METRO opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long-term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.
METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP’s sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees. Sales in 2016/17 were approximately 37 billion Euro.
Job Description
Assisting Division Manager Internal Audit & Performance Improvement to prepare annual audit plan for risk-based audits and business monitoring.
Conducting risk-based audits (stores as well as head office) and consulting projects to ensure that internal control system as a whole works properly.
Obtaining commitment to recommendations made in audit reports from concerned stakeholders.
Performing follow up reviews on implementation of audit recommendations.
Supporting the team in coordinating with Performance Improvement at METRO AG for all updates and modifications introduced in the ICS Business Monitoring/ Store Check Tool and ensuring their implementation at METRO Pakistan.
Leading/ conducting business monitoring assignments as per Annual Audit Plan.
Obtaining action plan from stores for all the low performance areas highlighted during business monitoring.
Involvement in preparing observation reports on annual and partial inventory counts to highlight deviations from standard procedure.
Providing ongoing support to other departments regarding standard operating procedures and other control issues.
Performing/ assisting in performing special assignments given by the management.
Qualifications
Qualified Accountant from Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) Finalist, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). MBA Finance from a reputable University with CIA qualification.
Additional Qualification of Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) will be plus.
Additional Information
Minimum three years professional work experience in Statutory Audit/ Risk advisory services/ Finance in a reputable organization
