Vacancies at Food Concepts Plc

Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders. Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Requisition ID: 1480
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Reports to (Title): Internal Control Manager

Job Purpose

• Ensure compliance to organization process, procedures and policies and other support for Chicken Republic Stores

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

• Ensures that internal control documentation are accurate and up-to date
• Ensure compliance to organization process, procedures and policies
• Verify and maintain internal control checks and records including assets tags to ensure safeguard of company
• Track cash advance for unnecessary delay in retirement
• Create and maintain error log closed register to ensure that all identified documentation errors are corrected and closed
• Review Imprest and relate with stores for any irregularities when necessary
• Conduct a periodic physical verification of stocks asset monthly
• Vouch and verify all payments vouchers for approvals completeness and accuracy
• Supervise the receipts of goods from suppliers and certify the GRN
• Review of administrative operations (Admin and Maintenance)
• Ensure that all necessary corrections are effected, vouchers properly authenticated
• Prepaid expense retirement review
• Call over of SCD- Finance and finance posting on SAP
• Due diligence and pricing review
• Ensure that all internal control registers are updated and closed daily
• Any other adhoc assignment as assigned by the HOD

Key Performance Indicators:

• Time lag between internal control deficiency occurring and reporting
• Numbers of internal control improvement initiatives
• Number of internal control breaches
• Identify and respond proactively to business priorities and key controls
• Timely rendition of report weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis to track support provided to the business and impact of such support
• Prompt implementation and corrective action with employees and managers

Knowledge Requirements:

• Financial accounting skills
• Strong knowledge of audit procedures

Job Specifications

• A good First Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Membership of the ICAN, CITN, ACCA, CIS or any other related professional qualification is an added advantage
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar role is required.
• Contact Purpose of Contacts
• Internal Contacts (most frequent contacts)

Purpose of Contact:

• Executive Management
• Exchange or provide information
• Obtain, clarify, and discuss information
• Present, discuss information and problems
• Collaborate, negotiate and present ideas
• Deal with, influence or motivate subordinates
• Promote, justify or settle highly sensitive matters

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Audit Associate

Requisition ID: 842
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Reporting to: Head, Internal Audit and Risk Management
Job Theme: Implementation, Monitoring and Coordination

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure and monitor store compliance to Company policies, procedures and systems
• Report variance and ensure proper follow up
• Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
• Conduct OSC – Operations Standard Compliance on stores to ensure compliance to store standards
• Ensure follow up on gaps identified and communicate to Line Manager
• Undertake and report on the value for money that the company obtains in all its activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness
• Proactively identify trends and issues from audit findings and formulate recommendations for improving internal controls and addressing identified weaknesses/gaps across all locations/markets in which the company operates
• Review and report on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information provided to management for decision making
• Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
• Report on stores compliance to standards
• Develop and maintain the company’s Quality Management system, ensuring full compliance with its guidelines and a consolidated uniform approach across the company
• Assist management in the identification of business improvement opportunities in line with the recommendations of the Quality Policy and provide required assistance in managing projects which are spin-offs of such exercises.

Key Performance Indicators

• No. of store compliance
• No. of variance/breaches
• No. of fraud cases
• No. of repeat occurrences of Control breaches
• All other Performance Indicators will be based on performance against agreed objectives.

Skills, Competencies and Requirements
Educational Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of university degree or its equivalent in related discipline
• Minimum of 2-3 years working experience

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Good knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems
• An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit, particularly legislation changes and developments as they affect the Food Industry, and new auditing techniques and practices
• Fundamentals of Accounting.

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Strong Analytical
• Problem solving skills
• Strong Time Management & Multi-tasking skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively.

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Results Orientation
• Strategic Thought Process and Follow through
• Assertiveness & tenacity
• Strong cerebral capacity
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Recruitment Associate

Requisition ID: 1341
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Reports to: Human Resources Manager
Department: Human Resources Department

Job Purpose

• To ensure the Company has talent pipeline by sourcing and acquiring qualified candidates for both present and future people need for the Business Divisions.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Recruitment and Resource Planning:

• Provide people for all vacancies that exist in the division
• Ensure only credible employees are recruited any given time
• Co-ordinate the requirement and availability of talent for the business division
• Provide people for all vacancies that exist in the division and ensure only credible employees are recruited any given time
• Ensure staff onboarding and make available for all staff all work tools or conditions that contributes to or enhances the delivery of excellent performances from employees
• Ensure HR Reporting Matrix, monitor the labour value of the division and ensure employees’ contribution to the company reflects a positive impact.

Recruitment Documentation and Activities:

• Ensure all recruitment activities are in compliance with the Company policies and procedures
• Manage the recruitment process by ensuring all vacant roles are budgeted for/employee request form for unbudgeted role, placing job vacancies, co-ordinating interviews including personality assessment program for stores, candidate care program, medical checks i.e. food handler test etc
• Ensure only credible employees are recruited any given time
• Responsible for all recruitment documentation and checks such as Personal Bio data form, Guarantor checks, Reference checks, onboarding documentation i.e. Acknowledgement of Staff handbook, Code of business conduct and others, HR Spicy box containing relevant information for store opening, verifying all information supplied by candidates are correct and issuance of offer letter
• Make available for all staff all work tools or conditions that contributes to or enhances the delivery of excellent performances from employees
• Recruitment reporting such as Recruitment tracker, work force planning indicating targeted number of recruitment versus actual, time to fill vacancies tracker, family tree update etc.

