A Co-Educational full Boarding International School located on extensive and beautiful ground in Epe, Lagos requires the services of the position below for immediate employment:
Job Title: Internal Auditor
Location: Lagos
Job Description
As an internal Auditor, you are to ensure the implementation of effective controls in the School’s processes, operations and system to guarantee transparency and promote good governance, proactively coordinate preventive detection of sharp practices and continuously seek for ways to eradicate leakages and improve the School’s internal control systems.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare the annual internal audit work plan and ensure its execution
Continuously review / assess the business and operational risks facing the School in order to proactively establish appropriate mitigating controls and monitoring frameworks
Conduct periodic financial, compliance, operational and special audits and carry out investigations into reported irregularities, as required by the School
Highlight and flag duplications, leakages, and weaknesses across the School’s business processes and systems and provide recommendations to improve the internal control systems and the quality of the School’s processes and system
Interpret and analyze reports / data to identify possible risk exposure and advise the Principal, Board Committees and the Board on risk exposure – internally and externally
Collaborate with eternal auditors in their independent examination of the School’s financial statements
Stay abreast of industry trends and developments to enable the development and implementation of appropriate control measures, monitoring mechanism as well as their continuous update / revision
Prepare and submit periodic activity / management reports to the Principal and the Board, on the activities of the Internal function including findings and overall assessment of the School’s control environment
Perform any other duties that complement the internal control systems of the School
Qualification, Experience, Skills and Competencies
First degree in Accounting or any other discipline
Professional accounting certification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA. (CISA will be an added advantage)
Minimum of eight (8) years internal audit experience in a reputable organization or six (6) years experience in an audit firm
Knowledge of:
Internal audit methodologies
Risk management methodologies
Corporate governance procedures
Accounting standards, GAAP, etc.
Auditing guidelines
Internal controls with particular emphasis on educational institutions
Good understanding of the operations of an educational institution
Maturity and tact, including the ability to relate effectively with various stakeholders
Good report writing and oral communication skills
Good knowledge of financial and IT systems controls
Good knowledge of finance and business applications and systems
Good appreciation and working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Good decision making, problem solving and leadership skills
High sense of responsibility, accountability and dependability
High integrity and ethical standards
Salary and Benefits
Salary is competitive and commensurate with Industry Standard
Application Closing Date
23rd July, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and CV to: careers@atlantic-hall.net using the "Job Title" as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.