Senior Internal Auditors at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Duties

•     Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties
•     Act as head of the Unit in the absence of the incumbent
•     Assist the Unit head in the preparation of the Report to the Audit Committee
•     Assist in development of the Unit's annual risk based Audit work plan
•     Assist the Unit head in managing the units activities
•     Carry out review of audit working paper files
•     Assist in the monitoring of adherence to the Annual work plan
•     Monitor the unit's annual budget under direction of the Unit head
•     Develop and Review Audit work programs
•     Carry out review of Internal Control and processes
•     Carry out substantive test of transactions and examination of records
•     Carry out operational and financial audits
•     Propose recommendation for Improving operations and controls
•     Write and review audit reports
•     Provide advice and support to Unit heads and project Managers
•     carry of investigations as may be required
•     Liaise with external auditor
•     Perform any other duty assigned by the supervisor

Educational, Experience and Other Requirements

•     HND/BSc degree in Accounting, Finance or any other relevant field with 7 years of experience in Auditing of which 2 years is in a senior position
•     Professional Membership of any of the following: ICAN, ACCA, CIA, CISA is highly essential.
•     Possession of MBA is highly desirable.

The ideal candidate must have:

•     Good knowledge of International Auditing Standard
•     experience of ORACLE system or any ERP package
•     Good communication skills
•     Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and take initiative