External Auditors at the University of Lagos (UNILAG)

The University of Lagos was established in 1962 by an Act of Parliament of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to encourage the advancement of learning. Located in the urban and commercial city of Lagos, with the main campus in Akoka, two other campuses are the Yaba campus and the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) Idi-Araba campus. The University caters for both full time and part time students. The University has an overall student population of about 50,000 (regular and part-time at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels). It has a staff strength of over five thousand.

In compliance with the provisions of Section 85(3) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, and the relevant guidelines from the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, the University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, requires applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: External Auditor

Location: Lagos

Requirements
The prospective appointee must show:

• Evidence of the Firm's registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC);
• Evidence of the Firm's registration with the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation;
• The Firm's profile, including professional qualifications of the key staff, past experience with respect to similar jobs which have been successfully handled, etc;
• Evidence of financial capability (Bank reference);     
• Audited accounts of the Firm for the last three years, i.e., 2016, 2015 and 2014;
• Evidence of VAT registration and valid tax clearance certificates for the last three years, i.e., 2016, 2015 and 2014;
• Evidence of compliance with the provisions of the Pension Reform Act of 2014;and
• Evidence of registration with Industrial Trust Fund (ITF).

Application Closing Date
21st March, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates/firms should send their applications to:
The Registrar,
University of Lagos,
Akoka-Yaba,
Lagos State.

Note: Envelopes containing the applications must be marked "External Auditor" on the top right hand corner.