Audit Officer at Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc (EEDC) - 4 Openings

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is one of the eleven electricity distribution companies that emerged after the unbundling of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).The company is saddled with the primary responsibility of distributing and marketing electricity to end users within the five states in the South-East geo-political zone; namely: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo, with a total of 18 Business Districts offices across these states.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Audit Officer

Location: Abagana, Aguleri, Obosi and Firstpower Headquarters (Awka) - Anambra
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Internal Audit & Compliance
Slot: 4 Openings

Responsibilities

• Risk Management and Control Evaluation: To assess, identify and evaluate internal control risk for possible mitigation and/or elimination.
• Regulatory and Policy Compliance: Ensuring that the organisation/company’s operations comply with relevant local, State, and federal laws, regulations and industrial standards.
• Operational Efficiency and Performance Audit: To conduct performance and operational audits to assess the efficiency and productivity of business processes such as resource utilisation, cost control/reduction, and supply chain management/recommendation implementation.
• Financial Integrity and Reporting: Monitoring daily cash collections, preparing monthly revenue assurance eports, reconciling and examining accounting records and financial statements to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Carry out pre- and post-expenses audit for cost control purposes.
• Fraud Detection and prevention: Assisting in the investigation of suspected misconduct or fraud, and implementing controls to safeguard organisational assets.
• Follow-up and Remediation: Monitoring the implementation of corrective actions and remediation efforts by
• Management to ensure that identified gaps and deficiencies are resolved in a timely and effective manner.
• Process Review: Conducting a targeted and full routine audit of the various Districts and aspects of the company.
• Assets Management/Protection: Conduct regular checks on the company’s asset movement and usage.
  • To evaluate projects and ensure standardisation.
  • To follow up on Substation construction, commissioning, transformer acquisition and repairs evaluation.
  • Energy audit evaluation.
• Reporting and Communication: Documenting audit findings, observations, and recommendations in clear, detailed reports and presentations for senior Management.

Advisory Role

• Providing objective advice to management and staff on best practices for internal control, risk mitigation strategies, and process enhancements to drive continuous improvement and add value to theorganisation.

Requirements

• HND / BSc / B.Eng. in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Electrical Engineering & Business Administration. Professional certifications/memberships,such as CIA, CPA, CISA, CAN, ACA, ACCA, NEMSA, CIPEN & COREN, are an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years’ auditing/accounting work experience.
• Age: 30 yearsto 40years.

Application Closing Date
Wednesday, February 11, 2026.