Male Head of Internal Audit and Compliance Job at Hec Recruit

Hec Recruit is a full-service HR consulting firm with a unique approach. Since 2020 we have been helping our clients find a job best suited for their skills and interests, and helping local companies locate the best employees.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Male Head of Internal Audit and Compliance 

Job Location: Abuja (FCT) 
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Provide assurance to senior management on the effectiveness or otherwise of the company’s risk management, processes, and systems.
• Plan, execute, and report on operational, financial, regulatory, and compliance-related audits/reviews as well as ensure strict adherence to policies and procedures.
• Define the strategic direction for the Internal Audit function which aligns with the overall strategic goals of the company.
• Plan financial, regulatory, compliance, or operational reviews/audits.
• Contribute, as appropriate, in the year-end financial audit with the external auditor.
• Coordinate investigations into suspected fraudulent practices across the organization and recommend the appropriate line of action.
• Conduct risk assessments and identify controls in place to mitigate identified risks.
• Develop control and compliance policies/frameworks, procedures, programs, and manuals.
• Ensure continuous review and assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of policies, procedures, and processes across the Company and identify improvement opportunities.
• Ensure adherence to the company’s policies and procedures.
• Conduct internal audit reviews.
• Link risk assessment activity to the development of a strong annual compliance work plan.
• Manage work with risk, legal, compliance, and other control-related activities.
• Ensure required regulatory/statutory returns are rendered to the relevant agencies in a timely, regular, complete, and qualitative manner.
• Analyze and conclude on the effectiveness and efficiency of the control environment.
• Identify control gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct Compliance Risk Assessment for new customers and products of the Company and establish controls/mitigates.
• Ensure appropriate level of communication is maintained on Internal Control matters to support the framework and ensure appropriate ownership and accountability from management and managers.

Requirements

• Graduate in Finance or a related field
• 10 - 15 years of work experience in an accounting/auditing role is required of which at least 5 should be at management level.
• Professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, and familiarity on IAS/IFRS Standard.
• MBA degree from reputable business school – a strong plus.

Salary
N250,000 - N300,000 Monthly.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hecrecruitment.hrconsulting@gmail.com using "Head of Internal Audit and Compliance (Male)" as the subject of the mail.