The Coca-Cola Company

Internal Controls Lead

Swaziland - Mbabane Full time

Location(s):

Eswatini

City/Cities:

Manzini

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

November 21, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

A. JOB SUMMARY:

The Internal Controls Lead will be responsible for conducting audit assignments across the organization, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulations, evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, and providing recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and risk management.

B. KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Plan and execute audit engagements, including reviewing financial records, operational processes, and compliance with corporate policies.
  • Develop and implement audit programs and procedures tailored to specific audit objectives.
  • Gather, analyse, and appraise data as a basis for informed objective opinions on the adequacy and effectiveness of the organization's internal control systems.
  • Prepare clear and concise audit reports to communicate audit findings and recommendations to senior management.
  • Follow up on audit recommendations to ensure timely implementation.
  • Conduct risk assessments and identify areas of potential vulnerability or risk.
  • Collaborate with other departments to assess business risks and ensure adherence to best practices in risk management and internal controls.
  • Remain current on industry trends, standards, and regulations that may impact the organization's audit processes.

C. FINANCIAL/ JOB SCOPE:

  • Number of audit findings.
  • Rating of audit findings.
  • Tracking of overdue findings in days, weeks and months.

D. ORGANIZATION IMPACT/ INFLUENCE:

  • Working with cross functional teams on auditing and financial analysis, including CAD, external audit, management and other relevant bodies (example GenPacT)

E. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manager of Self- No direct reports.

F. RELATED JOB REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Finance, or Internal Auditing.
  • Studying towards/ completed a professional qualification in either ACCA, CA(SA), CIA, CIMA or Masters in relevant discipline is an added advantage.
  • Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is desirable.
  • Demonstrated understanding of internal auditing, process improvement, document management and key stakeholder engagement.

G. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Finance, or Internal Auditing.

H. CULTURAL DIVERSITY:

  • Interact regularly with people located in various countries. Fluent in written and spoken English; and effective communication skills are required.

I. ANALYSIS:

  • Controls analytics.
  • Trends analysis and pattens.
  • Data analysis of audit information and generating insights.
  • Strong communication skills

Skills:

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.