Auditor at University of Lagos

Responsibilities
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Auditor will be primarily responsible for:

• Verifying all transactions regarding assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the company.
• Performing physical verification of assets both within and outside the company premises.
• Ensuring labeling of assets for proper monitoring.
• Enforcing and monitoring compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Ensuring proper maintenance of assets register and account payable and receivable records for audit purpose.
• Avoiding legal challenges by ensuring compliance with legal requirements, including statutory obligations, withholding, corporate tax, VAT and PAYE.
• Securing financial and other information by regular back-ups.
• Training and mentoring of Junior Audit Staff.
• Making recommendation to the Managing Director based on timely review process and procedures.
• System auditing and investigation.
• Monitoring and review of controls.
• Carrying out any other tasks as may be assigned by the Managing Director.

Qualifications and Experience

• First Degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognised institution, with a minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division and NYSC discharge certificate/evidence of exemption.
• Minimum of five (5) years post NYSC experience in any industry with a minimum of ten (10) years working experience in Administrative Management.
• Not more than forty (40) years of age.
• Members of ICAN or any other recognised accounting bodies is required.

Skills:

• Good communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Good writing skills
• Decision making skills
• Computer literacy skills
• Time management skills
• Strategic planning skills
• Resourcefulness and good interpersonal relationship