Internal Control Officer at Animal Care Services Consult

Location: Ogere, Ogun

What You Will Do

• Inventory management control
• Identify accounting and financial record-keeping processes that can be improved
• Prepare and submit periodic activity / reports to the Internal Control Manager
• Ensures that daily, weekly, monthly stock-taking of items are carried out.
• Interpret and analyze reports / data / information to identify possible risk exposure.
• Review internal audit and regulatory compliance reports and monitor the implementation of the recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures of each department and processes in line with best practices.
• Checking the accounting and internal control system to ensure that these are suitably designed to reduce the possibility of fraud and error.
• Perform and control the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability, and compliance with all applicable statutory regulations.
• Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost reductions.
• Conduct follow up audits to monitor management’s interventions.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of Second class Upper or Upper credit for B.Sc. / HND holders respectively in Accounting / Finance from a reputable tertiary Institution.
• 3 years of experience in control and compliance units
• Professional qualifications ICAN, IIA etc. and MSc. degree will be an added advantage.
• Must be between 25 - 30 years
• Male / Female.

What Skills Must You Have?

• Pro-active attitude and proven ability to take ownership of tasks and work independently within the given deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to work with Accountants, Production staff and other co-workers
• Excellent attention to detail to review large amounts of data and numbers
• Exceptional mathematical skills to verify entries
• Good critical-thinking skills to gather all of the available data and make informed decisions
• Excellent research skills to find all related information needed
• Proficiency in accounting software and spread sheets.