Director of Audit at Tayo Akpata University of Education

Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor, Benin, invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates for non-academic position below:

Job Title: Director of Audit

Location: Benin

Responsibility

• Overseer/Coordinator of the Internal Audit Department.
• Ensuring prudence and accountability in the finance system.
• Safe guarding the assets of the institution. Preparing and maintaining University fixed assets register and making periodic reports.
• Carrying out other duties as may be assigned by the Vice- Chancellor.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess a good first Degree in any of the following: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or any other relevant discipline with a minimum of Second Class lower, a higher Degree in relevant discipline is an added advantage. He should possess any of the following recognized professional qualifications: ACA, ACMA, CPA, ACCA, ICAN or ANAN
• In addition, candidates must have acquired a minimum of Fifteen (15) years post professional qualification cognate experience.
• Applicants must also be Computer Literate and have a working knowledge of good Accounting/Auditing packages.

Tenure

• The successful candidate shall be appointed for a single term of four (4) years.

Remuneration and Conditions of Service
The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable for the post of a Director of Audit in Nigerian Universities and as may be determined by the University Governing Council from time to time.

Application Closing Date
15th September, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications to the Vice Chancellor, along with their Curriculum Vitae, which should include the following information:

• Full Names
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• State and Local Government of Origin
• Nationality
• Permanent Home Address
• Current Postal/Contact Address/GSM Phone number(s)
• Marital Status
• Number of Children (with names and ages)
• Institution(s) Attended (with dates)
• Academic and Professional Qualifications obtained (with date).
• Honours, Distinctions, and Membership of Professional Body.
• Working Experience
• Present Employment: Status, Salary and Employer.
• Extra Curriculum Activities
• Names and Addresses of Three (3) Referees (one of whom must be in a position to supply professional reference).

Mode of Submission of Application
Each application, with Curriculum Vitae, should be forwarded in Twenty-Five (25) copies to reach the:
Vice Chancellor
Tayo Akpata University of Education
Ekiadolor Benin,
Edo State,
Nigeria.

Applicants should also request their referees to send reports on them under confidential cover, direct to the Vice Chancellor. Applications should have the position being applied for, boldly written at the top left hand corner of the envelope. Each envelope for referees’ reports properly sealed, should also be marked as above, with the candidate’s name indicated. Photo copies of Credentials must also be attached to the application.

Note: Only short-listed applicants would be invited for interview.