Job Description

Our client, a shipping company is looking to hire a 3^rd Party Risk Management Officer to help manage risk exposures.

ROLE PROFILE: The successful applicant will be responsible for legal tax, financial and risk management of third party agents(3PA) for West Africa, collect and update information about the evolving risk exposure of an institution to any specific country Preparing country risk reports.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and set targets to improve financial controls on business with 3PA.
• Responsible for achievement of all targets in BA relating to 3PA.
• Review and approve tax filing in relevant countries.
• Raise alerts on changes in taxation and propose process/system amendments to mitigate cost exposure for HL.
• Liaise with regional departments and 3PA countries for compliance on legal, contractual and taxation.
• Ensure Agency Agreements and Bank guarantees are updated and signed off promptly.
• Ensure revenue tariff properly maintain for 3PA country.
• Responsible to follow up, close off of all audit queries.
• To coordinate and report to corporate audit to confirm the closure of audit queries.
• Implement and monitor processes to avoid the recurrence of audit findings together with introducing preventive processes to reduce and eventually eliminate audit findings.
• Maintenance and timeous submission of Quarterly reports: Compliance, Risk Management, Tax Risk Assessment and Legal Contingencies.
• Backup for BA Director to approve 3PA CPR and processes.
• Work with all departments to proactively implement measures to prevent revenue leakage and overcharging on the Operational side.
• Produce and maintain management report packs to constructively address matters of risk and possible financial loss.
• Travel to 3PA countries for audit and face to face meetings.
• Must escalate Area requirements to relevant stakeholders for Area to successfully meet our objectives and KPI’s.
• Hold regular meetings with 3PA management, 3PA RME team and QSC.
• Keep abreast of developments in CS, Sales, Ops to inform Management of the impact of changes as well as ensure our processes.
• Adhoc requests from Management.
• Drive innovation to create meaningful reporting and to address critical topics.

Required Skills or Experience

• First degree in Business administration or any related field.
• 5 to 8 years experience in auditing and finance or any related field.
• Admittance to professional societies.

REQUIREMENTS

• English, advanced level.
• Strategic thinker.
• Excellent communication.
• Business Skill.
• Technical Skills.
• General Skills (Linguistic).