BGI is a large-scale brewery and beverage production wing of Group Castel, operating in over 53 countries. Since 1998, BGI Ethiopia PLC has been operating in the production and distribution of beer, wine and other beverages. BGI owns five breweries including the iconic St. George Brewery in Addis Ababa, the Kombolcha Brewery, the Hawassa Brewery, Zebidar Brewery and Maychew Northern Brewery, producing 3.6 million Hectoliters of beer (bottles and draft) annually.

Summary

Responsible for monitoring and verifying the adequacy, effectiveness, and correct operation of the internal control system by supervising the deployment of internal controls, the performance of 2nd level controls and the conduct of audit activity in accordance with professional standards. Assist Senior Management team by factually escalating risk concerns and delivering conclusions on ad-hoc investigation requests.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop internal audit policies, procedures, and work standards by applying the appropriate audit methodologies.
• Monitor audit engagements, ensuring proper coverage and appreciation of auditing principles and practice.
• Prepare complex analysis and reports to ensure audit findings are properly documented and backed by sufficient supporting documents.
• Supervise performance of regular financial, compliance and process audit as stated in the annual audit plan.
• Maintain relationships with the head of departments, the leadership team, the EXCOM and the Castel group contacts.
• Maintain relationships with the head of departments, the leadership team, the EXCOM and the Castel group contacts.
• Intervene in the unblocking of bottlenecks in the implementation of Internal Control action plans or Audit recommendations.
• Coordinate the development of transversal solutions and procedures by the business.
• Monitor implementation of the Internal Audit recommendations and the internal Control action plans

Job Requirements

• BA or MA in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Business Administration or Management or related field of studies. ACCA certification a plus
• Diploma in IFRS ACCA certification a plus
• 10 years of experience for BA and 8 years for MA
• Leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Written and oral communication skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• French speaker a plus.