Risk Officer at Food Concepts

Food Concepts began operations in 2001. Our goal has been clear and concentrated since inception: to revolutionise the West African food business and provide remarkable satisfaction to our stakeholders. Since its inception in 2004, Chicken Republic (a subsidiary of Food Concepts) has opened 55 outlets in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as West Africa’s fastest growing chicken QSR and Nigeria’s leading chicken QSR (in terms of revenue and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was named one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands in all categories by the Financial Standards Awards 2009.

Title: Risk Officer

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• To design, implement and co-ordinate compliance activities across the business to assure compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures, rule and regulation as well as statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities
Risk & Quality Monitoring:

• Ensure and monitor store compliance to Company policies, procedures and systems
• Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
• Conduct OSC – Operations Standard Compliance on stores to ensure compliance to store standards
• Ensure follow up on gaps identified Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
• Ensure and monitor company’s compliance to statutory requirements.
• Ensure timely filling of all statutory documents to respective government agencies

Reporting & Recommendations:

• Proactively identify trends and issues from audit findings and formulate recommendations for improving compliance and addressing identified weaknesses / gaps across all locations/markets in which the company operates
• Report on company’s compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), SEC, NAFDAC , Government Agencies, etc.
• Develop and maintain the company’s Quality Management system, ensuring full compliance with its guidelines and a consolidated uniform approach across the company
• Report variance and ensure proper follow up

Requirements

• A good First Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2-3 years experience in a similar role is required
• Membership of the ICAN, CITN, ACCA, CIS or any other related professional qualification is an added advantage.

Deadline: Not Specified.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply online