Internal Audit Manager at Unilever

MAIN JOB PURPOSE

This role has specific responsibilities for Internal Audit in Unilever East Africa including the Plantations. Primary responsibilities include development and execution of Internal Audit plans, partnership and co-ordination of work with Corporate Audit.  The role also supports the Business Integrity function by carrying out Investigations requiring Financial Audit & Investigations expertise across the region, including presentation of investigation findings, & following up implementation of remedial actions.

JOB SUMMARY

• To plan, prepare, brief and review audits ensuring audit output effectively communicate findings, add value and recommend best practice to business and co-ordinate with Internal Controls, and Corporate Audit in ensuring maximised efficiency of coverage
• To advice management, design and test controls to detect and prevent Fraud in the business by applying judgement on the right balance of control that enables fraud prevention and fast execution in the marketplace.
• To support management in creating a control environment that promotes a positive attitude to risk but a well-controlled business. This involves raising control awareness and skills besides promoting a positive control culture in the East African business
• To review independently and give (quick cycle feedback executed in real time as well as long term improvement feedback executed in subsequent cycles) the management self-assurance processes of Control, Checklists, Sign Offs, Risk Identification and Risk ratings, and other such processes and feed into a continuous improvement cycle of control
• To give independent controls assessment & recommendations to the businesses and functions in the process re-engineering studies that is aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations and management control
• To independently review compliance with laws, regulations, Unilever policies, Code of Business principles and other external requirements

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified Accountant with reputable body (or equivalent) 
• 9+ years of experience in Auditing in Manufacturing or FMCG industry (either external or Internal Audit) 
• Team leader- great at developing talent 
• Strong Influencing Skills 
• Incisive analytical ability especially Root Cause Analysis 
• Flexible and able to grow into greater Finance function.