Job Description
Job Summary
The Internal Control Officer will review and appraise the soundness, effectiveness, and proper application of accounting and financial controls, compliance procedures and and timeliness of documentation generation.
Job Responsibilities
- Identify the risks that a business faces and develop preventive strategies.
- Review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from time to time.
- Provide training on policy and controls.
- Review Vendor creation, Customer Creation (Agreements), Credit setting for customers.
- Oversee OPEX operations company-wide
- Review Capex project briefs and compliance with procedures.
- Credit control (Receivables, staff float outstanding).
- Field force expenses management and control.
- Check consumption levels vis-a-vis bill of materials to detect and eliminate any shortages, stock outs and pilferages.
- Check the asset disposal bidding process.
- Review the Fixed assets register from time to time, ensuring physical asset count exercise.
- Supervise the physical Stock Take for all locations (Reagent, Consumables, Equipment, Spares, etc.).
- Review payroll data including salary elements and benefits computation such as overtime, Leave allowance, incentives etc.
- Evaluate Tally and Microsoft Dynamic audit trail.
- Tax and Regulatory Affairs – Ensure all tax and regulatory filings are made promptly.
- Regular visits to centres, to perform tasks stated above.
- Serve as expert advisors to Management and ensure changes are implemented and control measures properly set up, including:
- o Internal audit compliance audits
- o Internal control check proceeds
- o Process flow to ensure segregation of duties.
- Regular visits to centres, to perform tasks stated above.
Person Specification
- In-depth knowledge of GAAP internal Control procedure
- Demonstrable understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Sarbox and audit trained.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and best practices
- Familiarity with accounting software programs, such as Tally and Microsoft dynamics
- Minimum of five years relevant experience
- Proven work experience within the FMCG, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical or Manufacturing industry
- Proven time management skills and ability to work under strict deadlines
- Respect for confidentiality of information laws and local ethics
- Expertise in activity-based costing for fixed and variable costs in relation to the overall direct cost of a line of products
- Strong knowledge of internal finance policies and procedures and applicable financial specifications
- Good understanding of international and local tax and regulatory framework
- Good appreciation and working knowledge of office productivity tools.
- Very good understanding of financial ethics
- Willing to travel all over Nigeria.
- Ability to manage and deliver on multiple priorities
- Strong problem analysis/solving skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong presentation skills
Work Structure: On-site
Salary Range: N200-300,000 monthly gross (plus benefits)