Company Info
Large organization
200 + Employees
The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products' quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
Job Title: Head, Internal Control (Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc).
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
- The role provides strategic leadership to the Company to establish and strengthen effective Internal Control frameworks and governance procedures that create a sustainable environment while addressing risks to the Organization’s mandate and objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and ensure the effectiveness of the internal control framework for the company (includes all entities within the group). This should be based on the definition provided by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control-Integrated Framework, May 2013 and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It should also meet the requirements of relevant government regulatory agencies (e.g. Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Inland Revenue Service)
- Ensure, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are adequately designed, and tested in keeping with professional guidelines. Identified weaknesses are remediated on time and embedded through training and communication.
- Ensure that all key controls over financial transactions and reporting are operating effectively.
- Ensure full compliance with the ERP system (and other ancillary finance systems e.g. OMNI, SEC Portal, etc.) process and controls.
- Design and embed effective dashboards and other management reporting mechanisms that report and track the strength of the internal control framework to the management and the Board (i.e. through the Board Risk and Control Committee and the Statutory Audit Committee).
- Ensure an effective pre-payment audit process is in place.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Master’s degree or relevant professional certification e.g. (Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification will be added advantage.
- A minimum of 10 – 15 years of experience in internal control, audit, or compliance roles, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience in developing and implementing effective internal control systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with ERP systems, particularly SAP, is highly desirable.
- Working experience with the professional principles of Risk Management, Internal Audit and Internal Control.
- Good grasp of management principles
- Hand-on experience in the use of ERP (SAP)
- MS Office skills
- Change management skills
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Good written and oral abilities
- Motivational, Creative, innovative
- Team working ability
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Deadline: Not Stated
How to Apply: Interested applicants should Click Here to apply online.