Job Vacancies at IHS Towers

About the Job

• We are currently recruiting for a Specialist, SOX & ITGC who will ensure that IT General Controls (ITGC) applied to financial reporting are sound, effective, and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate, reinforce and promote SOX & ITGC program standards and approaches for documentation, control design, evaluation, and effectiveness testing.
• Perform SOX ITGC scoping and risk assessment activities.
• Identify, evaluate and document the design and effectiveness of the company's internal controls, looking for both control gaps and opportunities to gain process efficiencies.
• Provide updates to management on relevant SOX & ITGC compliance activities, including timely communication of risks and issues identified.
• Communicate test results and process improvement recommendations to management on time.
• Prepare reports/ presentations summarizing test results and remediation of test exceptions.
• Follow up with stakeholders on outstanding management actions from past projects.
• Engage on an ongoing basis with business process owners on their internal control compliance responsibilities.
• Support Manager, IT Risk & Control in overall management of SOX & ITGC program.
• Assist in evaluating, monitoring and resolving internal and external audit findings.
• Develop value-added relationships with process owners and make recommendations for process improvement.
• Evaluate risks and controls for new system implementations.
• Assess financial impact of SOX & ITGC controls and recommend solutions to correct issues identified.
• Participate in process reviews and identify opportunities for significant enhancements to drive operational efficiency and overall effectiveness of the company.
• Liaise with process owners, internal auditors, external auditors and other stakeholders as required.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by Manager, IT Risk & Control.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• +5 years’ relevant experience in IT Audit, IT Security, Risk Advisory, and IT Compliance.
• Professional certifications, e.g. CISA, CRISC, ISO27001 LA, etc, will be a bonus.
• Demonstrable proficiency in SQL and/ or other Computer-Assisted Audit Tools (CAATs)
• Must have deep understanding of Microsoft Dynamics ERP.
• Solid knowledge of security best practices such as defence in-depth, least privileges, need-to-know, separation of duties, access controls, and encryption, is mandatory.
• Knowledge & experience in implementing globally accepted information system risk, control and Business Continuity Management (BCM) standards is highly desired.
• Must possess thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques and protocols.

Organizational Competencies:

• Be Bold
• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity

Functional Competencies:

• IT Audit
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Business Consulting
• ITGC SOX
• Risk Management
• ISO27001
• ITIL
• Problem Solving

Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Continuous Learning
• Collaboration & Teamwork

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About the Job

• We are currently recruiting for a Manager, Financial Reporting & Control who will own General Ledger (GLs) and review exceptions in balance sheet and profit or loss trends.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify and propose accounting relevant adjustments required for accuracy of the Trial Balance and other routine accounting reports.
• Identify need for changes to accounting policies and systems in response to changes in global accounting standards and the immediate business environment.
• Prepare stand-alone and consolidated annual financial statements. Attend to all review comments and follow through to final sign-off.
• Prepare monthly summarized management financials and cash-flow statements (CFS). Make updates based on reviews with process owners and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide support for financial planning in annual budget build-up and monthly variance analysis.
• Prepare accounting models for sensitivity analysis and impact assessment of varying situations.
• Continuously reassess financial reporting systems for all entities in Nigeria, matching trend of investing and financing activities to management expectation. Report identified exceptions to management.
• Manage and coach financial accounting and controls staff.
• Attend to other external stakeholder reporting queries and enquiries.
• Prepare quarterly analytics for management reviews towards investor reporting.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics and/ or related disciplines.
• Relevant professional qualifications – ACCA/ ICAN
• + 6 years’ in audit and assurance, accounting consulting and preparation of IFRS financial statements.

Organizational Competencies:

• Be Bold
• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity

Functional Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Local & International Accounting Standards
• Internal Controls
• Use of MS Office Tools
• Business Communication

Behavioural Competencies:

• Collaboration & Teamwork