Internal Control Officer at Genesis Group Nigeria

Genesis is a wholly Nigerian owned group with business interests in hotels, restaurants, cinemas, shopping malls, real estate development, catering and snack foods. Genesis has its corporate head office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. For twenty five years, we have provided 'exceptional products and services' to multinationals, local corporations and the Nigerian public.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Location: Apo, Abuja (FCT) 
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
Store-Level Operational Audits:

• Conduct unannounced visits to evaluate real workflow practices—cash handling, order processing, shift changeovers, kitchen prep, and portioning.
• Verify that POS procedures are enforced (void approvals, discounts, refunds, coupons, manager overrides).
• Identify patterns that indicate manipulation bill parking, fake voids, order swallowing, under-ringing, etc.

Cash & Sales Integrity:

• Reconcile shift-wise cash collections with POS reports and cash deposit slips.
• Check for skipped billing, “no sale” behavior, and end-of-day sales corrections that may indicate leakage.
• Validate delivery platform payouts (GrabFood, DoorDash, Jumia, Glovo, Uber Eats, etc.) against store records.

Inventory & Costing Controls:

• Audit daily and weekly inventories for food, beverages, and packaging.
• Observe portioning and serving practices during operations to identify wastage or over-portioning.
• Evaluate accuracy of recipe usage vs actual consumption to spot pilferage or mismanagement.
• Review cold room, dry store, and freezer conditions for compliance and safety.

Compliance & Process Integrity:

• Review storage, hygiene, food safety, and equipment maintenance practices against internal SOPs and regulatory standards.
• Ensure staff follow FIFO/FEFO, expiry checks, labeling, and temperature logs.
• Audit adherence to cash control policies, vendor receipt procedures, and petty cash documentation.

Fraud & Risk Detection
Investigate red flags such as:

• Suspicious voids and refunds
• Unusual discount patterns
• Abnormal food cost spikes
• Missing stock and inaccurate stock cards
• Discrepancies between aggregator and store sales
• Trace root causes and recommend corrective actions.

Reporting & Action Follow-up:

• Prepare concise, issue-focused audit reports highlighting risks, impact, and actionable fixes.
• Follow up with store managers to ensure corrective steps are implemented within deadlines.
• Present audit findings to management and contribute to policy improvements.

Continuous Improvement & Training:

• Train store teams on best practices: cash discipline, correct portioning, wastage control, and documentation accuracy.
• Recommend process changes to reduce opportunities for fraud or losses.
• Support cross-functional reviews with operations, finance, and HR.

Skills & Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 2 - 4 years experience.
• Strong understanding of QSR store operations, POS flows, kitchen prep, inventory cycles, and delivery platform mechanisms.
• Ability to spot irregularities fast sharp observational skills and data questioning mindset.
• Comfortable with field work: standing for long hours, moving through busy kitchens, and handling multiple store audits weekly.
• High integrity and professional skepticism; not swayed by explanations without evidence.
• Competent with spreadsheets, audit checklists, and reconciliation tools.
• Experience in QSR, FMCG, retail audit, or cash-intensive environments is a strong advantage.
• Reduction in unexplained variances (cash, stock, and food cost).
• Improved compliance scores across audited stores.
• Early detection of fraud attempts or high-risk practices.
• Consistent, actionable reports that lead to operational improvements.
• Healthier audit culture with fewer repeat findings.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2025.