Recruitment notice: INTERNAL CONTROLLER

Internal Auditor
Location:

Douala, LT, CM, BP 570

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course,

About the Role:

Line Manager: Managing Director

Category: 10

Location: Douala

No of positions: 01

Type of contract: Full Time

Key responsibilities include:

Understand the business:

Through participation in the different levels of management meetings, interaction with the different process owners , interviews of key managers, exchanges with group enterprise Risk and group internal audit and obtain a holistic perspective of all key risks the organization might be exposed to and where we have key weaknesses to be mitigated;

Perform in depth process understanding through walkthroughs and travels to the different sites of operation

    Put in place the internal control framework of all the company activities (mapping of the processes and risks, yearly internal audit plan, …)

Facilitate with Management a risk assessment process with the objective to identify, analyze and evaluate the key risks: assign management ownership and discuss the improvement points, this needs to be integrated into our key decision making process;

Maintain a business process risk framework for the BC entities in Cameroon

Monitoring of existing internal controls for effectiveness

Conduct a regular self-assessment of existing systems, processes and controls (internal audit), and report findings to management, including recommendations for improvement.

Support the insurance process (Eg Property insurance Program and transport insurance program is closely linked to operational controls

Ensure the operational, accounting and financial internal control in relation with all the departments of the Company;

Participate in the definition of the Key performance indicators, guarantee their reliability and assure the way of their follow-up;

    Follow and analyze the evolution of the accounting, taxes and financial regulations and establish a reference documentation.

Manage the governance aspect of the company – meetings, segregation of duties, chart of approval, internal/ external communication flow etc.

Lead the BC Group internal audit of the sites as well as External audit of key processes, following up on previous audit reports to ensure actions are closed by the process owners

Maintain good relationship with all stakeholders to facilitate the audit process.

Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Management.

About You:

Master Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting, Audit or similar

Certified Internal Auditor is a must

At least 10 years of experience in Finance/Internal auditing preferably in a multinational company (including 6 years in audit, compliance or risk management position)

Proficient/advance in MS Office suite and accounting software in particular SAP

Bilingual (English and French)

Knowledge of general accounting, budgeting

Skills in quality approach and audit

Have good knowledge on the administrative, budgetary and financial rules

Knowledge of the methods and the tools of the management by the quality

Change management skills

Project management animation of networks

Good communication skills (excellent in writing and speaking)

Good interpersonal relationship and teamwork

Relational involvement

Intrinsic qualities of organization, rigorous in the elaboration and the follow-up of documents, teamwork in-house as well as external

Attention to details

Capacity to have an independent judgment

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC – Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at: https://jobs.barry-callebaut.com/job/Douala-Internal-Auditor-LT-BP-570/966982300/