Internal Auditor at Agary Pharmaceutical Limited

Agary Pharmaceutical Limited was established in 1992 as a national and regional marketing company that specializes in the importation and distribution of medical and hospital consumables. When marketing our product we provide a wide range of services to our distributors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Auditor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties / Responsibilities

• Implement the Internal Audit Charter of the company in line with global best practice
• Identify key area of risk within the company and propose appropriate controls to mitigate the risks
• Review accuracy, timeliness and relevance of financial report, management report, financial information and other disclosures provided to management
• Conduct continuous inventory counts, reconciliations, regularisations, controls and reporting.
• Conduct physical verifications, authentication, validations, and security custodial and reporting of all business documents.
• Investigates frauds, errors, mistakes, and suspicious transactions either discovered in the course of normal internal audit activities referred or reported to them by internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure that the ERP platform of the company is used in such a manner that the integrity of the system is not compromised in anyway.
• Ensure that all postings and entries into the ERP software of the company are accurate and done instantly or strictly within stipulated timelines
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly audit report in line with approved audit plan
• Assist the development of an internal control culture, including training of staff in conjunction with the Human Resources department
• Initiate and participate in audit exercises
• Liaise with the external auditor on internal audit issues
• Develop and implement appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance with best practice
• Ensure compliance with existing company financial policies and procedures, identifying and proposing modification
• Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor internal controls
• Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• First Degree in Finance or Accounting or other related discipline with a professional qualification
• Must possess high level of personal integrity and an unblemished track record
• Minimum of 7 years work experience in a similar role.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others, identify root causes, and drive results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, researching and drafting skills
• Possesses good leadership skills and a sense of ownership.
• Possesses high level Microsoft excel and general spread sheet competence.
• Familiarity with the use of ERP software
• Highly organised with attention to details.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, analysis and reporting of financial data.

Application Closing Date
15th June, 2021.