Audit Associate at PepsiCo Nigeria Full Time

PepsiCo Nigeria is currently seeking for application from qualified applicants to fill the vacant position of Audit Associate. interested and qualified applicants can apply via the details below

PepsiCo – In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth. Their vision led to what quickly became one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies: PepsiCo. Our company is made up of seven divisions: PepsiCo Beverages North America; Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia/New Zealand and China. Each of these divisions has its own unique history and way of doing business.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Audit Associate

Auto req ID: 120904
Location: Ikotun, Lagos
Job Function: Finance

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing Internal Audit Plan
• Support in conducting internal audit for financial statement and operations
• Monitor execution of controls and carry out compliance test on business processes
• Escalate issues on non-compliance issues and control gaps identified
• Follow-up on remediation plans and timely resolve any issue identified during audit engagement
• Liase with Corporate Audit and support the External Auditor for the independent engagement
• Support in providing assurance services to the Audit-Committee and Leadership team
• Execute guidance on the review of control effectiveness and provide recommendations
• Advise and provide guidance to Control Owners and Process Owners on the execution of GCS
• Provide support in the facilitation of Risk Assessment Workshops
• Investigate incident cases of misappropriations and fraud related practices
• Maintain and keep audit evidence and file working papers for Corporate Audit purpose
• Track and update the GCS Documents (Business process,Flowchart,Test script,RCM,Minutes…)
• Initiate SOPs and assist in Preparing the quarterly GCS reports for Management review
• Implementing the control procedures on material management
• Verifying the 3 way match for vendors and contract management
• Assisting the broader accounts team with ad hoc
• Initiate SOPs and assist in Preparing the quarterly GCS reports for Management review – Providing consultation
• Monitor execution of controls and carry out compliance test on business processes – Executing actions
• Escalate issues on non-compliance issues and control gaps identified – Providing consultation
• Follow-up on remediation plans and timely resolve any issue identified during audit engagement – Executing actions
• Liase with Corporate Audit and support the External Auditor for the independent engagement – Providing consultation
• Support in providing assurance services to the Audit-Committee and Leadership team – Providing consultation
• Execute guidance on the review of control effectiveness and provide recommendations – Executing actions
• Advise and provide guidance to Control Owners and Process Owners on the execution of GCS.

Qualifications
Key Skills/ Experience Required:

• Minimum of Tertiary education – Bachelor’s Degree.
• Professional accounting qualification is an added advantage.
• Full understanding of the FMCG business and 2-3 years of experience in Internal Audit and control in a Finance within an FMCG organization
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good business acumen for problem solving
• Competency with large ERP systems
• Confidence to deal with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise a demanding workload.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.