Internal Control Officer

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Department: Finance

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Group Internal Control &Risk Manager

Direct Reports: N/A

Internal Relationships: All departments

External Relationships: Banks

• Vendors

• External Auditors

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pre-payment audit of all invoices to ensure adequate value is derived from all expenditures and safeguard of the company’s resources.

• Communicating observed irregularities in the process of pre-payment audit activities to the team lead for review and follow up.

• Review and report on inventory management and consumable items to ensure adequate supporting documents and appropriate authorization.

• Monitor stock count exercise to ensure adequate coverage and compliance to stock count instructions.

• Strengthen organisational resiliency to counter perceived/imminent incidents or disasters by developing effective mitigation strategies, functional responses and recovery plans.

• Ensure completion of a risk event form by process owner when a risk crystalizes.

• Review through the E-Form or any other means, cash advances, cash claims and retirements to ensure adequacy of supporting documents, adherence to company policies, adequacy of authorisation and reasonability of request.

• Review of company’s bank reconciliation

• Perform periodical check on all the departments with the custody of company resources and regular report on observations.

• Review staff account to ensure prompt retirement of advances.

• Review of all ledgers on advance payment and report all irregularities as maybe observed during the review.

• Implement and maintain the BCMS ISO22301 as a framework

• Assist in developing and updating all necessary BCMS documentation.

• Coordinate the development and implementation of business continuity training and awareness programs

• Perform any other functions within the department as maybe assigned by the Group Internal Control & Risk Manager,

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Required Education

• Minimum of a first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any related discipline.
• Relevant professional certification(s) is an added advantage.

Required Experience

• Minimum of three years cognate experience in Internal Control.

COMPETENCIES PROFILE

Technical Competencies

• Budgeting and Budgetary Controls
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Accounting Operations
• Financial Control
• Tax Management
• Cost Analysis & Inventory Management
• Financial and Management Accounting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Treasury Management

Generic Competencies

• Accountability
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Continuous Development
• Detail Orientation
• HSE Procedures
• Innovation
• Operational Effectiveness
• Professionalism
• Service Orientation
• Teamwork
• Technology Application (SAP)