Senior Associate - Audit at Nexia Agbo Abel & Co.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare proposals.
• Develop audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives.
• Conduct assigned task on audit engagements successfully from start to finish
• Identify key risks to business objectives, evaluating and testing controls in place and identifying areas for improvement.
• Timely completion of audit files and assignments, ensuring work is produced to the required standard and deadlines. 
• Ensure the basic documents for signoff are ready on completion of assigned engagement (Final signoff, Audit Summary and Representation letters).
• Ensure audit conclusions are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstances and risk.
• Produce audit reports at the conclusion of assigned engagements, to meet the required standard for reporting. 
• Review the work of Audit Associates and provide on-the-job training and feedback to engagement team members.
• Carry out other duties assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any relevant field with a minimum of second class upper or upper credit. 
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria or its equivalent.
• Minimum of two (2) years post qualification experience in related field

Required Competencies

• Communication skills (including oral, written, report writing and presentation).
• Problem identification and solution skills (including core, conceptual, and analytical thinking).
• Keeping up to date with industry and regulatory changes and professional standards.
• Strong commitment and proven record of professional and client service excellence. 
• Analytical and enquiring mind with the ability to interpret key data. 
• Good IT skills, competent user of Microsoft Office and IT applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Change management skills.
• Great team player.