Lead Internal Controls Analyst Job at GE

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead Internal Controls Analyst

Job Number: 2601256
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Business: GE Global Operations
Business Segment: Global Ops-Middle East & Africa

Role Summary/Purpose

  • GE Africa’s Operational Controllership Team has oversight of Operational Controllership in the region, across 40+ diverse countries.
  • The team is responsible for supporting GE businesses in the region in regional risk assessment and risk mitigation, simplification, talent & people development and above all for regional compliance.
  • The GE Africa Ops Controllership Team also owns the regional external audit relationship and the roll-out of Global Controllership initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities
The Lead Internal Controls Analyst specific roles & responsibilities include:

  • Support the Global Operations Finance Site Leaders in Sub Sahara Africa & GE Africa Controllership Team to perform Country specific Controllership & Compliance risk assessment.
  • Provide Country specific inputs to risk management programs including scope & timing of Internal Control team reviews and Corporate Audit Staff audits
  • Plan and ensure execution of Internal Control team’s monitoring processes to ensure the effectiveness of the Finance & Compliance related controls across GE’s Enterprise Standards and Policies
  • Coordinate with process owners to close out remediation actions to close control gaps; this will include discussing and agreeing the remediation actions with the owners and following up to ensure timely closure of the issues.
  • Prepare reports and other deliverables from the monitoring processes for the GE Africa, Country and Regional Leadership.
  • Support Enterprise Standards Leaders and other process owners to implement and monitor remediation actions.
  • Identify and implement Simplification opportunities in Finance processes & controls
  • Execute and report on compliance investigations, where required
  • Participate in projects and/or regular tollgate reviews with the various SSA project teams where key Controllership projects are in place.
  • Participate in transition process of the “outlier” legal or management entities into having rigorous processes and controls (especially important for recently acquired entities)
  • Report progress on projects and provide inputs into key Controllership dashboards for presentation to GE Africa Leadership
  • Coach and monitor deliverables of team members to ensure output is of the right quality and knowledge are transferred.

Qualifications/Requirements   

  • Undergraduate degree in Business or Finance
  • Qualified/Chartered Accountant or Equivalent preferably with strong controls, audit & accounting technical knowledge from a Professional audit firm or Internal Audit Function
  • 4 – 7 years’ experience in Audit, Controllership, or Internal audit function
  • Experience with identifying sub-optimized controls & process and identifying & implementing process improvements
  • Experience with working in teams and executing projects (coordination, communication with senior leaders, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS
  • Knowledge of Country’s key regulatory requirements
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Influencing Skills – Ability to influence across businesses, functions, cadres and cultures
  • Motivated self-starter who can operate with minimal supervision
  • Exhibit agility and resilience
  • Excellent MS Excel skills
  • A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required (please indicate clearly on your resume)
  • Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Additional Eligibility Qualifications    
Desired Characteristics:    

  • Demonstrated clear thinking
  • Individual who could thrive within a matrix organization and manage ambiguities to define & deliver clear objectives.
  • Fluency in French and/or Portuguese will be an added advantage


How to Apply


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