Job Openings at the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

About the Job

• Lead a team of experienced professional Auditors in conducting audit assignments across Nigeria and presentation of audit observations and reports to management.
• Manage the audit process on a day-to-day basis for assigned locations and allocate the workload to team members based on the risk rating and experience of the auditor.
• Conduct financial and operational reviews, prepare observations & reports, & propose recommendations, and agree management actions for all observations.
• Supervise and coach junior auditors during audit assignments and help ensure the smooth operation of the audit process.

Your New Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement audit assignments and provide an objective view on the control environment.
• Ensure adequate follow up with head office function heads. after audit assignments on identified head office related issues.
• Ensure that all audit workpapers are completed and uploaded on share point. Draft the final report after every plant and process audit.
• Effective management of the departmental budget. optimization of time, project/traveling costs during specific project.
• Plan, coordinate, execute and prepare report for each assignment.
• Increase efficiency and quality of departmental deliverables: quality of audit reports, time allocation, follow up processes. etc.
• Contributes new ideas, and intelligently partake in team discussions and active participation in the audit meeting.
• Timely Reporting of findings from audit projects.
• Deliver high quality audit reports.
• Effective communication of audit findings Set a clear plan of action for the team to follow and consistently ensure the timely completion of allocated work cycles to ensure the attainment of team objectives.
• Ensure adequate arrangements are made for auditors' welfare during audit engagements.
• Review of Audit Seniors and Auditors' quarterly presentations.
• Provide support to the audit team during assignments.
• Training and conduct induction of new employees.
• Review the audit rules and the process with your team to make sure everyone knows how he/she should operate.

Education / Knowledge

• Minimum - HND / University Degree Level education in Finance / Business Administration.
• Should possess a relevant professional qualification (e.g.. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA etc.).
• 5 - 6 years working experience Industry/business knowledge.
• Ability to read and interpret financial and business data.
• Understand tactical requirements, full knowledge of functional strategy

Do You Have These Skills?

• Basic Accounting and Business Administration Knowledge will be appreciated.
• Time / resource management.
• Good report writing skills Planning and Process improvement skills.
• Good Communication & inter-personal Skills.
• Computer literate - Good knowledge of MS Office Suite. Working knowledge of SAP will be an advantage.
• Good organization skills and able to prioritise appropriately.
• Good leadership and crisis resolution skills Excellent command of the English Language Understand financial impact of decisions.
• Proven ability to make complex decisions based on analysis and judgment.
• Proven ability to lead initiatives across a large, complex, geographical diverse environment.
• Coaching and mentoring for technical excellence.

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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.

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About Your New Job

• Performs walk-throughs to evaluate the design effectiveness of internal controls and tests internal controls for operational effectiveness, as per ICC testing methodology and annual plan.
• Reports on controls deficiencies and aligns and monitors on progress of management actions.
• Maintains a strong and positive collaboration and frequent communication with Countries / BU management and control owners.

Your New Key Responsibilities

• Acquire new skills relevant to current job and changing work requirements
• Demonstrate continuous learning and remain updated on any changes in their area of expertise
• Develop and maintain relationships with operations and promotes co-operation through timely communication and resolution of issues
• Stay up to date on internal control best practices and regulatory changes that may impact CCH's internal control environment Identify the need for updates/ additions to internal control documentation and suggests and implements changes
• Identify opportunities to improve and streamline internal controls and ICF compliance processes, listening to business requirements
• Conduct work in compliance with applicable internal control requirements and CCH policies and procedures
• Organize workload appropriately, plans, sets priorities, and meets deadlines efficiently
• Participate in scoping activities as requested by the Region Internal Control Manager
• Proactively communicate challenges and risks to the Senior Internal Control Specialist to ensure objectives are achieved on time and at the required quality
• Perform walkthrough procedures and inquiries to Control Owners
• Test internal controls throughout the assigned BUS
• Report on the status of internal controls as per the ICC's reporting plan and requirements in a timely manner
• Align on control deficiencies with control owners and assists in the preparation of management remediation actions
• Track the progress of management remediation actions, informs on potential issues/ delays in a timely manner, proactively seeks solutions and highlights risk areas.

Education / Experience

• A University Level Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management or Business Administration or a related field (desirable)
• 0 - 3 years' experience of testing internal controls in FMCG environment or audit experience within a Big Four company.
• Excellent command of the English language required. Second CCH language (desirable)
• ACA or ACCA fully / partially qualified (desirable)
• CIA/CFE qualifications (desirable).

