Audit Specialist at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company

• The Audit Specialist will support the Internal Audit function by conducting independent, objective reviews of technical, commercial, and financial processes to identify risks, control gaps, and non-compliance, and to provide practical recommendations that strengthen governance, safeguard assets, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure adherence to regulatory, policy, and quality management requirements across Ikeja Electric.

Your Role

Accountabilities are:

• Assist in developing the annual audit plan by identifying areas for audit
• Provide leadership to the field audit team during audit engagements
• Coordinate various departments/agencies, making available relevant records for audit purposes and ensuring that the audits are carried out as planned.
• Carry out auditing of the process of collection, money receipt, payment for disbursement of salary, billing process, distribution of bills, disconnection.
• Examine the audit report, analyze audit results and recommend corrective actions based on key audit findings.
• Complying with various processes and policies decided upon for audit by the internal audit team.
• Manage all the audit fieldwork, ensure completion and ensure that the audit file complies with approved Standards
• Assist in assessing the primary risks facing IE and identifying risk mitigation measures.
• Audit the process of Planning Projects, Operation & Maintenance, for the entire system and the compliance to technical standards.
• Assess the primary risks facing IE and identify risk mitigation measures.
• Carry out any other duties as requested by the Head of Department and Head of Unit

Skills & Competencies

• The role affords you to develop technical and behavioral competencies, that is, skills, knowledge, and behaviors required to successfully perform in the role and contribute to the organization's goals.

Technical Competencies:

Communication skills.

• Problem identification and solution skills.
• Ability to promote value of internal audit.
• Understand industry, regulatory, and standards changes.

Organizational skills.

• Ability to promote value of internal audit.

Minimum Requirement

• First degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any relevant science or social science field.
• CA certification – ACA, ACCA, or CIA; Post qualification experience of 6 years in energy, power, financial or manufacturing sector.
• MUST be a chartered accountant