Recruitment and Selection Process:

• Ensure candidate talent pipelines through sourcing channels including targeted recruitment campaigns, internet searches, networking groups, social media, database search, referrals and advertising.
• Maintain an applicant tracking process that ensures that quality candidate are shortlisted on time and within budget
• Conduct thorough pre-screening of candidates as required and provide detailed documentation and recommendations to line managers
• Manage new employees’ orientation programs ensuring that the programs stimulate positive attitude towards the Company goals.
• Maintain a reporting system that shows vacancies filled in relations to headcount budgeted by each business division
• Ensure talent pipeline both internal and external for each business division in terms of CV pool and ready to hire candidates
• Ensure compliance to the labor laws of the government in relations to recruitment process and practice
• Ensure employees and expatriates are aware of the laws of the government and that they comply adequately thereafter avoiding company representation of defaults.
• Ensure adequate compliance to all company policies, internal control processes and approved processes
• Perform any other related task as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Performance Indicators

• Time to fill vacancy
• Number of Qualified Candidates per post
• % of position filled over required talent
• Acceptance Rate against target
• Sourcing Channel Efficiency
• % of new hires that exited the business before confirmation
• Manage the cost of hiring within the stipulated/agreed budget
• Compliance with regulatory stipulations.

Job Specifications

• Minimum of university degree or equivalent in Industrial Relations and Labour or its equivalent
• Membership of the CIPM, or any other related professional qualification is required.
• 3 – 5 years working experience in retail business or related industry.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Applicant Tracking System
• Must be able to work autonomous handling a number of complex tasks and recruitment projects at the same time
• Communication
• Negotiation & Influencing
• Talent Sourcing
• Interviewing & Assessment
• Recruitment Analytics
• Planning, Scheduling, Controlling & Coordinating
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Relationship Management.

Decision Expectations:

• Recommend the best resources for the business
• Provides recommendations/ advice to the management on employee related matters
• Provides customer-focused HR Services.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Finance Officer

Requisition ID: 762
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities

• Processing of suppliers / vendor invoices for payment
• Maintaining the creditors’ schedule
• Ensure daily/weekly collection of Bank statements and   confirmation of cheques
• Manage all forms of payment (internet banking, Remita, interswitch etc)
• Keeping the financials documents organized and filed
• Detect and eliminate errors in payment request
• Confirm all retirement before another cash advance is processed for a staff
• Ensure posting of items received by the store into appropriate Trade Creditor’s account
• Verify all intercompany transactions across businesses – review and sign off on all intercompany transactions across the divisions
• Confirm on monthly basis that charges on COT and Interest are in line with the agreed rate.
• Perform any other related duties from time to time.

Key Performance Indicators

• Outputs
• Frequency
• Daily Cash Position
• Daily (12 noon)
• Review of Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Weekly (WD 2)
• Bank Charges/Interest Verification Report
• Monthly (WD 5)
• Report on Fixed Deposit
• Monthly (WD 5)
• Treasury Sectional Report
• Monthly (WD 5).

Skills, Competencies and Requirement
Educational Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of University Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• Minimum of 1 year post professional qualification experience.

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Skill to improve risk management through reduction/transparency of cash balances
• Banking transaction execution and settlement skill
• Cash and investment reporting skill
• Compliance to audit observation as to the segregation of duties with reference to back office functionality of recording transactions through a systematic driven authorization/execution process.

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Strong Oral and Written Communication skills
• Good Presentation Skills
• Relationship Management
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively.

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Assertive and tenacious
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Internal Audit Officer

Requisition ID: 1180
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure and monitor store compliance to Company policies, procedures and systems
• Report variance and ensure proper follow up
• Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
• Conduct OSC – Operations Standard Compliance on stores to ensure compliance to store standards
• Ensure follow up on gaps identified and communicate to Line Manager
• Undertake and report on the value for money that the company obtains in all its activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness
• Proactively identify trends and issues from audit findings and formulate recommendations for improving internal controls and addressing identified weaknesses/gaps across all locations/markets in which the company operates
• Review and report on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information provided to management for decision making
• Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
• Report on stores compliance to standards
• Develop and maintain the company’s Quality Management system, ensuring full compliance with its guidelines and a consolidated uniform approach across the company
• Assist management in the identification of business improvement opportunities in line with the recommendations of the Quality Policy and provide required assistance in managing projects which are spin-offs of such exercises

Key Performance Indicators:

• No. of store compliance
• No. of variance/breaches
• No. of fraud cases
• No. of repeat occurrences of Control breaches
• All other Performance Indicators will be based on performance against agreed objectives

Skills, Competencies and Requirements

• Good knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems
• An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit, particularly legislation changes and developments as they affect the Food Industry, and new auditing techniques and practices
• Fundamentals of Accounting

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Strong Analytical
• Problem solving skills
• Strong Time Management & Multi-tasking skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively

Educational Qualifications/Experience

• Minimum of university degree or its equivalent in related discipline
• Minimum of 2 years working experience

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Results Orientation
• Strategic Thought Process and Follow through
• Assertiveness & tenacity
• Strong cerebral capacity
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online