Join our Finance team and help strengthen governance, controls, and financial excellence across our international operations.
As Internal Audit & Finance Governance Specialist, you will play a key role in strengthening financial governance and internal controls across the Group, with a particular focus on Central Africa. You will plan and execute internal audits across finance, procurement, inventory, and treasury, identify control weaknesses, and drive practical improvements. You'll work closely with Finance leadership, local finance teams, and internal and external auditors — combining technical expertise with a hands-on, multicultural approach.
What You'll DoPlan and execute internal audit missions across Group entities, primarily in Central Africa.
Assess internal controls, governance processes, and risk management across finance, procurement, inventory, and treasury.
Identify control weaknesses and recommend practical improvements to strengthen governance and compliance.
Prepare clear audit reports and present findings and recommendations to the CFO.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the Group Internal Control Framework.
Support major transformation initiatives, including ERP migration and process harmonization.
Train and support local finance teams on internal control, audit findings, finance governance, and Group policies.
Act as a technical reference for accounting control-related questions and promote a strong control culture.
Coordinate with internal and external auditors, prepare audit campaigns, and ensure audit deliverables are complete and well structured.
Monitor the implementation of audit recommendations and corrective actions.
A Master's degree in Audit, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
3–5 years of experience in accounting, internal control, or internal audit, ideally in an international environment.
Solid knowledge of IFRS and experience designing, evaluating, or improving internal control systems.
Good understanding of tax, compliance, and multi-entity operations.
Strong analytical, organisational, and report-writing skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multicultural and remote teams.
A pedagogical mindset and the ability to train and support local finance teams.
High levels of rigor, integrity, professional ethics, and independence.
Fluent English and French, spoken and written.
Willingness to travel frequently internationally, including to operational sites and logistics bases.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Audit, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 3-5 years of experience in accounting, internal control, or internal audit
- Experience in an international environment
- Solid knowledge of IFRS
- Experience designing, evaluating, or improving internal control systems
- Understanding of tax, compliance, and multi-entity operations
- Strong analytical, organisational, and report-writing skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across multicultural and remote teams
- Ability to train and support local finance teams
- Rigor, integrity, professional ethics, and independence
- Fluent spoken and written English and French
- Willingness to travel frequently internationally, including to operational sites and logistics bases
What We Do
Dixstone provides integrated offshore solutions and services for the oil and gas industry, specializing in shipbuilding, conversion of rigs and vessels, drilling, and decommissioning. As an affiliate of the Perenco Group, it operates globally across 10 countries with a team of over 2,000 professionals, delivering engineering services and marine fleet management to optimize the entire energy value chain.
