Internal Control Officer Job at Dayntee Farms Limited

Dayntee Farms was incorporated with the aim of producing high quality poultry products and services to meet the nation’s growing demand. The company is dedicated to providing poultry products of the highest quality while also creating wealth and employment opportunities for its staff and the community.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Internal Control Officer

Job Location: Offa, Kwara
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Head, Internal Control and Audit

Job Objective

• To aid the business operations framework and achievement of the corporate strategic goals of the company in a manner that is consistent with corporate values and ensure ethical and efficient operation process by developing systematic, disciplined approach, evaluate and improve effectiveness of risk management, control and governance process.

Key Responsibilities

• Verify and record goods to be transferred/loaded from the:
  • Processing plant to the cold storage room on a daily basis
  • Cold storage room into the truck/vehicles on a daily basis
  • Items purchased by the procurement unit at all time
• Conduct the following activities on a periodic basis:
  • Price verification/market survey including keeping data bank of price lists.
  • Unannounced cash count with the petty cash officer.
  • Stock count exercise
  • Post-payment audit on payment vouchers.
• Prepare and send monthly report to the Head of Internal Audit for review and requisite action.
• Monitor reconciliation of stock position in accounts department with that of the store keeper
• Conduct audit check of on the following:
  • Imprest
  • Prepayments and accruals to ensure compliance
  • Trade debtors and creditors ledgers
  • Sales control account
  • Asset/scrap disposal bidding process.
  • Wages Payroll
• Suggest to the Head of Internal Audit relevant controls that would help in militating against identified risks or gap in the process flow.
• Document and prepare reports on identified control issues discovered in the course of the vetting process and how they were resolved.
• Monitor daily reconciliation of goods received and sold at retail outlet.
• Periodic review of the following activities, process, or information:
  • Vendor creation, customer creation (Agreements), credit setting for customers.
  • Capex project briefs and compliance with procedures.
  • Bank Reconciliation Statements of all company’s Accounts
• Ensure credit control (Receivables, staff float outstanding).
• Ensuring activities are conducted professionally and in compliance with the company’s policies, requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000 and other management systems introduced by the company
• Ensuring that work instructional documents; such as manuals, procedures, protocols, checklists, etc, are developed in further compliance with the established management systems to standardize and continuously improve the operations.
• And any other functions that may be assigned from time to time by the management towards the attainment of organizational goals

Educational Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of BSc / HND in Accounting from a reputable institution
• Minimum of 2 years of cognate experience in internal control and audit.
• Professional Qualification such as ACA in mandatory

Skills, Competencies and Requirements:
Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Business Analytical Skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• In-depth knowledge of relevant legislations and procedures

Desired Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Team focused and result-oriented
• Ability to take initiative and multitask.
• Good analytic and problem-solving skill
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Good interpersonal, people management skills and negotiating skills
• Strong ethics, organizational and reliability skills with ability to maintain confidentiality

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@daynteefarms.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.