Internal Controller at AMSCO HR Advisory Services Nigeria Limited

AMSCO, an HR advisory services company operating in Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Controller

Location: Ajah, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
Financial Control & Oversight:

• Monitor daily revenue from rooms, restaurants, bars, spa, events, and other outlets
• Ensure proper cash handling procedures and reconcile cash, POS, and bank records
• Review and approve expenditures in line with approved budgets
• Detect and prevent fraud, theft, or financial misstatements.

Internal Audit Functions:

• Conduct regular audits of departments (front office, F&B, housekeeping, stores, maintenance)
• Verify accuracy of financial records, invoices, and payroll
• Audit inventory of food, beverages, linens, amenities, and fixed assets
• Ensure segregation of duties to reduce risk of error or fraud.

Compliance & Policy Enforcement:

• Ensure adherence to company policies, SOPs, and management directives
• Confirm compliance with tax laws, labor laws, health and safety regulations, and licensing requirements
• Monitor compliance with procurement and contract procedures.

Inventory & Asset Management:

• Oversee stock control systems for food, beverages, and supplies
• Monitor usage, wastage, pilferage, and stock variances
• Maintain asset registers for furniture, equipment, vehicles, and IT systems.

Budgeting & Cost Control:

• Support preparation and monitoring of departmental budgets
• Analyze variances between actual and budgeted costs
• Recommend cost-saving and efficiency improvement measures.

Risk Management:

• Identify financial and operational risks within resort operations
• Recommend controls to minimize losses, accidents, or service disruptions
• Review insurance coverage and claims documentation.

Reporting & Management Support:

• Prepare internal control and audit reports for management
• Provide recommendations for process improvement
• Support management decision-making with accurate financial insights.

Revenue Assurance:

• Ensure all services rendered are properly billed and recorded
• Monitor discounts, complimentary services, and promotional offers
• Review room occupancy reports against revenue posted.

Staff Training & Awareness:

• Train staff on internal control procedures and ethical practices
• Promote accountability and transparency across departments.

Continuous Improvement:

• Review and update internal control systems to match operational changes
• Implement best practices in hospitality financial management.

Other Responsibilities
Here are the key roles expected of an Internal Controller in a resort centre, clearly stated and suitable for a job description, policy manual, or organizational chart:

Safeguarding Resort Assets:

• Protect cash, inventory, equipment, and property from loss, theft, or misuse
• Ensure proper authorization and documentation for all transactions.

Revenue Monitoring & Assurance:

• Ensure all resort income (rooms, food & beverage, spa, events, rentals) is accurately recorded
• Review daily sales summaries, POS reports, and night audit reports
• Monitor discounts, complimentary services, and voids.

Financial Accuracy & Integrity:

• Ensure accounting records are accurate, complete, and timely
• Review invoices, payments, payroll, and financial statements
• Support external audits and management reviews.

Internal Audit & Control Enforcement:

• Conduct routine and surprise checks across all departments
• Enforce internal control procedures and standard operating processes
• Ensure segregation of duties to minimize fraud risk.

Cost & Expense Control:

• Monitor operational costs and prevent waste or overspending
• Analyze cost variances and recommend corrective actions
• Ensure procurement follows approved budgets and procedures.

Inventory & Stock Control:

• Oversee stock counts for food, beverages, consumables, and stores
• Investigate discrepancies, shortages, and spoilage
• Monitor stock issuance and usage patterns.

Compliance & Risk Management:

• Ensure compliance with tax, labor, safety, and hospitality regulations
• Identify operational and financial risks and recommend mitigation measures
• Ensure licenses, permits, and insurance policies are valid.

Policy Development & Improvement:

• Assist in developing internal control policies and procedures
• Recommend system and process improvements to management
• Ensure controls adapt to operational changes within the resort.

Reporting to Management:

• Prepare internal control, audit, and risk assessment reports
• Communicate findings, weaknesses, and recommendations clearly
• Provide management with actionable insights for decision-making.

Staff Guidance & Ethical Oversight:

• Educate staff on control procedures and ethical standards
• Promote transparency, accountability, and integrity
• Handle whistleblowing issues and investigate irregularities.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 5 - 7 years of experience.

Salary
N300,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
22nd December, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: ademusire.sakaniyawu@amsco-africa.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.