO Internal control framework.
• knowledge of IIA/ISACA/ACFE Standards.
• Good knowledge of accounting policies and company procedures.
• Information technology Control & Audit skills.
• Proficient use of Microsoft office Packages.

Application Closing Date
15th November, 2024.