Senior Internal Control Officer - North at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Internal Control Officer - North

Requisition ID: 12540
Location: Gombe
Job type: Full-time

About the job 

• We are seeking an experienced Internal Controls Officer to support the execution of our Internal Control Plan within the industrial sector. 
• This role will involve independently assessing the effectiveness of policies, procedures, and standards governing financial, physical, and information resources. 
• The ideal candidate will also contribute to business risk management and conduct value-for-money reviews, helping management to enhance operational efficiency and fulfill their responsibilities effectively.

What you'll be doing 

• Work with  the Internal Control Manager to ensure a system is in place which ensures that all major risks of the company are identified and analyzed, on a continuous basis
• Highlight areas of risk and process gaps identified in Industrial Activities.
• Plan, organize and carry out the internal audit function as it related to Industrial activities
• Support in preparation of Industrial report package to the group and audit committee on the policies, programs and activities of the department
• Report on the findings of Industrial Process reviews and assist Internal Control manager in monitoring management's response and implementation
• Report to the Internal control manager on the value for money that the company obtains in all its industrial activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectivenes
• Execute any Industrial reviews or tasks requested by plant management, the audit committee, chief executive or chief financial officer via the Internal control Manager provided such reviews and tasks do not compromise the independence or objectivity of the internal control function
• Provide Internal Control Manager with an opinion on the internal controls within the operations.
• Communicating, educating and ensuring strict compliance with Company’s Policies & procedures
• Perform special investigation of cases in a professional manner when called upon.

Who you'll be working with:

• Direct Reports
  • None
• Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:
  • Internal Control Manager – Industrial
  • Plant Operations/Management
  • Business Process Owners

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline 
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant job experience either in an internal audit function or relevant industrial experience 
• Understanding of the cement industry or a similar business and regulatory environment
• Strong computer skills especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email applications
• Ability to prioritize with excellent time management skills
• Good attention to detail
• A knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits
• An ability to gather, analyze and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports
• An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit.

Desirable:

• Membership of ICAN, ACCA, CPA or equivalent
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – Exams may be taken after hiring

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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