Internal Control Manager at SAB Miller

Reference Number: ABI114

Job Description

• Career opportunity exist for a highly skilled and result driven Internal Control Manager, in our Port Harcourt plant, reporting directly to the BU Internal Control Manager.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a strong control environment within the brewery. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Single Point of Contact for Internal Control questions on MICS, SOX, DAG, control policies and Finance Excellence Program in the brewery
• Implementation of Internal Control in all entities / locations of the country by liaising with the different functions in the country and the BU
• Internal Control is the End-to-End owner of financial processes. He/she should ensure that the processes defined with the BU and Zone are correctly translated for the country, embedding the proper internal controls
• Tracking and monitoring of implementation / compliance progress within the country. Defining action plans to close the gap and increase compliance, communicates with all involved functions
• End-responsible of timely and accurate reporting of the self-assessments to BU IC (MICS, DAG, Policies)
• Ensure SOX compliance (for in-scope countries only) by interacting with control owners (Solutions, Finance representatives and other departments).
• Responsible for SOX compliance, you ensure that scoping, design and testing is performed adequately as per the standards defined. Any deficiencies are closed as soon as possible by implementing sustainable actions guardian of compliance rules on Books & Records within the BU
• Key contact for local External Auditors: ensure alignment on timelines, scoping, progress, reporting of results, etc.

Requirements
The occupant of this position should possess:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field. Professional Qualification, i.e. CA (SA) will be beneficial.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant internal control or external audit experience.

Key competencies and attributes:

• Understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance and internal controls
• In-depth understanding and hands-on experience of Sarbanes Oxley Act is a plus
• Good understanding of audit testing principles
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suites (MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint)
• Ability to analyse information and make recommendations for decision making