About the Role
Bond Chemical Industries Limited, a leading manufacturer of quality pharmaceutical and consumer products in Nigeria, is seeking a strategic and experienced Head, Internal Audit and Loss Control. In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for safeguarding the company's assets, mitigating operational risks, and ensuring strict compliance with regulatory standards across our corporate headquarters in Lagos and factory in Awe, Oyo State.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement the Group's internal audit, risk management, and compliance framework.
- Conduct periodic audits of retail, warehouse, financial, and operational activities to ensure compliance with company policies.
- Identify control gaps, operational risks, and process inefficiencies, recommending actionable corrective measures.
- Lead loss prevention initiatives to minimize inventory shrinkage, theft, fraud, waste, and operational losses.
- Oversee inventory control audits, stock verification processes, and inventory transfer monitoring across all business locations.
- Ensure full compliance with statutory, health, safety, environmental, and industry regulations.
- Lead thorough investigations into incidents involving fraud, theft, stock discrepancies, and employee misconduct.
- Develop, review, and enforce internal control policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Prepare and present comprehensive audit, compliance, risk, and investigation reports to executive management.
- Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Security, and HR teams to strengthen overall corporate governance.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in internal audit, risk management, compliance, or loss prevention within retail, FMCG, or multi-business operations.
- Strong command of internal control systems, inventory management, and fraud investigation techniques.
- Exceptional analytical, leadership, reporting, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- Competitive salary package commensurate with experience.
- Opportunities for professional growth within a well-established manufacturing company.
- Health insurance and other employee welfare benefits.