Group Head Internal Audit- Lagos

Our Client is a prominent player in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry, the company’s operations span across major businesses in the Oil and Gas value chain. The Client is looking for a young dynamic Group Head for its Internal Audit affairs.

To lead the team providing an objective view on Clients activities, evaluating and improving the effectiveness of control, and governance processes.

Develop and coordinate the implementation of the Internal Audit programmes to ascertain and report on degree of compliance with company approved policies and operating procedures, laws, regulations and code of good business practices

Assess the design and operating effectiveness of established business control policies, processes and procedures and communicates identified weaknesses to management with appropriate improvement solutions

Liaise with the Finance Department and Client’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes

Conduct follow up reviews and resolves control issues arising from internal and external audit exercises.

Supervise and coordinate year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.

Manage and oversee team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.

Establish the appropriate risk and business controls framework across the business, work with Business Divisions and Functional Groups to implement and communicate

Keep abreast of relevant laws, regulations and code of good business practices and incorporate them into the internal risk and governance frameworks

Develop an appropriate and effective compliance training strategy

Identify appropriate regulatory certifications and manage the certification process

Drive and coordinate internal preparations and responses during relevant regulatory examinations / reviews

Provide accurate and objective business control assessment reports (issues, recommendations) to inform and guide management on the state of compliance with relevant regulations and risk control policies.

MBA or Master’s degree in a related discipline is an advantage

Relevant professional certifications e.g. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Association of Certified & Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Minimum of 15 years relevant experience, 5 of which must have involved responsibility for managing internal control and/or audit in a similar company or other business within the oil and gas industry

Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree/HND in Accounting or a Finance related discipline.

- Competitive remuneration.