Coca-Cola HBC (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola HBC is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Athens Exchange. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company and operates in more than 200 countries.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Internal Control Specialist
Location: Lagos
About The Role
- The Senior Internal Control Specialist identifies opportunities to improve & streamline internal controls and ICF compliance processes, listening to business requirements and devising cost-effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Acts as business partner and maintains a strong working relationship with control owners, educating them about internal controls and compliance requirements through an effective and cooperative approach.
- Supervises the work of Internal Control Specialists by providing guidance and on the job coaching on internal control activities.
- Evaluates operational and design inadequacies in the business processes and actively work with process owners to mitigate the risk.Â
- Implements and monitors the control framework in Nigeria business unit by performing walkthrough procedures with the business process owners.
- Implements testing compliance and monitors the effectiveness of internal controls in the business unit.
- Investigates and validates the root cause of each control deficiency and aligns SMART management remediation action plans with the control owner to remediate it.
- Supervises and monitors the progress of management remediation actions, informs on potential issues/ delays in a timely manner, proactively seeks solutions and highlights risk areas. Â
- Prepares comprehensive reports on deficiencies and recommendations in line with the reporting plan.
- Stays updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices related to internal control that may impact CCH’s internal control environment.
- Identifies opportunities to improve and streamline internal controls and ICF compliance processes, listening to business requirements and devising cost-effective solutions.
- Participates as requested in preparing the risk assessment process to continuously assess and monitor internal controls on operational, financial and compliance risks across the business units as assigned.
- Participates in planning and scoping activities as assigned by the Internal Control Manager. Â
- Proactively communicates challenges and identified risks to the Internal Control Manager.
Qaulifications & Experience
- University Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related fieldÂ
- Professional certification- ACA or ACCA, CIA, CFE (desirable).Â
- Master Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management or Business Administration or a related field (added advantage)
- 4-6 years experience in FMCG environment or within Big Four company
- Knowledge of SAP and ability to support complex data extraction and analysis requirements
- Advanced knowledge of MSOffice (particularly MS Excel)
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to details
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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