Officer, Operational Controls at Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC Plc)

Major Roles / Accountabilities

• Coordinate review of current business operation processes and procedures to address operational deficiencies and strengthen systems.
• Engage process owners through process review to identify gaps and deficiencies in existing processes and procedures.
• Develop solutions and policy procedures to address identified gaps and deficiencies and to provide direction and guidance during implementation.
• Assess the value-adding capacity and justification for projects and requisitions.
• Manage departmental budgetary control and monitor departmental spend.
• Maintain junior employee work schedules, assignments, job rotation, training and overtime scheduling.
• Make business decisions that are financially reasonable, justifiable and being accountable in accordance with AEDC’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure efficiency in material utilisation, cash disbursement, Human Resources and unevaluated procurement through control initiatives.
• Build effective relationships with other superiors (vertical) and colleagues (horizontal).
• Manage compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and regular review for update to ensure with best practice and continuous improvement culture.
• Highlighting opportunities, identifying issues and recommending procedural changes as applicable company wide.
• Manage Operational KPI analysis.
• Develop and implement operational and financial controls to achieve business objectives.
• Work closely with Process owners, Change Management and Internal Audit to address Operational deficiencies and strengthen systems.
• Prepare monthly Operational reports including identified Operational and control lapses,
• options for improvement, impact of previous improvement initiatives and subsequent activity plan.
• Demonstrate ability to assess and understand a variety of internal and external factors with significant impact on the business and appropriate course of action.
• Ability to influence others, present convincing arguments and deal with conflicting viewpoints.
• Encourage maximum savings through volume rebates or trade spend initiatives.
• Obtain sufficient confirmation that order and deliveries are consistent with their contractual terms.
• Evaluate Vendor selection process.
• Manage and review financial reports: monthly, quarterly and annual reports, as required for monitoring and reporting purposes.
• Manage operational and financial analyses within business units and present findings and recommendation to Function Managers and Directors.

Academic And Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Administration, Finance and Accounting, Engineering, Technology, Compliance or technical experience in internal control or compliance.
• Relevant Professional qualification.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 of years’ relevant experience (finance, Internal control or compliance,
• Engineering, Technology, Process development).