INVENTORY AUDIT & COMPLIANCE LEAD AT BABBAN GONA FARMER SERVICES NIGERIA LIMITED | AUDIT & COMPLIANCE JOBS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

About Company:

Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

Job Description:

• Babban Gona is expanding its Finance and Governance function.
• The Inventory Audit and Compliance Lead is a full-time, on-site leadership hire based in Garba Chede, Taraba State.
• You are the strategic officer responsible for both the physical integrity of company assets and the operational audit of all business operations.

Why this role matters:

• This role is the guardian of both our Balance Sheet and our Operational Excellence.
• As the Lead, you hold a dual mandate: you ensure that every physical asset is accounted for and you verify that every department is operating according to our standards.
• You don't just find mistakes; you identify systemic risks in our operations. In an organization where trust with global investors depends on the integrity of our data and the efficiency of our work, your work is vital to our mission.

Key Responsibilties
Inventory Control & Asset Protection:

• Asset Auditing: Lead the execution of a comprehensive physical audit calendar for all assets in Garba Chede.
• Verification: Supervise a team to conduct daily and weekly physical-to-system reconciliations, ensuring our records perfectly match reality.
• Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to asset-handling SOPs, ensuring all movements are authorized, documented, and secure.

Internal Audit & Program Governance:

• Unit & Department Audits: Conduct regular audits of business units field programs to ensure compliance with Babban Gona’s internal policies and global best practices.
• Process Integrity: Review the operational workflows of various programs to identify inefficiencies, leakages, or deviations from the organization's strategic goals.
• Risk Management: Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls within each department and recommend improvements to mitigate operational risks.

Staff Leadership & Strategic Oversight:

• Team Management: Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary audit team, fostering a culture of professional skepticism, reflective problem-solving, and meticulous accuracy.
• Strategic Reporting: Prepare high-level audit summaries for the Financial Controller and executive management, highlighting both asset variances and operational process gaps.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: 2 years of experience in internal audit, inventory control, or compliance management, with proven experience leading a team.

Technical Proficiency:

• Strong mastery of Internal Control Frameworks and Audit Methodologies.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with ERP systems.
• Extensive experience in process mapping and identifying root causes of operational inefficiencies.

Core Skills:

• Superior investigative, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• Uncompromising integrity and the ability to maintain independence while collaborating across units.
• Exceptional leadership skills and a structured approach to complex problem-solving.
• Location & Commitment: This is a full-time, on-site position based in Garba Chede, Taraba State.
• Communication: Excellent presentation skills; comfortable interacting with and challenging executive-level management when necessary.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• Performance Bonus

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

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