Do You Have These Skills?

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills i.e., building partnerships and working collaboratively with others
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
• Situational adaptability
• Action oriented
• Ensures accountability
• Being resilient
• Drives results.

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About the Role

• We aspire to achieve a balanced of global, regional and local brands, with scale, that have the strongest potential to help us grow our consumer base, increase frequency and drive system margin accretion. 
• We are thought leaders who are constantly innovating. 
• We're looking for a talented Brand Director to lead brand strategies for some of the most iconic brands in the industry. 
• This role has a broad range of responsibilities that will assist in delivering specified business targets (volume, profit, share) through the development and execution of all brand strategies across Price, Promotion, Packaging & Product. 
• The success candidate should have the passion and experience in consumer package goods, demonstrating the ability to thrive leading a team in order to champion a brand and can motivate both internal and external partners.

What You’ll Do for Us 

• Leads the strategic brand development, initiatives and programs designed to broaden the appeal of our brands to the consumer in order to drive growth and revenue for both our innovation and profit streams.  
• Accountable for recommending the clear, differentiated, global brand positioning, and setting the consumer target consistent with the global positioning.
• Drives key brand or category initiatives that effectively reach and connect with target consumers. 
• Defines global brand(s) standards and design language and ensures consistency with brand positioning.
• Acts as a brand champion across the business.
• Approves product packaging designs to be consistent with product communications hierarchy and brand(s) standards.
• Works collaboratively with Design Center to lead global designs. 
• Works with the Knowledge, Strategy and Insights teams to develop consumer marketing insights and provide a foundation for marketing strategy and channel management. 
• Ensures strategic brand communications (including advertising, promotion and media plans) via deep consumer understanding, KBI tracking that follows global category strategy guidelines, as well as development of reporting and execution models to evaluate results and leverage key learnings.  
• Establishes and oversees the portfolio budgets to ensure appropriate funding the brand portfolio to ensure appropriate marketing mix that drives efficiency and deliver against financial targets, accounting principles, process guidelines and productivity goals 
• Coaches, inspires, and builds marketing capabilities and acts as a role-model in growth behaviors and leadership behaviors. 
• Acts as a thought leader around brand or category innovation, develops new means for stimulating creativity, insight collection or idea generation leading to new to the world insights and product concepts.  
• Works with the brand leads to translate the business strategies into compelling business briefs to guide internal teams on the development and execution of marketing communication plans that deliver to the portfolio/ brand goals, objectives, and strategies. 
• Works collaboratively with R&D to lead development of and recommend a brand &/or category innovation strategy, including role of sustaining and breakthrough innovation, new categories, and new market spaces.
• Includes innovation in brand communication, business model or strategic partnership.
• Can persuasively articulate the innovation strategy into a long-term product road.

Qualification & Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business or related field is required (Master’s degree is highly preferred) 
• 7+ years of related CPG experience working on a business that is global with direct responsibility on a global project. Can demonstrates an understanding of differences between countries and cultures. 
• Demonstrate the ability to translating marketing objectives into strategies and plans.
• Proven success in leading a team to develop a comprehensive marketing plan that is integrated across multiple consumer touch points, including at point-of-purchase. 
• Knowledge of information used to define brand strategic corridors and develop appropriate business solutions and the ability to lead the development, communication and stewardship of global brand positioning, architectures and policies/guidelines are needed  
• Knowledge of and the ability to use basic financial analysis (e.g., Return on Investment, Value Chain Analysis) related to marketing effectiveness, resource allocations and new business opportunities is needed 
• Successfully launched several new products from concept stage through commercialization and in-market success. Has successfully managed a product portfolio. 
• Persuasive communication skills and ability to develop materials for corporate strategy and business review meetings.  
• Proven ability to manage and develop a marketing team.

Skills:

• Analytical Techniques, Brand Architecture, Brand Management, Brand Positioning, Brand Strategy, Channel Management, Competitive Assessments, Consumer Segmentation, Creative Development, Digital Media Strategy, Leadership, Life Cycle Management, Marketing Strategies, Media Planning, Portfolio Management, Problem Solving, Quantitative Research, Social Media Strategies, SWOT Analysis.

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brands in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter. 
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.  
• Creative Team Culture: Be inspired by the best brand leaders and agencies in the world, which creates a creative culture that supports taking risks and innovation.