Internal Auditor at AMO Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited

Job Description

• Identify areas of control weakness, loss, or potential loss and provide appropriate recommendations to the Head, Internal Audit and Risk.
• Assist management in the identification of risks inherent in the business and provide recommendations on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls in place to minimize such risks
• Protect the organization's stability and open the door for its ongoing success by proactively addressing possible issues.

Responsibilities
Internal Audit and Risk:

• Review and comment on the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of operations and monitor the environment in which the business operates to ensure that the business is adequately safeguarded against waste, fraud, and avoidable loss.
• Ensure that adequate records of Internal Audit, Control, and Compliance work done are kept in specified locations in both hard and soft copies;
• Assess the adequacy of the design of existing controls within the business unit and proffer recommendations; Identity, assess and report on risks of the business unit.
• Monitor the operating business environment for adequate segregation of duties to ensure that no single person has independent control over any important aspect of the business.
• Assist process owners integrate risk management into their day-to-day activities.
• Assist the Head, Internal Audit, and Risk in the drafting of Standard Operating Procedures and review of Policy documents across the group.
• Examine the correctness of financial and operating information prepared for management and detailed testing of transactions and balances contained in the income statement and balance sheet respectively.
• Verify and review the procedures laid down for periodical verification/reconciliation and testing of different sections of accounting records to ensure that they are accurate and sustainable.
• Follow up on all control, compliance, and audit issues (internal & external) and recommendations.
• Identify Risk to determine whether possible hazards could impact the organization's finances, operations, and reputation.
• Analyze risk and assess the possibility and consequences of hazards that have been discovered.
• Create and put into action plans to reduce or eliminate hazards.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures for risk management.
• Develop quarterly Key Risk Indicator (KRI)Template for 10 Top risks.
• Update Company Risk Register.

Administrative:

• Assist the Head, of Internal Audit and Risk in preparing and executing the annual Internal Audit Plan, with the approval of the Group Managing Director. The plan must ensure effective coverage of all the business units’ core business processes and resource management processes.
• Update the regulatory rule book of the business unit with emerging regulatory compliance which may have arisen either through internal changes or new legislation.
• Compile Internal Audit and Control reports and submit to the Head of Internal Audit and Risk on a periodic and ad-hoc basis;

Qualifications

• BSc/HND in Accounting, Business administration, Economics, Finance, or any other related discipline.
• ACA; CISA or ACCA
• Minimum of 3 -5 years of relevant experience in Audit/Assurance and Enterprise Risk Management

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Must be fully conversant with the Company’s Business processes, Audit procedures, and accounting policies, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management and control environment would be essential.
• Absolute confidentiality, high integrity, innovation and creativity, professional skepticism, and strong interpersonal skills are required.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities to completion with tight timelines
• Business planning and analysis
• Strong communication (verbal and written) skills
• People and time management
• Report writing and presentation
• Protection of Confidential Information
• MS Office Tools and Calendar Management
• Good negotiation skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Lateral thinking skills.

Expected Behavioral Competencies:

• Resourcefulness
• Dependability
• Passion
• Integrity
• Promptness
• Accountability
• Image/brand representation of the company