Internal Audit Team Lead at SIAO

SIAO Partners is an independent Nigerian professional services Firm with a crop of seasoned professionals with local and international experience, positioned to provide excellent Audit, Tax, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Advisory, and Business Assurance Services.

Role & responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities include independently performing financial, operational, system, and process audits of clients across Business Units and Corporate functions
• Conduct risk assessment and provide inputs for the development of the annual audit plan.
• Planning, executing, and completing individual audit projects including the audit fieldwork according to an established schedule and reporting findings as per the IA process
• Conducting a comprehensive audit program including management, system, financial, compliance, and operational audits
• Overall performance of audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
• Conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summaries, and memos, and preparing working papers.
• Identification, development and documentation of audit issues and recommendations.
• Preparation of audit reports recommending internal control improvements that may include operational enhancements or efficiencies and communicate effectively to management
• Follow up and validate open points closure of all audit reports and communicate results
• Establish effective business relationships with clients and assist management in the understanding and adoption of internal controls.
• Execute an efficient and effective audit approach and ensure that all assigned work is completed according to schedule and within the establish budget parameters.
• Develops and maintains productive client, staff, and management, through individual contacts and group meetings.
• Work closely with various teams to ensure timely completion of tasks
• Managing the team in getting the work done to ensure timely completion of audits as planned.

Preferred candidate profile

• Candidate should have 5+ Years of experience in Internal Audit/internal control and Risk Management preferably gained from the Big4s and Manufacturing or multinational companies.
• Highly refined analytical skills to quickly review and analyze business processes to identify control deficiencies as well as business operating problems and opportunities.
• Be computer literate and have experience in the preparation and analysis of audit data through computer-aided audit tools (Power BI and others)
• Ability to develop and demonstrate the effective use of financial systems and controls to facilitate the execution of risk-based audits
• Good Leadership, Team management, and Stakeholder management skills.