Internal Auditor
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- HireResume WritersOur client is seeking a competent, detail-oriented Internal Auditor to join its team.
- We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Internal Auditor to join our team.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing the company’s financial and operational activities, evaluating internal controls, identifying risks and irregularities, and ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures.
- The ideal candidate should have strong auditing and analytical skills, sound knowledge of accounting principles, and experience reviewing financial transactions, internal controls, and operational processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular internal audits of financial, operational, administrative, and credit activities.
- Review financial transactions, expenses, payments, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for accuracy and proper authorization.
- Audit loan disbursement, repayment, collection, and recovery processes to ensure compliance with approved procedures.
- Review bank transactions, cash management, customer accounts, and other financial records.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and identify control gaps, risks, and areas of potential financial loss.
- Verify compliance with company policies, procedures, approval limits, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Conduct periodic and surprise audits of company operations and field activities where required.
- Identify and investigate discrepancies, unusual transactions, control breaches, and potential cases of fraud.
- Prepare clear audit reports highlighting findings, risks, and recommendations for corrective action.
- Follow up on previous audit findings and monitor the implementation of agreed corrective actions.
- Review company assets, inventory, and other resources to ensure proper accountability.
- Work with Finance, Credit, Recovery, Sales, HR/Admin, and other departments to strengthen internal controls.
- Provide Management with independent and objective recommendations based on audit findings.
- Maintain proper audit documentation and ensure confidentiality of sensitive company information.
- Perform other duties relating to audit, risk, and internal controls as assigned by Management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in internal audit, external audit, accounting, risk, compliance, or a related field.
- Experience in banking, microfinance, lending, financial services, or a similar industry is an advantage.
- Professional certification such as ICAN, ACCA, CIA, or ACA is an added advantage.
- Good knowledge of accounting principles, auditing procedures, and internal control systems.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies and irregularities.
- Good report-writing and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.
- High level of integrity, objectivity, and professional ethics.
Key Skills:
- Internal Audit
- Internal Controls
- Risk Assessment
- Financial Audit
- Operational Audit
- Fraud Detection
- Compliance
- Financial Analysis
- Reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel
- Audit Reporting
- Investigation
- Risk Management.
Salary
N150,000 - N250,000 / month.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: frontdeskellasot@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only candidates resident in Port Harcourt will be considered.