UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization,Graduation Not Required PG - CA,CS,ICWA,MCA - Computers

EDUCATION – MINIMUM REQUIRED LEVEL:

• Bachelors degree in business administration, accounting or finance from an accredited university

• Chartered Accountant (CA); (the exam may be taken after hiring).CWA with relevant experience will also be coonsidered.

• Other advanced qualifications such as: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or are a plus.



EXPERIENCE – MINIMUM REQUIRED:

• Three to five years of relevant job experience in an audit function (preferably in Internal Auditing of a large regional or a multinational organization). Accounting, finance and operational experience are a plus.

• Knowledge of sound business and accounting/control practices and computer systems. Understanding of the technology industry or a similar business and regulatory environment is a plus.

• Age: 24 + as seniority and maturity is required



ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Thorough understanding of risk management & controls, able to identify sources of risk and understand the potential impacts

• Strong business acumen with a solid understanding of business processes, financial statements and their interrelationships

• Good written and verbal communication in English, able to clearly and concisely articulate issues to an unfamiliar, diverse audience or to senior management

• Project management skills which includes people management, performance evaluation and mentoring

• Proven financial analysis skills, able to accurately gather and validate data, competent in basic skills of data summarization, variance analysis, accounting, and basic statistics

• Knowledge and familiarity with auditing through Information Security applications



DESIREABLE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS



• Work experience in accounting, finance or operational department

SUMMARY OF JOB :

Assist the Compliance & Controls Manager to implement the approved annual audit plan and any special tasks or projects. The tasks or projects aim to provide assurance to the management that:

• Effective controls exist to maintain process integrity;

• Measures and reporting are accurate and reliable; and,

• Compliance with statutory and company policies and regulations is ensured whilst working closely with Compliance personnel.

The outcomes of these assurance activities will help the company to accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of control and governance processes.

This position works with the following key internal parties:

• All levels of personnel in all functions, e.g. Finance, Compliance, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, HR, Legal

This position works with the following key external parties:

• External auditors

• Internal audit service providers (e.g. PWC & KPMG)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

1. Assess business, operations and process risks

• Interview company personnel to survey and document the functions, activities and key internal controls;

• Determine areas of risk and appraises their significance in relation to operational factors;

• Review the adequacy and effectiveness of the organisation's system of internal control and the quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities;

• Review the reliability and integrity of financial and operating information and the means used to identify, measure, classify, and report such information;

• Review the systems established to ensure compliance with those policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations which could have a significant impact on operations and reports, and determines whether the organisation is in compliance;

• Review the means of safeguarding of assets and, as appropriate, verifies the existence of such assets, to protect them from losses of all kinds;

• Review projects and programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals, and whether the projects or programs are being carried out as planned (e.g. new EDP-systems, CAPEX)

2. Implement the approved annual audit plan and any special tasks or projects requested by the Ethics & Controls Committee as well as the management

• Lead, supervise and execute projects that are assigned

• Ensure that recommendations for control and operational improvements as well as cost reductions address the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of internal control systems

• Report the findings and recommendations of projects to responsible management in a timely manner

• Periodically summarize the results of project activities for the Ethics & Controls Committee and senior management

• Monitor and report prior audit findings so as to assist management to ensure that the findings have been properly addressed

• Report any material defalcations or acts of fraud

• Review new policies and procedures

• Provide direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies in cross functional (internal and/or external) teams

3. Comply with the Compliance & Controls policies, procedures and tools

• Obtain adequate training in order to comply with the Compliance & Controls departmental policy and procedure and use tool set (e.g. Team Mate and IDEA/ACL)

• Establish and execute individual development plans (IDP) to close any gaps and increase levels of expertise

Client of Metis Consultants