Internal Audit, Control & Risk Officer at U-Connect Human Resource Limited

U-Connect Human Resource Limited is a leading provider of HR Services: Founded in 2004, we are a Human resource consulting company with head office in Lekki peninsula, Lagos. We are a proud Nigerian operation offering local support and services in the area of Human resource solutions with service offerings that include world-class personnel outsourcing, e-recruitment, headhunting, training and development, quality management solutions, outplacements, verification, computer-based pre-assessment, and competency testing as well as Business process outsourcing.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Audit, Control & Risk Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are looking for someone who will be responsible for driving risk management strategy and for implementing the risk management and internal control framework of the club.
• Shall be responsible for conducting internal operational and compliance audit reviews.
• The Officer shall strike a balance between supporting the business in enterprise value creation and defining control mechanisms, thereby, enabling the business to balance risks and rewards.

Job Description

• Participate in corporate strategy setting and definition of the overall business plan.
• Define and communicate the risk management and internal audit vision.
• Lead the formulation of the Club’s risk appetite statement, thresholds, and limits.
• Define and implement appropriate risk management framework, along with supporting policies, methodologies, tools, and procedures.
• Adopt an enterprise-wide approach to risk management, to understand and manage the risk profile of the company and of its individual parts.
• Facilitate enterprise risk assessments and monitor the club’s ability to manage its priority risks.
• Continuous evaluation and monitoring of the impact of change (changing corporate position, external business environment) and emergent risk factors on the club’s risk profile.
• Provide business areas and heads of departments with insights that would enhance business decisions.
• Constructive Senior Management and Board engagement, in order to achieve risk visibility and discussions of critical risk issues at the Board.
• Facilitate the formulation of new procedures and organizational changes as may be required
• Develop and ensure full implementation of a flexible risk-based annual internal audit plan using risk-based support models and methodologies.
• Define risk and audit programs and testing procedures to ensure activities conform to industry regulations, corporate policies, and other standards.
• Carry out independent evaluations and appraisals of the effectiveness of the internal policies, rules, and procedures.
• Perform special analyses and reviews, including compliance, instances of alleged fraud, and unethical misconduct.
• Carry out a review of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Qualification and Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent) in Business, Accounting, or another Finance-related discipline.
• Must have 8 - 10 years of professional experience, with 5 years of experience in a similar role
• A good understanding of financial statements and the interrelationship of the different components, including an understanding of the capital structure and financial indicators.
• Sound understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance, business, and operational risk, and control processes and procedures
• Sound negotiation skills.
• Outstanding people leadership and management skills.
• Ability to influence, and drive change management across the organization.
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and oral.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills.
• Strong organization-building skills, including the ability to attract and develop new talent and to develop linkages with the club’s different divisions and functions.
• Ability to exercise professional skepticism

Application Closing Date
5th February, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.