Company: Berger Paints Nigeria Plc
Job Title: Internal Control Officer
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Lagos
Job Field: Accounting / Auditing / Internal Control
Qualification: Not Specified
Experience: Not Specified
About Berger Paints Nigeria Plc
Berger Paints Nigeria Plc is a leading Nigerian paint and coatings company with a reputation for pioneering industry standards and developing speciality products for the Nigerian market. The company operates across Decorative/Architectural Finishes, Industrial Coatings, Marine & Protective Coatings, Automotive/Vehicle Refinishes, and Wood Finishing and Preservers.
The company operates a manufacturing plant and main distribution centre in Lagos, alongside depots, business partner outlets, Colour World centres and a nationwide network of dealers. Berger Paints is committed to producing technologically advanced, environmentally friendly and durable paint and coating products suited to tropical conditions.
In 2012, Berger Paints Nigeria Plc entered into a partnership with KCC Corporation of South Korea to jointly serve the Nigerian paint and coatings market, particularly in the marine and protective coatings segment.
Job Summary
The Internal Control Officer will implement and monitor control processes designed to minimise operational risks, theft and losses. The role will also support the development and improvement of internal control processes and work with various departments to ensure that appropriate controls are properly implemented.
Key Responsibilities
Inventory Management & Control
- Perform periodic and surprise checks on raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, packaging materials and other inventories to ensure their existence, accuracy and proper safeguarding.
- Monitor inventory movements and verify that receipts, issues, transfers and dispatches are properly authorised, documented and accurately recorded in the Tally system.
- Participate in periodic stock counts and independently reconcile physical inventory with system records.
- Investigate inventory variances, damages, losses and unusual movements and prepare reports for the Internal Control Manager.
- Monitor controls designed to minimise inventory losses, theft, pilferage, wastage and unauthorised movements.
- Verify the accuracy of supporting documents for finished goods dispatched from the warehouse, including sales invoices and delivery notes.
- Review and monitor controls over rejected, damaged, obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
Raw Materials, Packaging Materials & Production Controls
- Perform control checks over the receipt of raw materials, packaging materials and other production inputs to ensure that quantities received agree with approved purchase orders, goods received notes and other relevant documentation.
- Verify that raw materials have undergone the required Quality Assurance testing and approval before being released for production.
- Monitor the rejection, return and disposal of non-conforming raw materials to ensure appropriate documentation and authorisation.
- Perform periodic checks over the movement and consumption of raw materials during production.
- Monitor compliance with approved material requisition, issuance and production reporting procedures.
- Review and report unusual material consumption, wastage and production variances.
- Conduct control checks to ensure that finished goods produced are properly recorded and transferred to the warehouse.
Process & Internal Control Review
- Assist the Internal Control Manager in conducting periodic reviews of operational, financial and administrative processes to identify control gaps, process inefficiencies and potential risks.
- Perform periodic control testing and document results, exceptions and findings for the Internal Control Manager.
- Assist in the design and implementation of appropriate controls based on operational risks and business requirements.
- Follow up on agreed management action plans and monitor the implementation of corrective actions arising from control reviews and internal audits.
Compliance & Risk
- Escalate significant control failures, suspected fraud, theft, losses and other irregularities through appropriate reporting channels.
- Support the implementation of risk mitigation measures and monitor their effectiveness.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] using “Internal Control Officer” as the subject of the email.
Application Closing Date
31st September, 2026.
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