Job Opportunities at White Soul Group

The safety officer is responsible for promoting and driving safe behaviour and practices by all members of the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Hold pre-trip discussions with drivers before they embark on any journey
• Conduct periodic risk assessments and proffer recommendations
•  Conduct pre-employment assessment of drivers and submit report on performance to the Operations Manager
• Ensure drivers undergo comprehensive medical investigations including drug tests before resuming active duties.
• Monitor drivers activities to ensure drivers comply with safety and health rules of the company, and the client
• Perform hazard evaluations and risk assessment on the terminal
• Monitoring operations in the terminal and ensure adherence to trucks’ standard for loading.
• Maintain up to date records of incidences and conduct thorough accident and incident investigations including prescribing preventive measures.
• Carries out analysis of accident / incident statistics, identifying trends and suggesting improvement plans
• Ensure that drivers are on their prescribed PPE’s within the terminal, depot and while on the road
• Conduct periodic spot checks to ensure drivers are compliant with the company’s policies while on the road

Educational Qualifications

• B.Sc/BA in Safety Management, Engineering or relevant field is preferred
• Must possess certification in road/occupational health and safety preferably NEBOSH

Experience

• (3-5) years proven experience as safety officer
• Experience in a transport/logistics/supply chain organization is compulsory

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate genuine concern for people and build strong communication
• Maintain a proactive approach to health and safety concerns
• Can react effectively in an emergency situation.
• In depth knowledge of legislation (e.g. OSHA/EPA) and procedures
• Knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices
• Experience in writing reports and policies for health and safety
• Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Working knowledge of safety management information systems is a plus
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Diligent with great attention to detail
• Excellent negotiation skills with an ability to relate with law enforcement agents
• Membership of a Health and Safety institute is mandatory
• Good knowledge of work place safety measures.

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The Internal Control Officer shall be responsible for implementing, directing and overseeing the auditing and compliance programs of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, documentation, assessment and monitoring internal control framework, including group policies and key risks in order to ensure that the group has adequate controls to prevent unintentional and intentional errors in financial reporting, processes and business operations.
• Formulate policies and procedures to improve internal controls, compliance and efficiency
• Lead the process for internal controls reviews across the group
• Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to business partners, senior leadership and audit committee.
• Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies
• Work collaboratively with business and process owners to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective action.
• Actively seek standardization and automation, apply and implement best practices for managing internal controls and deploy innovative technology where possible to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, assessment and review procedures.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 2+ years of experience from a similar position in a haulage and logistic company.
• Relevant professional certification (ACA, ACCA) is a plus
• Strong experience and interest for how technology and systems can support internal control effectiveness and efficiency
• Solid understanding and experience with internal control frameworks
• Strong analytical skills includes the ability to spot, assess and address risk, materiality and interdependencies and translate it into impact analysis for the financial reporting and recommendations for improvement
• Strong communication skills presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound presentational skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a multi-cultural team.
• Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• Striving for continuous improvement and optimization
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
• Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities