Entry Level Auditor at De Tastee Fried Chicken Limited

De Tastee Group is a leading Quick Service Restaurant, Outdoor Caterers, Event Hall Managers and Home delivery hospitality outfit. Our sumptuous meals are produced under a very stringent hygienic environment with our branches located strategically with beautiful ambience for family and friends.Our event halls comes with ultra modern and vintage interior finishing to give guests a memorable experience. De Tastee Group operates in these 5 units to cater for different customer experience:Quick Service Restaurant (Fast Food Services); Tastee Pot (Outdoor Catering); Tastee Event (Hall Rentals); Tastee2U (Food Delivery Service); and Bunma Bakery (Bread and Cake Production).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Auditor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Zonal Auditor
Department: Audit
Function: Audit
Job Family: Financial Services

Role Purpose Statement

• The Auditor will assist in various auditing and compliance activities of the company.
• The aim is to is to ensure compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation in the outlet.

Key Interfaces:

• Heads of Audit, Zonal Audit, General Operations and Finance and other business functions.

Main Accountabilities

• Creates financial statements using a prescribed format.
• Collaborates with other auditors to assure company’s adherence to acceptable accounting standards.
• Maintains current information of tax issues and accounting statements.
• Plans and completes other assigned segments of the audit or other tasks assigned by the senior auditor.
• Collects all documentation necessary for reporting and audits.
• Identifies any deficiencies within the auditing process and meets with appropriate staff to resolve such deficiencies.
• Reports audit findings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Outlet Coordination:

• Reconciliation of stock at the front end
• Cash count of main cash (sales) and petty cash with the cashier.
• Cash evacuation at the front end and reconciliation of machine print out receipts.
• Physical verification of all supplies from Warehouse/ CPU and suppliers of perishable and non-perishable items
• Signing of all authorized expenses in the outlet in accordance with approval
• Auditing of Product Transfer Note (PTN) and comparison with Product Movement form (PMF).
• Monthly stocks taking exercise, valuation and reconciliation of store items
• Review of daily product comparative analysis (DPCS) report to ascertain product shortages
• Material usage report
• Daily stock taking of closing items at the production unit
• Review of stock control sheet from production unit.
• Review of accounts payable report
• Review of the bank lodgments.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• % of the audit plan completed
• No. of errors spotted on already audited jobs (Zero tolerance)
• Count of issues found and recommendations made
• Percentage of recommendations implemented on time
• Hours spent per audit
• Percentage of Internal Audit assignment delivered on time and within budget.

Education, Experience & Technical Skills

• First Degree in Accounting or any related field
• Work experience as an Audit or similar role within 1 - 3 years.
• Excellent MS Office knowledge
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Familiarity with office gadgets and applications (e.g. Sage Accounting Software)
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Discretion and confidentiality.

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Proficient in computer applications used in the office.
• Thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP) and standards.
• Ability to understand financial records.
• Ability to review company documentation to complete audits in a timely and proficient manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to complete work within a specified time frame.
• Ability to research various types of company documents and budgets to identify necessary information for specific audits.

Other Required Competencies:

• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Advanced Knowledge of accounting and auditing procedures.
• Team player.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Project planning and time management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Familiarity with accounting and office software.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2022.