Nigeria Audit Manager at Coca-Cola

About Your New Job

• To provide risk-based and objective assurance advice, and insight to the Group Audit & Risk Committee, NBC Board, Executive Leadership Team, and NBC Senior management as to whether the framework of risk management, including its Internal Control Framework, is operating effectively in every function of NBC.

Key Responsibilities

• Design the annual audit plan to meet the risks of NBC and agree with the Head of Corporate Audit.
• Plan and conduct audits to assess controls, operational efficiencies & compliance with selected policies, procedures & regulations in accordance with the annual audit plan.
• Ensure that the audit activity is of high quality and in conformance with the IIA Standards and the CAD Operating Handbook.
• Align the audit objectives to the annual audit plan.
• Resolve audit problems that occur & provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Plan, coordinate, execute and report on time for each assignment.
• Internal audit function strategy for Nigeria executed, implemented, and delivered as agreed with Head of Corporate Audit.
• Ensure that the audit activity is performed in a manner to achieve the audit engagement objectives.
• Liaise with the other Area Audit Managers to deliver a harmonized audit approach across all areas.
• Prepare, submit & manage the department budget, approval of expenses incurred by the team.
• Provide support and guidance to the Team with clarity on deliverables and expectations.
• Lead the delivery of high-quality financial and operational audits across NBC.
• Prepare and communicate the basis, related risk assessment and timing of the audits/ projects to Senior Management.
• Ensure knowledge sharing for the development of the team skillset and transfer of best practices.
• Ensure that preliminary observations are written, propose recommendations and agree / align with management actions for all issues raised.
• Contributes new ideas, and intelligently partake in team discussions and active participation in the audit meeting.

Education / Experience

• Minimum of HND / University Degree Level education in Accounting, or Finance related subject
• 10 years of experience in an audit leadership position, demonstrating high proficiency in financial and comprehensive auditing, risk management and people management.
• Accounting /auditing related professional qualifications such as at a minimum ICAN, ACA, АССА.
• Additional, CIA, CFE, CISA or equivalent qualifications desirable.
• Sound Accounting and Business Knowledge
• Understand tactical requirements, full knowledge of functional strategy
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Industry / business knowledge

Do You Have These Skills?

• Excellent command of the English Language
• Advanced leadership skills and ability to comfortably liaise and build relationships with key / senior stakeholders
• Strong presenter & communicator, able to make effective formal and informal presentations
• Delegation and resource management
• Good report writing skills
• Process improvement skills
• Good communication & inter-personal skills
• Computer literate-Working knowledge of SAP and MS Office
• Administrative and time management skills
• Understand financial impact of decisions
• Ability to read and interpret financial and business data.