Internal Auditor at the Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN)

The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) is a Christian Health and Development Organization working in partnerstiip with the Federal Ministry of Health and with the State Ministries of Health in 10 states (Akwa lbom, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi Benue, Katsina Nasarawa and the FCT- Abuja) towards the eradication leprosy and the care/restoration of persons and communities affected by leprosy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Auditor

Location: Abuja

Main Function of the Job

• To promote the soundness, adequacy, reliability, and application of internal accounting and other operating controls in TLMN and as well as improve on them at a reasonable cost.

Principal Responsibilities

•  Ascertaining the extent of compliance with TLMN’s established policies, plans, and procedures.
• Review of TLMN compliance with laws, regulations, and other external requirements.
• Ascertaining the extent to which TLMN’s assets are safeguarded in the field and NCO.
• Reviewing operational practices to promote increased efficiency and economy and forwarding recommendations to management.
• To carry out Pre and Post payment audits of NCO and field transactions respectively.

Main Task

• Familiarize and keep up to date with established TLMN vision, policies, plans, and procedures.
• Familiarize, keep abreast with, and ensure TLMN’s compliance with laws, regulations, and other external requirements in the organization as it relates to financial management.
• Compile/update information on the number, location, and condition of TLMN’s assets.
• Examination of financial and other operating information on the activities of the organization e.g Utilization of assets and facilities.
• Providing management with auditing information, especially management accounting reports, and interim financial statements.
• Liaise with the Finance manager and National Director to examine External auditor’s reports or any external financial report and respond on behalf of management.
• To keep and periodically update a record of prevailing prices of Capital and other items and other commodities used by TLMN.
• Communicate with TLM Board through the National Director; on financial control issues relating to project expenditure in TLM-assisted programmes.
• Participate in Annual plan and Budget preparation for NCO and field.
• Participate in the overall management of program/project development in TLM Nigeria in line with TLM visions and strategy. 11. Perform any other duties as may be required.

Personal Specification
Desirable Qualifications:

• HND / B.Sc in Accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in a reputable organization.
• Registered member of ICAN Skill
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to use a computer (Microsoft office suite application)
• Ability to communicate well and have good interpersonal relationships with people
• Sound judgment to assess issues and take the right decisions.
• Good team player Personality
• A committed Christian with good Christian testimony
• Ability to take initiative.
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Honest and dedicated
• Ability to manage people under him very well.
• Problem solver Ability to adapt Circumstances
• Willing to travel extensively Willingness and Flexibility in unpredictable circumstances

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.