Project Internal Auditor at Cross River State Community and Social Development Agency (CRS CSDA)

The Cross River State Government has obtained a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the implementation of the Community and Social Development Project Additional Financing (CSDP AF). The project development objective of the CSDP AF is: to increase access by the poor people, and particularly by the internally displaced and vulnerable people in the North East of Nigeria, to improve social and natural resource infrastructure services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. The CSDP AF is currently being implemented in over 26 states of the federation and the FCT. The Cross River State Government has established the Cross River State Community and Social Development Agency by law to implement the CSDP AF in the state.

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates from the public and private sectors to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Project Internal Auditor

Location: Cross River 

Duties

• Preparation of quarterly Internal Audit report of the Agency.
• Preparation of Audit programme for the year.
• To review and monitor the disbursement of the Agency Statement of Expenditures (SOEs).
• To strengthen the Internal Control system of the project.
• To review all the authonsations, approvals, eligibility and documentations of expenditures.
• To review the financial transactions of the communities in line with Financial Procedures Manual.
• To undertake value for money audit of all projects activities.
• To inspect and monitor all Micro-projects in the communities.
• To carry out both compliance audit and non-financial audit.
• Inspection and appraisal of the accounting system in operation at the establishment to ascertain its adequacy and effectiveness.
• Verifying the cash and other assets of the project.
• Examine the reconciliation statement with the carried monthly/weekly Bank statement.
• Ensure that the system of internal check and internal control introduced for the prevention or early detection of fraud and loss of cash, stores and assets of the project is adequate.
• Ensure that deposit register is maintained as provided by the FPM.
• Check all postings of the assets purchased during the year to the assets ledgers.
• Ensure that every Advance made is properly authorized.
• Ascertain that the Advances ledger is kept up-to-date.
• Ensure that the agreement for the advance is properly executed.
• To have unrestricted access to any project documents, files, or minutes.
• To prepare and ensure complement for the Project’s monitoring and evaluation system report.
• Any other duty that may be assigned by the General Manager.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• At least a first degree or HND in Accounting or Banking and Finance, and membership of a recognised professionally, approved body e.g. ACA, ACCA, ANAN etc., with at least five years relevant post-qualification experience.
• Experience in auditing procedures and a very good knowledge of computer based accounting packages is essential.
• Experience in donor-funded rural development project audit will be an added advantage.

Applications Closing Date
17th May, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates from public and private sectors should submit ten (10) copies of written application with comprehensive curriculum vitae and photocopies of credentials to:
The General Manager,
Cross River State Community and Social Development Agency,
137B Ndidem Usang Iso Road,
Calabar,
Cross River State.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.