Internal Auditor & Risk Officer at Lead Enterprise Support Company Limited

Lead Enterprise Support Company Limited is a foremost Human Resources Solutions organization with many years of cumulative experience and expertise. We are prolific in Outsourcing, Recruitment, Head hunting and HR Advisory. We are a multi-sectorial servicing company, with landmark service deliverables to our clients in varied industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Auditor & Risk Officer

Location: Benin City, Edo State
Employment Type: Full Time
Grade: N/A
Department: Internal Audit & Risk
Reports to: Board of Directors
Direct reports: None

Job Purpose

Responsible for planning and guaranteeing independent and objective assurance on the management of risk throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks
Audit Planning and Design:

Develop an annual audit plan using input from the team and stakeholders to identify priorities and resource requirements for the year.
Schedule and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective use of people resources.
Report to the Board of Directors at the required intervals on internal audit assignments including planned reviews, investigations, risk advisory work and all other duties assigned.
Develop the team’s engagement with and support of major business change programmes thus ensuring that appropriate consideration of risk and control is given to all change initiatives.

Audit Review:

Oversee and provide quality control for the departments audit, to ensure departmental mandate and business goals are met and that professional standards are maintained at all times.
Plan and coordinate financial, regulatory, compliance and operational reviews.
Conduct regular financial risk assessment and identify controls in place to mitigate identified risk.
Perform audit procedures to test the reliability of established controls within the organisation.
Identifycontrol gaps and opportunities for improvement.
Ensure corporate assets are safeguarded and accounted for at all times.

Risk:

Develop a risk register and include level of risk and proposed mitigants.

People and Process Management:

Consistently develop and review of internal control policies and procedures.
Build relationships with leaders across the organisation to understand issues and identify areas for improvement for the organisation as a whole.
Develop new methodologies to improve the audit process, making it “easier” for the organisation to request audits and implement recommendations.
Keep abreast of developments in Corporate Governance and Risk Management practices and advise the business accordingly.
Provide assistance to the business in meeting regulatory requirements.
Manage and oversee team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
Handle performance issues, discipline as necessary and address poor standards, ensuring department targets and customer satisfaction is not compromised.

Job Dimensions
Financial Responsibility:

Participate in budget development with overall responsibility of the department’s budget.

Working Conditions:

Works predominantly within a comfortable office environment.
5% travel as required by the role.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills)
Academic Qualifications:

Advanced Degree (MSc., MBA PhD) in Finance, Economics, Accounting or any related Business Degree

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies:

Full membership of relevant professional bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), ACCA.

Work Experience Required:

Ten (10) to thirteen (13) years relevant work experience preferably in the Health or Service sector.
Experience in a private hospital is an added advantage.

Functional Skills: