JOB TITLE: Internal Auditor
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
JOB DETAILS:
Duties / Responsibilities
- Implement the Internal Audit Charter of the company in line with global best practice
- Identify key area of risk within the company and propose appropriate controls to mitigate the risks
- Review accuracy, timeliness and relevance of financial report, management report, financial information and other disclosures provided to management
- Conduct continuous inventory counts, reconciliations, regularisations, controls and reporting.
- Conduct physical verifications, authentication, validations, and security custodial and reporting of all business documents.
- Investigates frauds, errors, mistakes, and suspicious transactions either discovered in the course of normal internal audit activities referred or reported to them by internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure that the ERP platform of the company is used in such a manner that the integrity of the system is not compromised in anyway.
- Ensure that all postings and entries into the ERP software of the company are accurate and done instantly or strictly within stipulated timelines
- Prepare and submit weekly/monthly audit report in line with approved audit plan
- Assist the development of an internal control culture, including training of staff in conjunction with the Human Resources department
- Initiate and participate in audit exercises
- Liaise with the external auditor on internal audit issues
- Develop and implement appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance with best practice
- Ensure compliance with existing company financial policies and procedures, identifying and proposing modification
- Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor internal controls
- Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Requirements
- First Degree in Finance or Accounting or other related discipline with a professional qualification
- Must possess high level of personal integrity and an unblemished track record
- Minimum of 7 years work experience in a similar role.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others, identify root causes, and drive results
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical, researching and drafting skills
- Possesses good leadership skills and a sense of ownership.
- Possesses high level Microsoft excel and general spread sheet competence.
- Familiarity with the use of ERP software
- Highly organised with attention to details.
- Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, analysis and reporting of financial data.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: June 15, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |