Associate Manager - Compliance & Corporate Finance at British American Tobacco

Job Number:  26168
Function: Finance
Level: Experienced Professional
Appointment Type: Permanent

Job Description

• British American Tobacco is looking to hire an Associate Manager - Compliance & Corporate Finance to join our team in Lagos, Nigeria

Job Responsibilities

• Drive the timely assessment and closure of compliance review plans and open actions across the area
• Update and follow up of actions updated on the control environment dashboard
• Manage the Controls Excellence Dashboard and Continuous Control Monitoring - Monthly communication of exception reports to the business for process improvement and drive compliance.
• Update and follow up of actions on TaO KPI Dashboard
• Drive the timely delivery and submission of Controls navigator assessment and follow up on open actions
• Approval Matrix-SDoA (Statement of Delegated Authority), PO release strategies, JML (Accesses for Joiners, Movers & Leavers)
• Provide consultancy services on compliance, audit & operations
• Business control strategies – Fraud focus areas, WAM (West Africa Markets) Business Control Team activities, policies/procedures/guidelines
• Drive risk management awareness - Risk Registers etc.
• Projects – WAM fixed assets verifications, assets disposals, creation of entities
• Embed SOX Way of Working across the business - 100% pass rate from KMPG Audit and BCT Testing
• Actively support the timely remediation of action plans from BCT's remote OE testing
• Active involvement in the SOX Cycle Testing
• Support the STP (Sustainable Tobacco Programme) for leaf operations
• Develop SMART Performance Objectives

Knowledge, Skills and Requirements

• Financial background with a professional accountancy qualification (such as ACCA, CPA), a relevant university degree and sound knowledge of accounting principles
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience, preferably in FMCG or Big 4 environment
• Understanding and awareness of other business functions and their interface with Finance
• Sound communication and presentation skills
• Good collaboration and influencing skills with ability to interact with all levels of management