Michael Stevens Consulting is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Internal Audit

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description
The Successful candidate will be expected to execute the following duties:

Audit Planning/Design:



  • Develop an annual audit plan using input from the team and stakeholders to identify priorities and resource requirements for the year. Annual audit plan to cover all activities of the organization (Headquarters and field operations and Branch network) and Subsidiary Companies.
  • Meet with Trustees, Directors and Managers to discuss needs and propose audits, to build stakeholder requirements into department plans.
  • Ensure plan is developed to meet the Audit Committee's expectations.
  • Schedule and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources.
  • Ensure quality control of the team's audit plans on an ongoing basis by reviewing and approving plans as they are developed and communicated to clients.
  • Ensure annual audit plans have contingency built in, to provide unexpected audits to clients as they may surface.
  • Report to the Audit Committee at the required intervals on Internal Audit assignments including planned reviews, investigations, risk advisory work and any other ad-hoc activity as required.



Conducting Audits:



  • Oversee and provide quality control for the department’s audits, to ensure departmental mandate and business goals are met and that professional standards are maintained at all times.
  • Ensure completion of audit assignments to provide independent, objective assurance to the Audit Committee
  • 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.



Reporting:



  • Ensure final reports are issued with all recommendations agreed and accepted by the audited individual/group.



People Management and Development:



  • Manage and oversee team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
  • Hold direct reports accountable for managing and developing their assignments to ensure the department's goals are achieved and customers satisfied.
  • Provide ongoing feedback to the team to ensure they develop the skills and competencies required for effective planning and individual professional and personal career growth.
  • Motivate and inspire the team by providing them with the information and tools they need to do their jobs well and meet customer expectations.
  • Deal with performance issues, discipline as necessary and address poor standards, ensuring department targets and customer satisfaction is not compromised.
  • Manage the head count, recruiting and deploying resources as required, to ensure the department budget is balanced and the right mix of skills and strengths are being leveraged as effectively as possible.



Improving the Practice of Audits/Championing Risk Management:



  • Build relationships with leaders across the organization to understand issues and Identify areas for improvement for the organization as a whole.
  • Support and encourage team members to be proactive in identifying opportunities to share best practice with Trustees, Directors and Managers to improve the control environment.
  • Develop new methodologies to improve the audit process, making it 'easier' for the organization to request audits and implement recommendations.
  • Provide assistance to the business in meeting regulatory requirements.
  • Keep abreast of developments in Corporate Governance practices and advise the business accordingly.



General:


  • Any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the post and its grading as requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.
  • To implement the Equal Opportunities Policy into your daily activities.
  • To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety Environment Act and relevant statutory Directives, including reporting any health and safety hazard immediately you become aware of it.



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Closing Date: 30th January, 2014.