Senior Manager, Internal Control

• BSc / HND in Accounting

Professional Certification:

• Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA)

Required Years of Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in internal audit, internal control, or related field at managerial level. (Post qualification)

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and assess control gaps and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with other departments and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• People and time management
• Report writing and presentation
• Protection of Confidential Information
• Excellent relationship management skills

• BSc / HND in Accounting

Professional Certification:

• Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA)

Required Years of Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in internal audit, internal control, or related field at managerial level. (Post qualification)

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and assess control gaps and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with other departments and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• People and time management
• Report writing and presentation
• Protection of Confidential Information
• Excellent relationship management skills

Job Purpose

• Ensure that the laid down system of internal controls are strictly adhered to with relevant laws, regulations, and policies, and provides reasonable assurance of the effectiveness and efficiency of control system.
• Ensure that all control-related issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner and that remediation plans are implemented and monitored to ensure their effectiveness.
• Ensure that all internal control processes, policies, and procedures are up to date and in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

Roles and Duties

• Implementation of internal control processes, procedures, and regulations across business.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of the financial record.
• Review of strict adherence to expense/budgetary controls as approved by management.
• Promotion of operational efficiency and ensure adherence to operational processes and procedures.
• Carrying out spot checks on operational/financial activities across businesses for effectiveness and efficiency.
• Review, monitor, and communicate of credit limit and recoverable status of all receivables.
• Review and communication of payable status on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis.
• Review and investigate detected errors, and fraud in the system and report to Head-Internal Control &Compliance (HICC) for action.
• Participate and review stock count exercise and report established variance to the HICC.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to identify control gaps and improve processes and procedures and ensure that internal control measures are embedded into all business operations. (Financial and non-financial)
• Identify areas of special investigations into potential violations of internal control policies, regulations, or laws and recommend corrective actions to HICC.
• Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of internal controls, identify deficiencies, and recommend improvements to HICC.
• Identify areas of non-compliance to all external regulatory laws and report to HICC for management actions.