Job Summary
Ensure the implementation of effective controls in all business processes, operations and systems, to ensure transparency and promote good corporate governance, champion the coordination of financial, compliance, operational, technical and IT audits and conduct investigations on reported irregularities to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of existing controls required within countries in the region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Be a primary audit business partner in the assigned locations. This includes providing the maximum support to embedding strong governance and control standards in the business, while maintaining appropriate independence.
- Drive control consciousness and commitment to compliance with group policies and procedures.
- Supervise the internal team in the location assigned. Provide leadership and council to the plant, head office and supply chain. Generate ideas that will build the company, identify and implement cost-saving ideas for the assigned business units.
- Participate in the formulation and documentation of internal control and reconciliation framework for the group.
- Define the implementation plan to institute the internal control framework for the group across all the business units.
- Ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the approved internal control plan.
- Evaluate control mechanisms and governance processes for internal control processes.
- Define internal control processes and policies to ensure adherence to corporate governance policies.
- Coordinate all investigation and forensic audits across the group.
- Ensure internal audit and control activities are conducted in adherence to professional standards and observation of relevant legal requirements.
- Ensure the quality of reports and documentation are in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Screen all internal reports for the approval of chief internal audit and control officer.
- Provides advisory services concerning business process, operations, regulations, policies and procedures and makes improvement recommendations.
- Supervise and monitor performance of line managers against their periodic plans and special assignments.
- Review and recommend training and development for staff auditors.
- Liaise with regulators, external auditors, affiliates and outsources service provider.
- Assign detailed responsibilities to subordinate and supervise them to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Implement risk-based plans to set out the priorities of audit consistent with the groups objectives.
- Periodically make proposals for the review of group policies and procedures or for the introduction of new policies to strengthen controls in identified areas.
- Propose the internal audit activities, plans and resource requirements to the Group CIA.
- Conduct forensic audits and investigations in cases of frauds, losses and malpractices as may be required.
- Ensure all investigation and forensic audits are performed in a conscientious manner incorporating careful application of professional standards and observation of relevant legal requirements and rules of professional conduct.
- Support the Group CIA to manage performance evaluation, training needs, staff deferments
- Support the CIA to implement ad-hoc audit and internal controls directives from the board group-wide.Implement appropriate audit infrastructure e.g. SAP GRC, Team Mate, Data Mining Tools required to support a robust audit organization.
Requirements
- A first degree in Accounting or any related discipline
- A Master’s Degree in Accounting or MBA or Master Audit Comptabilité Contrôle, would be an added advantage
- Professional qualifications such as, Diplôme d'Expertise Comptable (DEC), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are required.
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience including a minimum of 5 years’ experience with a top-tier Audit firm and at least five (5) years in a senior management position.
- Experience across multiple industries/markets e.g., Manufacturing, Energy, Utilities etcetera. International work experience is an added advantage
- Full Professional Proficiency in both French and English is required.
Skills and Behaviours
- Sound understanding of the cement manufacturing industry in terms of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, legislation etc.
- In-depth understanding of internal auditing standards, responsibilities, code of ethics, and certification.
- Knowledge of the role of Internal Audit in corporate governance and its key relationships with the Board, Board Committees (e.g. Audit Committee) and Executive Management;
- Knowledge of SYSCOHADA, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), accounting and financial reporting requirements of regulatory agencies, as appropriate, and compliance and reporting requirements of applicable tax authorities (federal, state and local), as appropriate
- Ability to provide sound business judgment, strategic thinking, and broad financial and business perspective across the organisation.
- Must possess skills required for the conduct of business process reviews, compliance reviews, evaluate operations, and provide valuable recommendations
- Must have an awareness of new technologies and audit automation tools to improve the effectiveness of the audit function.
- Ability to apply control models such as the COSO Internal Control framework
- Excellent project management skills.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Very strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Practical knowledge of office productivity tools (MS Office) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions.
- Good business writing skills.
- Good supervisory, coaching and mentoring skills.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
