Job Details

Job Description

Purpose of the role:

To review all internal processes, systems and policies and make recommendations to ensure the risk to the business is minimized with a view to delivering improvements by advising, coaching, and facilitating.

Reports to: Risk and Compliance Manager

Branch: Lusaka

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The Internal Controls Officer will be required to perform the following tasks:

• To plan, organize and carry out the internal controls function including the preparation and execution of the audit plan.
• Report internal control deficiencies identified and provide recommendations for improving the organization’s operations.
• Evaluate compliance with existing policies and procedures, identifying and proposing modifications as needed.
• Review the responses to internal and external audit management letter queries to ensure that recommendations are implemented and ensure that all action items are resolved.
• Evaluate information security and associated risk exposures.
• Provide support to the company’s anti-fraud programs.
• Improve internal control awareness culture in the business offices.
• Ensure integrity of the Business Office transactions in the country.
• Ensure prompt and qualitative rendition of relevant returns and reports as may be required.
• Ensure all escalated audit exceptions open in the business office are properly closed.
• Ensure prompt and qualitative rendition of relevant Control and compliance reports.

Qualifications & Experience

• Full Grade 12 certificate – Required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounts, Social Sciences, or its equivalent.
• Four (4) years’ experience in a similar role

Key Competencies

• Auditing and internal Control
• Regulatory Laws
• Fraud and Operational Risk

Skill/Competencies

• Problem solving skills.
• Attention to details.
• Good communication skills.
• Good team Player

Duration: Permanent Contract

If you meet the requirements for this job, email your detailed C.V, certified copies of certificates and cover letter scanned in a single document to [email protected], or send your application to:

The Human Resource Manager,

Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia, Co. Ltd.

KK International Airport Road, Plot 2350/M

P.O. Box 30182, Lusaka.

The closing date for applicants is 1st February 2024 . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.