Audit Specialist


Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Plans financial audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas, determining audit scope and objectives; drafting audit programs.
  • Assesses compliance with financial regulations and controls by executing audit program steps; testing general ledger, account balances, balance sheets, income statements, and related financial statements; examining and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
  • Assesses risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated financial processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues.
  • Verifies assets and liabilities by comparing and analyzing items to supporting documentation.
  • Completes audit work papers and memoranda by documenting audit tests and findings.
  • Communicates audit progress and findings by providing information in status meetings; highlighting unresolved issues; reviewing working papers; and preparing final audit reports.
  • Supports external auditors by providing the information required.
  • Provides financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
  • Deliver training/knowledge transfer sessions to meet departmental cross-training needs
  • Conducts Financial Audits and Other Audit Reviews
  • Conduct stock takes, inventory reviews, and reporting.
  • Audit staff allowances, advances, and accounts payable.
  • Manage fixed asset tagging, verification, and asset disposal processes.
  • Oversee consumable consumption, prepayments, and PayAttitude stock operations.
  • Perform spot checks on cash and fixed assets.
  • Participate in user acceptance testing for projects and products.
  • Proffer workable value-added solutions for management consideration.
  • Effectively discuss audit issues and develop business-focused control recommendations to strengthen control lapses and weaknesses.
  • Conduct investigation assignments from time to time.
  • Perform Adhoc tasks/assignments and departmental administrative duties as assigned from time to time. 


Requirements:

  • Degree in a related field
  • 4 years of cognate experience


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