Norsworthy Farms and Agro-Allied Industries Limited (Norsworthy Farms) is an Agricultural company located at Iyiocha Stream Forest reserve in Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State. It specializes in the plantation development, production of Oil Palm and processing of the Oil Palm Fruits into various products and derivatives. Norsworthy Farms and Agro-Allied industries limited is a private Limited Liability company Incorporated on the 7th of September 2016 in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and commenced operations in 2017.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control – Team Lead

Location: Asaba, Delta
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Implements 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
• Drives annual plans and budgets for the unit that would support the achievement of the corporate strategy
• Develops approved internal audit and control strategies and action plans to promote a culture of transparency and accountability in Norsworthy Farms’s business operations
• Liaises with the Finance Department and Norsworthy Farms’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes
• Allocates various Internal Auditors to business divisions/departments for the interim and annual audits
• Reviews reports from Internal Auditors and presents consolidated reports to the Head, Internal Audit
• Reports significant risk exposures and control issues, including fraud risks, governance issues, and other matters needed or requested by the Board.
• Sets the scope of work as well as the deadlines for each internal audit exercise
• Trains and builds the capacity of the internal auditors
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises carried out by the internal auditors
• Manages and oversees team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.
• Conducts follow up reviews and resolves control issues arising from internal and external audit exercises
• Implements 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
• Drives annual plans and budgets for the unit that would support the achievement of the corporate strategy
• Develops approved internal audit and control strategies and action plans to promote a culture of transparency and accountability in Norsworthy Farms’s business operations
• Liaises with the Finance Department and Norsworthy Farms’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes
• Allocates various Internal Auditors to business divisions/departments for the interim and annual audits
• Reviews reports from Internal Auditors and presents consolidated reports to the Head, Internal Audit
• Reports significant risk exposures and control issues, including fraud risks, governance issues, and other matters needed or requested by the Board.
• Sets the scope of work as well as the deadlines for each internal audit exercise
• Trains and builds the capacity of the internal auditors
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises carried out by the internal auditors
• Manages and oversees team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.
• Implements 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
• Drives annual plans and budgets for the unit that would support the achievement of the corporate strategy
• Develops approved internal audit and control strategies and action plans to promote a culture of transparency and accountability in Norsworthy Farms’s business operations
• Liaises with the Finance Department and Norsworthy Farms’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes
• Allocates various Internal Auditors to business divisions/departments for the interim and annual audits
• Reviews reports from Internal Auditors and presents consolidated reports to the Head, Internal Audit
• Reports significant risk exposures and control issues, including fraud risks, governance issues, and other matters needed or requested by the Board.
• Sets the scope of work as well as the deadlines for each internal audit exercise
• Trains and builds the capacity of the internal auditors
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises carried out by the internal auditors
• Manages and oversees team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.
• Implements 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
• Drives annual plans and budgets for the unit that would support the achievement of the corporate strategy
• Develops approved internal audit and control strategies and action plans to promote a culture of transparency and accountability in Norsworthy Farms’s business operations
• Liaises with the Finance Department and Norsworthy Farms’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes
• Allocates various Internal Auditors to business divisions/departments for the interim and annual audits
• Reviews reports from Internal Auditors and presents consolidated reports to the Head, Internal Audit
• Reports significant risk exposures and control issues, including fraud risks, governance issues, and other matters needed or requested by the Board.
• Sets the scope of work as well as the deadlines for each internal audit exercise
• Trains and builds the capacity of the internal auditors
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises carried out by the internal auditors
• Manages and oversees team performance through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
• Supervises and coordinates year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.
• Conducts follow up reviews and resolves control issues arising from internal and external audit exercises.

Qualifications
Required:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Accounting or a Finance related discipline
• 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) is required
• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in auditing, preferably in an accounting firm.

Desirable:

• A relevant Master’s Degree.

Application Closing Date
18th May, 2022.