Internal Control and Audit Officer needed at Apple and Pears Limited

Responsibilities

• Periodic review and evaluation of the Company’s system of internal control on accounting and data processing activities, and the activities of the members of staff and managers of the company.
• Checking compliance with management controls and policies by the organisational participants constantly, by examining and verifying selected records and procedures before and after the event
• Detection of omission and commission errors and frauds in the financial transactions of the company by crosschecking selected documents periodically, especially payment vouchers, both before and after the event (payment). in this way, it ensures also that management policies and control over financial transactions are observed by those involved.
• Prevention of errors and frauds by the deterrent and moral suasion effects of its activities.
• Carrying out detailed investigation on cases that may be referred to it by the management and those that may come to its notice from time to time.
• Presenting an audit report after each assignment, documenting its procedures and the evidence collected to support its position and opinion on the assignment carried out so as to enable the management take objective decision on the matter concerned.
• Liaises and cooperates with external auditors in specific ways and areas aimed at adding value to the external audit function and encouraging a symbiotic relationship between the two, bearing in mind that internal audit can be conducted before any payment is made to prevent a fraud from occurring, or immediately after the payment to assist in following up crime timely in order to facilitate the recovery of any company’s asset misappropriated, or correction of any error committed.

Requirements

• BSc/HND certification in Accounting or related discipline.
• 1-3 years experience (especially in Manufacturing or deport operations)
• Ms/excel microsoft office ability to leverage on data
• Tally 9 ERP Knowledge