Head, Internal Control at Leadway Assurance Company

The Head of Internal control will be responsible for managing the operating and financial reporting controls for Leadway Assurance, Leadway Vie, Leadway Asset management Limited, Leadway Hotels, Capital and trust and properties.

The person must understand business processes, identify risks and controls, assess control effectiveness, and articulate deficiencies and recommendations for improvement.

The assessment and recommendations are formally reported Management.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE ,SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR (Required to succeed in Role)

Educational qualifications & functional / technical skills

• Degree in Accountancy, with professional qualifications in Accounting. (i.e. ACA, ACCA)
• Fast worker with ability to work well under pressure
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Relevant experience (type of experience and minimum number of years
• 6 plus years of audit/finance/accounting experience, including a minimum of 3-5 years of public accounting and/or internal audit experience
• Attitude and behavioral traits
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills; with the ability to facilitate discussions and clearly present technical concepts, issues and recommendations
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and meticulous
• Possess good business acumen and highly adaptive.
• High degree of self-responsibility, proactivity, and resourcefulness
• Demonstrates maturity to work effectively independently, and with a teams across related companies
• Strong organizational skills, with attention to details and deadlines
• Ability to motivate, influence, resolve issues, and develop strong partnerships at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrates experience in the design, implementation and monitoring
• of internal controls and compliance programs