Internal Auditor at TAC Professional Services

Our client is mining sector in Abuja is currently in need of Internal Auditor. The Internal Auditor will assist in the establishment, development and evaluation of the organizations internal controls. The IA is responsible for keeping our client accountable regarding internal company procedures and industry rules. The duties of the Internal Auditor includes studying accounting records, preparing compliance reports and supervising company workflows.

The Internal Auditors have the following responsibilities:

• Communicating with a variety of stakeholders across the company
• Compile and implement annual internal audit plan
• Carry out company-wide internal audit in accordance with annual audit objectives
• Hold opening and closing meetings with management.
• Manage resources and audit assignments.
• Challenging current processes across the company and identify opportunities for refinement.
• Reporting on control deficiencies to management and making recommendations to mitigate risk and add value.
• Play active role to developing, implementing, maintaining and reviewing of internal audit policies & procedures including ensuring they are up to date in accordance with international best practices.
• Implement best audit and business practices in line with applicable internal audit charter.
• Evaluate financial documents to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Identifying financial record-keeping process that can be improved
• Determining ways to cut costs and improve profitability.
• Oversee risk-based audits covering operational and financial processes.
• Identifying significant risk areas of the business and through effective implementation and monitoring of controls, offer recommendation to reduce business and financial risks.
• Accessing the efficiency and productivity of staff at different levels in line to achieving the overall objectives of the company and making recommendations for improvements where there are gaps.
• Conduct ad hoc investigations into identified or reported risks.
• Make presentation of all findings in report form to the Management and BRAAC
• Engaging remediation of identified issues through follow-up

Skills & Qualifications requirement of Internal Auditor:

• To make Internal Audit role successful, the following skills are required;
• Degree in Internal audit, Financial Accounting, Financial management, Economics or Business studies.
• An MBA in related disciple will be an advantage.
• 5 years’ work experience in an internal audit environment
• Certification with relevant internal audit or Accounting bodies (IIA, CISA,ICAN, CITN, ACCA,CFA)
• Strong communication skill to work with all members of the organization
• High level inter personal skill
• Organizational, problem solving and business acumen skills
• Excellent attention to details to review large amount of data and numbers with ability to multi- task.
• Exceptional mathematical and analytical skills to verify entries
• Good critical thinking skills to gather all the available data and make informed decisions
• Excellent research skills to find all related information needed
• Proficiency in accounting software and spreadsheets
• Presentation and report writing skills
• Willingness to travel for the purpose of the job.