Head Business Control - AirtelTigo

Job Summary

• The successful candidate will join our team as a Head for Business Control in the Finance Department.
• (S)He will report to the Director Risk and Business Control and will safeguard assets of the company by identifying inadequate, inefficient, or ineffective internal controls, identifying risks and recommending mitigation measures and improvements.
• (S)He would also ensure full compliance with the internal control manual, policies and procedures as well as revenue assurance.
• The Head of Business Control will act as a local relay of the corporate business control team to foster all group related initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Team to Assess risks, review and assist in the development of policies and procedures, ensure their implementation and monitor compliance around them
• Plans and executes internal control reviews through peer reviews and any other assessments by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing the scope and objectives.

• Lead in conducting projects on awareness campaigns on the Internal Control in Ghana.
• Assesses compliance with all applicable regulations by ensuring that the controls in place cover the risks assessed by the regulators.
• Lead the Team to assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated financial processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues.
• Coordinate Self Assessments Campaigns, ensure timely delivery of results.
• Follow up remediation of agreed actions for all audits carried out i.e., External Audit, Internal Audit findings and internal reviews like peer reviews and Self-Assessment in the processes of the ICM.
• Lead the Team to Monitor the Internal Control Maturity of the company as agreed on by management around all processes.
• Closely monitor internal controls around the following processes assigned to you: Sales to Collect, Human Resource, Entity Level Controls, and Legal/Regulatory.
• Support the Revenue Assurance team in terms of fraud investigations and monitor fraud related communications, training and education.
• Support Audit and Risk Committee, internal auditors and external auditors by coordinating information requirements.
• Ad hoc requests regarding controls from CFO and management.
• Continuous research to enhance the knowledge around risk management and internal control.
• Ensure the monthly Audit and Risk Committee meetings with CFO occurs
• Ensure there are no pending expired reminders/alarms/controls for your section
• Ensure the quarterly Audit and Risk Committee meetings comes off with Executive Team
• Deliver the Audit results for the Quarterly Key Financial Controls

Qualification Required & Experience

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/IT. Master’s Degree in a Risk Management field will be an added advantage
• ACCA/CPA part 1 qualification.
• CISA Certified
• Over 5 years’ experience out of which 3 years in the telecommunications industry
• Ability to use auditing procedures and control techniques to meet control objectives.
• Protects organization’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Capability to influence cross-functional teams and to build trust with team, clients, and internal departments.
• Capacity to learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities and the dynamic industry we operate in.
• Attention to detail with analytical tend of mind.

BEHAVIOURAL QUALITIES:

• Professionalism
• Innovative
• Positive attitude
• Assertive – being tough when necessary, without fear or favour
• Confidence, courage, and conviction – challenging the status quo and breaking down silo barriers to performance, and overcoming resistance to change
• Resilience – to repeatedly challenge despite setbacks and resistance
• Proactivity and initiative – to introduce ongoing changes to maximise productivity and influence the future
• Focused and priority driven – staying focused amidst the multiple demands and expectations

Location: Accra