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Job Title: Head Risk and Compliance
Location: West and Central Africa
Sector: Agribusiness Value Chain and Consumer Goods
Recruiter: Phillips Consulting Limited
Background: Management of risk across businesses in multiple locations in the volatile macro economy of West and Central Africa requires skills and competence to preempt and institute a process that works.
Responsibility:
The job of the Head Risk and Compliance is basically to develop processes, risk and compliance strategies for the preservation of companies values.
1. Developing strategies, implement and be responsible for Group Risk Management including compliance to people, regulators, finance, economic and people risks for business continuity
2. Create team, develop KPIs and provide leadership for the effective implementation, measurement and oversight of enterprise risk management
3. Develop framework for the standardization of all processes to ensure appropriate monitoring and follow up on key initiatives.
4. Develop internal control systems, manuals, and procedures for all companies activities
5. Review and recommend changes on internal processes periodically
6. Ensure strict adherence to budget by instituting control
7. Review management accounts periodically to ensure proper classification and castings
8. Liaise with external auditors for timely audit of financial statements and presentation to stakeholders
Academic Qualification:
• A degree of below Second Class in any of the following fields: Accountancy, Business Management, Finance and Economics.
• ICAN qualified
• Possession of MBA will be an added advantage.
Work Experience:
Minimum of 10 years working experience spanning in Financial Accounting, Tax and Audit, Treasury and Risk Management (5 of which must be on auditing and regulation or Risk management at senior management level).
Other Requirement:
• Leadership skills
• Ability to multitask
• Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management
• Strong personality for cross team networking
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English
• Understanding of current global trends in risk management
• Sage pastel Accounting software
For online application: Agri-Business Recruitment (http://www.phillipsconsulting.net/vacancies/agri-business-recruitment)