Head of Internal Control at Goldline Nigeria Limited

Role Description

• We are currently seeking a full-time Head of Internal Control to join our team in Lagos. As the Head of Internal Control, you will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with internal policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Your day-to-day tasks will include conducting internal audits, evaluating and improving internal controls, monitoring risk management activities, and providing recommendations for process improvements. This role requires strong attention to detail, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Carryout whatever is required in guaranteeing that the company maximises its corporate objectives by effectively policing, auditing, inspecting, controlling and investigating all its business engagements and producing actionable management reports.
• Audit (including vouching of) all financial accounts, transactions, operations, and other business activities.
• Conduct continuous inventory counts, reconciliations, regularisations, controls and reporting.
• Conduct continuous physical verifications, conditions, controls and reporting fixed assets.
• Conduct physical verifications, authentication, validations, security custodial and reporting of all business documents.
• Investigates customers’ complaints, rules violations, poor services, administrative and operational failures, and all issues that could jeopardize the business of the company.
• Investigates frauds, errors, mistakes, and suspicious transactions and constructively resolve them.
• Follow-up on queries issued by self, or copied to internal controls by unit heads, departmental heads and managing director. Ensure that the queries are processed to their logical conclusions.
• Takes necessary actions to prevent and correct anything that could result in loss of funds, assets, customers, businesses, personnel, and all other business resources.
• Prepares weekly internal control reports to the managing director on all engagements.
• Carry out any other job that the managing director may assign.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• Professional certification in Internal Audit (e.g., CIA, CISA) is highly desirable
• Proven experience in internal control, risk management, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks, policies, and procedures
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with various stakeholders
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software
• Experience in the manufacturing or construction industry is a plus
• Proximity to the office is an added advantage – Okota/Isolo axis.