Job Opportunities at Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group – Apply Now

Programme Overview/Objective:

• The Finance Trainee Program 2023, is a talent development strategy, that offers young professional talents an opportunity to deepen knowledge and build required competencies necessary for future managerial / leadership roles, especially in the finance function.
• The Program is designed to be geared towards giving the trainees a rich and robust view of the business. It would also serve as a talent recruitment pipeline for the finance team with cross-functional rotation and experiential/practical knowledge.
• The overall goal is for FTP (Finance Trainee program) to be a sustainable talent pool for breeding finance talents for 8 – 10 years running.
• To build highly qualified and motivated professionals for future finance leadership roles.
• To create a rewarding career path with unique career within the finance function.
• To ingrain into the candidates, the WACUB Finance DNA right from when they join.

Eligibility:

• B.Sc./HND in any discipline
• Must be a Chartered ACA
• Maximum 2 Years post-ACA experience
• Not more than 27 years at the time of the program
• Must have completed NYSC
• Must be a resident of Shagamu, Ogun state or willing to relocate to Shagamu.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal policies.
• Evaluate the efficiency of controls and improve them continuously.
• Revise procedures, reports etc. periodically to identify hidden risks or non-conformity issues
• Determine, plan, perform and supervise the delivery of the Business’ risk-based audit plan.
• Develop and mentor the Compliance team; provide enhanced training and career planning.
• Drive delivery of assigned work on time, within agreed budget, and in accordance with audit methodology and agreed quality standards.
• Provide an independent opinion on the governance, risk, and control environment of the Company.
• Deliver and communicate audit results to executive management.
• Apply industry knowledge and technical expertise and support the compliance team in learning and developing through proactive analysis and shared experience.
• Provide thought leadership to management and the compliance team in terms of leading internal audit and internal control practices.
• Monitor continuous improvement of audit methodology and practices through the adherence to documented procedures and standards (best practices), ensuring consistency of working practice and quality of employees across all audit teams.
• Maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Provide internal clients with an understanding of company’s expectations.
• Independently evaluate controls and compliance with established policies, procedures, and regulations across finance, IT, and operations, and will regularly make recommendations for improvement.
• Manage the process of assessing the adequacy, effectiveness, and compliance of the internal controls utilized to contain risks. 
• To assist The Head of Compliance Assurance in serving as a catalyst for change and serve as a supportive audit consultant to all levels of management, and proactively recommend value-added and practical improvements to risk management, as well as to the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Initiate and implement action plans related to risk assessment and annual planning, audit execution, audit reporting.
• Oversee the execution of individual audits defined in the audit plan ensuring the highest level of service quality and client satisfactions.
• Issue all Compliance Audit reports, ensuring the reports are clear, concise, identify root causes with practical solutions, and ultimately provide value to management.  
• Review of supplier’s invoices and supporting documents against invoice processing checklist in order to establish completeness and validity of details.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Financial Controller.

Requirements

• Minimum of HND/BSC in Finance/Accounting or any other related discipline
• 3-5 years’ experience in similar role from any FMCG environment, and Practice
• Relevant Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA) is required.
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory Agencies, Statutory mandates, IFRS/IAS is essential
• Good data gathering, analysis, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Power Point presentation knowledge is required.

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