Forensic Investigator at Promasidor

Promasidor was founded in 1979 by Robert Rose, who left the United Kingdom in 1957 for Zimbabwe to pursue his African dream. As Chairman of Allied Lyons Africa for over 20 years, he travelled extensively across Africa and gained a unique and thorough knowledge of the food industry throughout the continent. In particular he noticed a lack of availability of the one highly nutritious product that the developed world takes for granted – milk.

He realised that with technology in the manufacture of milk powders advancing rapidly, there was an exciting opportunity to provide milk powder in small portions that could be packaged in flexible sachets. It was found that removing the animal fat from the milk and replacing it with vegetable fat allowed for a longer shelf life. This meant that for the first time, milk powder could be distributed across the vast African continent, providing access to affordable milk to everyone in Africa.

A passionate belief in this vision fuelled the pioneering concept of selling filled milk powder in small sachets and Promasidor began selling the Cowbell brand in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire) in 1979. Today Cowbell is sold in the majority of countries across the African continent.About the job

The Forensic Audit Coordinator is responsible for providing strategic leadership, oversight, and assurance over the organization’s forensic audit, fraud risk management, investigation, and compliance framework. The role ensures that all forensic investigations, counter‑fraud initiatives, and compliance breach reviews are conducted to the highest professional, legal, and ethical standards while safeguarding organizational assets, reputation, and stakeholder confidence

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES

Forensic Audit & Investigation Oversight

Receives all forensic audit and investigation requests and ensures they are logged, tracked, and updated on Jira or other case management systems.
Assigns investigation cases to Forensic Audit Supervisors and team members based on risk, complexity, and capacity.
Supervise all forensic audits and investigations, ensuring appropriate scope, methodology, and resourcing.
Review, challenge, and approve investigation work programmes, evidence, findings, and reports.
Ensure evidence is collected, preserved, and documented in line with legal and regulatory requirements.
Decide on escalation of cases to Executive Management, regulators, external auditors, or law enforcement.
Provide litigation and disciplinary support at senior management level.

Fraud Risk Management & Prevention

Oversee fraud risk assessments and ensure high‑risk areas are adequately mitigated.
Analyse investigation trends and whistleblowing data to identify systemic weaknesses.
Recommend improvements to internal controls and governance structures.

Compliance & Ethics Oversight

Ensure investigation outcomes are embedded into policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
Review significant compliance breaches and approve investigation conclusions.
Advise management through the Head of Internal Audit, on disciplinary actions in line with the policies, and remediation measures.

Training, Awareness & Capability Building

Deliver or sponsor executive‑level and management training sessions, including their induction (where necessary).
Ensure lessons learned from investigations are institutionalised across the business.

Data Analytics & Technology Governance

Ensure data analytics supports proactive fraud detection and prevention.
Oversee continuous monitoring outputs and high‑risk exception reporting

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

Manage high-impact and sensitive investigations.
Provide expert advice on fraud, misconduct, and governance matters.

Governance, Reporting & Budget Management

Provide monthly status updates to the Head of Internal Audit on all investigations received through the whistleblowing channels, including case status, risk rating, and outcomes.
Ensure the whistleblowing framework and reporting channels operate effectively, independently, and confidentially, in line with regulatory and best-practice requirements.
Monitor whistleblowing trends and ensure timely triage, investigation, and closure of reported matters.
Prepare and manage the annual forensic investigation budget, including technology, training, and external expert costs.
Track budget utilisation and provide periodic financial updates to management, ensuring cost-effective delivery of forensic activities.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, Criminology, or any other social science/science-related field and an MBA is an advantage.
Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in forensic audit, fraud investigation, or investigative audit.
Professional certification such as ACCA,ACA, CFE, Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria (CIFIAN), or equivalent.
Experience in data analytics and investigative techniques
Proven leadership and supervisory experience.
Experience in policy governance & compliance, as well as strong knowledge of internal controls, is an added advantage