Audit and Assurance Manager at Phase3 Telecom

Job Responsibilities/Job description

Financial Audits:

• Conduct periodic audit of the company’s financial statements, system and ledgers to determine whether they are accurate, identifying any errors or anomalies, and recommending corrections through Head, IA&RA to relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct reviews as basis of assurance report on the alignment of the company’s financial practices and statements to professional regulations, accounting standards and or ethics
• · Analyse quarterly management reports and submit inputs being fall outs of the analysis to the Quarterly Internal Audit report to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board.
• Perform special audits of specific areas within the organization’ financial architecture for re-assurance purposes. These areas will include accounts payable, invoicing, receivables aging and recovery, etc. including involvement in LMM.
• Monitor the company’s financial performance for proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Provide updates to HIA about financial audit findings and status on weekly basis or as required.

Process Audits:

• Conduct periodic reviews of the company’s processes in practice for assurance and recommendation as necessary in compliance with best practices and current realities within the business and the industry.
• Prepare and update existing process flowchart as approved by the Head, IA&RA based on overall board/management’s approval in line with the review clause of the company’s SOP.
• Carryout reviews of inter and intra departmental processes for early identification of risk areas and required support for hitch free operations in collaboration with unit/departmental heads carrying the Head, IA&RA along.
• Work with the Internal Control Manager to prepare and submit weekly reports of the internal audit department’s activities to Management

Revenue Assurance:

• Collect and process large datasets from relevant sources within the business on service quality, receivables, etc and submit daily and periodic reports, snap charts and recommendations to the Head IA&RA and Executive Chairman
• Create and keep up databases, statistical analysis, data visualisations and data pipelines that are required for business analysis and decision making.
• Carry out and develop special audit reports on revenue leakages and risk management with submission of observations, conclusions and recommendations to Head, IA&RA for review and further actions necessary.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Head, IA&RA or the Executive Management.

Educational Qualification

• First degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Risk Management
• ACCA/ICAN with not less than 3years post qualification is essential
• Certifications in data analytics, process management and risk management will be an added advantage.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years’ audit experience (Internal or external audit)
• Strong background and experience with audit methodologies and techniques
• Prior success conducting an external or internal audit
• Proficiency in the use of data analytics tools, flowcharts, accounting systems like Microsoft Dynamics