SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our client is a global multinational Food & Beverage company, worldwide leader in most of its category portfolio. With global or local specific brands and products, the core focus is to meet the diverse needs and preferences of consumers all over the world.
Operating in Africa for more than 80 years, the Company has 5 markets within, the Equatorial African Region being amongst them. The regional operations are co-ordinated from Nairobi, Kenya to offer shared service across countries in Central, East, part of Southern Africa including the Island markets and Horn of Africa.
With this regional expertise, the Company aims at enhancing the business potential of this region, which is seen as an important source of future growth, and bring it up to the level of performance that the Company experiences in other regions of Africa and the world.
By reinforcing business and product categories focus, making operations more efficient, developing cross fertilization or enhancing peoples’ knowledge transfer and empowerment, this shared service expertise is expected to accelerate growth and meet the company’s high ambition for the Region.
Our client continues to be viewed as one of the leading global companies in Corporate Social
Responsibility, particularly in the developing world. Being a committed leader in environmental
performance, they ensure that natural resources are preserved and that waste management enjoys
much attention in all operations worldwide.
The company is an equal-opportunity employer with robust talent management policies, and systems. They value and reward individual and team contributions to business results.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Group Audit Manager, the Auditor will be responsible for performing internal, operational and financial audits at the Factories, Sales Offices, Business Units and Shared Services in the EAR region (including affiliated companies). All audits will be based on risk and control assessment taking into account all critical risk factors and management concerns (risk based approach). Special investigations may be requested on an ad-hoc basis by management. All audits will be performed in accordance with general auditing standards as stipulated in the Operational Audit Manual, Control Framework guidelines and any other relevant materials.
Responsibilities
•Plan and prepare audits in a structured and systematic way by applying a risk-based approach to identify the critical risk areas.
•Prepare audit program based on the risk assessment performed·
•Evaluate and document adherence to existing corporate instructions, policies, standards and
corporate governance principles. It also includes matters involving potential conflicts of
interest, fraud, irregularities and possible environmental risks.
•Perform operational analysis on the effectiveness of internal controls within the company.
•Monitor operational efficiencies to ensure that company resources are used in the most
efficient way.
•Identify any deviations from Best Practices.
•Provide recommendations to management on control issues.
•Follow-up on the implementation of audit findings and drive ownership with line
management.
•Follow-up effective implementation of local projects and initiatives.
•Evaluate the alignment with local laws and regulations.
•Evaluate the effectiveness of management of overall risk environment by assessing
operational and financial company risks and resulting mitigation plans.
•Assess the quality and reliability of management reporting and information used in decision
making.
•Perform ad-hoc WHO code compliance reviews & investigations.
•Manage the localization of Internal Controls within the control framework ·
•Perform Risk and Control Assessments for local processes, roles and systems and raise gaps
including communicating them appropriately.
Requirements
•Degree in Commerce (or similar), majoring in Accounting.
•Over 5 years of internal and/or external audit experience (Preferably a combination of the
two).
•Strong financial and management Accounting background.
•Sound understanding of the general control principles in the company and accounting
standards
•Familiarity with legal, tax and corporate governance requirements of the company.
•Accuracy and attention to detail.
•Assertiveness with strong conviction / conflict resolution
•Strong interpersonal skills·
•Sound Microsoft skills, Excel, Word, ACL, PowerPoint, and SAP as well as ability to learn.
•Sharp analytical skills / problem solving skills.
•Initiative/ Integrity /Common sense.
•Strong business insight and team spirit & player
How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a
detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime
phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business
Friday 29th October 2010.
Adept Systems
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Web: www.adeptsys.biz
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Senior Internal Auditor Food Beverage Company.
