Posted on Tue 02nd May, 2023 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)
Smart Partners Consulting Limited (SPCL) - Our client in the Real Estate sector is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Auditor
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
Our client is in urgent need of an Auditor who will be responsible for keeping the employer accountable regarding internal company procedures and industry rules. The Auditor’s duties include studying accounting records, preparing compliance reports and supervising company workflows.
Responsibilities
Evaluate financial documents for accuracy and compliance with federal regulations
Identify the financial risk of the organization and offer recommendations to reduce risk.
Identify accounting and financial record-keeping processes that can be improved
Determine ways to cut costs and improve profitability
Assess the efficiency and productivity of internal staff and make recommendations for improvement
Present findings to upper management in the form of reports and presentations
To ensure good management of scarce resources
To ensure that all accounts books are prepared in accordance with accounting principles and standards
To ensure sound and efficient control systems.
Liaising with the Audit Committee on internal/systems audits.
Reports likely risks inherent in such weaknesses to the systems
Reports lose of all kinds to the management
Periodic checking of aged debtors’ analyses report with debtors control accounts to ensure they reconciled
Periodic checking of aged creditors analyses report with creditors control accounts to ensure they reconciled
Cross-checking to ensure that sales (Customers) invoices in General Ledgers reconciled with products invoices postings in sales department always
Cross-checking and ensuring that all purchases are duly posted into the appropriate accounts by Accounts dept.
Cross-checking and ensuring that all assets are properly entered into the assets register by carrying out physical identifications of all assets with computer printouts periodically; monthly reconciliation of assets.
Periodic checking of the prepayment and accrualschedules in the General Ledgers
Quarterly and Year-end stock takings with the store personnel
Checks periodically all the postings in the General Ledges to ensure accuracy in postings and proper classifications in view of accounting principles
Verification of credit sales andall purchases with material value in the General Ledgers regularly
Assists in handling some accounting jobs when the need arises.
Works hand-in-hand with the external auditors during the annual audit of financial year-end.
Works with the Audit Committee on systems audit issues when the need arises
es & cash withdrawals from banks etc. are guided by the company’s procedures/policies.
Carries out internal audits to identify any weaknesses or loopholes in the systems and make reports as well as recommend corrective measures to the management
Monitoring all credit sales to ensure compliance with company’s policies on credit facilities
Monitoring staff indebtedness to the company to ascertain compliance in repayments.
Monitoring cash advances to staff and makes calls for their retirements
Any other duties assigned.
Requirements
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or any related Social Science Courses.
Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience on the job
Necessary certificates and professional qualifications and master Degrees shall be added advantage
Strong communication skills to work with Accountants and other co-workers
Excellent attention to detail to review large amounts of data and numbers
Exceptional mathematical skills to verify entries
Good critical-thinking skills to gather all of the available data and make informed decisions
Excellent research skills to find all related information needed
Proficiency in accounting software and spreadsheets