Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Group Lead: Forensics & Risk, to join the Compliance team at CCBA. The role will report to the Group Head: Governance & Compliance.CCBA is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a Non-Alcoholic Ready to Drink market leader with an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 17 000 employees and serving a combined population of over 300 million people across the continent. CCBAs vision is to refresh Africa every day and make the continent a better place for all, growing successfully as a business and creating a better-shared future for our people, customers, consumers, communities, planet and shareholders. We conduct ourselves with the utmost integrity for shared value and the greater good. We are a world class, customer-orientated, socially and environmentally conscious fast-moving consumer goods company that is driven by engaged, motivated and inspired employees.This role involves leading a team to conduct thorough forensic investigations, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks, and implementing strategies to safeguard the organizations assets and reputation. The Group Lead is also responsible for ensuring that risk management policies are aligned with local and international standards. Additionally, this role requires strong collaboration with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, and external partners to effectively manage and mitigate emerging risks, providing a proactive and strategic approach to safeguarding the organisations interests.
Key Duties & ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:Fraud Prevention Strategy: Development and implementation of a comprehensive forensic audit and fraud prevention strategy, resulting in minimized risks and reduced fraud incidents.Efficient Investigations: Successful execution of high-quality forensic investigations into financial irregularities, ensuring issues are identified, mitigated, and communicated to management.Legal Compliance: Full compliance with reporting requirements, such as FICA, POCA, and PCCAA, with clear communication and training on legal responsibilities to staff.Risk Register Management: Timely and accurate maintenance of the company's risk register, identifying emerging risks and implementing mitigation strategies to minimize exposure.Improved Business Controls: Identification of fraud trends and process inefficiencies, leading to improvements in internal controls and risk management across business operations.Effective Stakeholder Collaboration: Successful partnerships with law enforcement, regulatory bodies, and internal teams to manage investigations and resolve issues, strengthening the companys compliance framework.Enhanced Governance and Ethics: Strengthened adherence to corporate governance frameworks and ethical standards.
Skills, Experience & EducationQualifications:Bachelors degree in forensic auditing, risk management, law, or a related fieldProfessional certifications in forensic investigation will be advantageousExperience:10 years or more experience in forensic audit and investigation, with at least 8 years at a senior or head investigator level in a corporate FMCG or multinational environmentIn-depth experience in forensic audits, particularly in detecting fraud, financial irregularities, and managing criminal investigationsStrong knowledge of corporate fraud laws, criminal procedure, and evidence handling, especially within the African region.Skills:Sound knowledge of law, Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence, asset forfeiture and civil litigation matters applicable in African subcontinent.Advanced skills in planning, conducting, and leading forensic audits across diverse operations and countries, with a focus on fraud detection, corruption, and criminal activityProficiency in identifying and assessing risks, creating mitigation strategies, and ensuring the effective execution of risk management processes.Expertise in leveraging data analytics, forensic audit tools, and technology to analyse financial, inventory, and operational data to uncover discrepancies or fraudStrong investigative capabilities for conducting interviews, collecting evidence, and preparing reports for criminal or civil action.Ability to work seamlessly with diverse teams such as operations, legal, finance, and external agencies to implement risk management strategies.Strong leadership abilities to guide risk and forensic audit teams, provide strategic direction, and manage decision-making processes to address organisational challengesExcellent communication skills to prepare clear, concise, and actionable reports for senior management, and to present findings to diverse stakeholders, including legal bodies and law enforcementAbility to handle sensitive situations with tact, ensuring business continuity while managing fraud, legal, and reputational risks effectively.Knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, ethics policies, and procedures to ensure that organisational operations adhere to ethical and legal standards in every marketAdvanced skills in detecting fraud indicators, preventing fraud, and developing fraud mitigation strategies across organisational functionsExpertise in litigation, serving as a professional witness, and navigating the legal complexities of criminal and civil investigationsGeneralThe advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.PolicyAt Coca-Cola Beverages Africa we are proud to celebrate diversity and we strive to achieve an equal opportunity workplace by being cognisant of affirmative action requirements. It is our policy to be mindful and compliant with all our regional requirements and national laws for those regions. Employment at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is based solely on an individuals merit and qualifications directly related to their field of competence. We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity.At the heart of our recruitment processes is the need to create a value driven experience for all applicants. To all recruitment agencies: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa does not accept agency resumes for roles that we post and make available. Please do not forward any resumes to any Coca-Cola Beverages Africa employees and Talent Teams as we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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