Internal Audit / Control Officer Bachelor Degree Job
2024-07-30 09:27 Accounting / Financial Services Abuja 77 viewsJob Details
Brief Job Overview
We are looking for an Internal audit/control Officer to join our team, The main role of internal audit/ control officer is to implement the firm’s internal control system.
To achieve this, you will administer training to ensure that employees have an intricate understanding of all internal control guidelines and standards.
You will also conduct regular audits to verify whether departments follow the established procedures.
Responsibilities
The ideal Ccandidate will (but not limited to):
Physical verification of goods supplied by vendors.
Ensure that all documents relating to procurement (LPO, GRN, INVOICE, GDN) match up with each other.
Close liaison with quality control to establish products specification.
Flagging of breach in control procedure to the management.
Weekly report of activities to the chief internal audit/compliance officer
Departmental audit of operation at the branch office, including the security operatives.
Conducting periodic stock count exercise, investigation of variances and reconciling inventory record.
Identification of control gaps, and providing necessary recommendations
Conducting pre and post audit of all expenditure
Periodic review of vendors creation and ensuring suppliers accounts are accurately updated.
Conduct market surveys on an irregular basis.
Safeguarding all assets at the branch office
Close monitoring of the operating activities of the fleet unit of the company.
Ensuring that all stakeholders at the branch office comply with necessary statutory regulations.
Other duties as may be assigned.
Key Deliverables
Control Environment: Ensure compliance of the policies, procedures, standards, processes, and ethical values set forth by the Firm’s Management Team.
Risk Assessment: Determine the impact and likelihood of those risks in the firm occurring and influences what types of controls should be implemented to reach an acceptable level of residual risk.
Control Activities: Ability to assign system access based on user’s established role and reviewed on a periodic basis by the individual’s manager.
Information and Communication: Internal controls are only effective if employees are aware of them, know how and when to perform a control, and understand what to do if an issue is identified. Information and communication ensure relevant information is shared throughout the organization and with external stakeholders in an effective and timely manner.
Monitoring: Monitoring involves the ongoing assessment of the design and effectiveness of internal controls. Monitoring activities are performed by internal auditor /control officer to provide assurance that internal controls are operating effectively.
Qualifications
BSc Degree in Accounting or Finance
ICAN is required
Minimum of 3-5 years proven working experience as Internal Audit /Control Officer
Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases
Required Competence:
Technical Accounting Skills.
Mastery of Accounting Principles
Solid knowledge of relevant regulatory standards
Good communication skills, both verbal and written
Excellent data collection and analysis skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports
Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations
High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
Sound independent judgement.
Multi-tasking skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.