Internal Audit / Control Officer at Neveah Limited

Neveah Limited is a leading commodity trading company essentially dealing in the export of solid minerals and agricultural products. The company was established in 2014 with five operational offices in different states and her head office in Abuja, Nigeria. Our services are centred around sourcing the finest, solid minerals and the healthiest agricultural products from the local market and exporting them to meet the demands of our customers at international markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Internal Audit / Control Officer

Location: Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, Mowe, Ogun
Department/Unit: Internal Audit
Industry: Recycling
Employment Type: Full-time Staff
Report To: Head, Internal Audit
Internal Interactions: General staff
External Interactions: Vendors, Regulatory Bodies, External Inspectors/Consultants

Brief Job Overview

• We are seeking to hire a qualified, innovative, and pragmatic Internal Audit/ Control Officer for our Aluminum and Copper Ingots Manufacturing Plant.
• The Factory, which is based in Mowe [Lagos-Ibadan Express Way], Ogun state will primarily recycle a broad range of scrap materials and convert them to usable Aluminum and Copper Ingots for different manufacturing purposes.
• We are looking for an Internal audit/control Officer to join our team, the main role of an internal audit/ control officer is to implement the factory’s internal control system.
• To achieve this, you will administer training to ensure that employees have an intricate understanding of all internal control guidelines and standards. You will also conduct regular audits to verify whether departments follow the established procedures.

Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will (but is not limited to):

• Ensure physical verification of goods supplied by vendors.
• Ensure that all documents relating to procurement (LPO, GRN, INVOICE) are accurate.
• Close liaison with quality control to establish product specifications.
• Flag breach in control procedure to the management.
• Weekly report of activities to the chief internal audit/compliance officer.
• Ensure audit of operations at the branch office, including the security operatives.
• Conduct periodic stock count exercises, investigate variances, and reconcile inventory records.
• Identify control gaps and provide necessary recommendations.
• Conduct inventory/stock counts, and pre/post-audit of all expenditures.
• Periodic review of vendor creation and ensuring suppliers' accounts are accurately updated.
• Conduct market surveys on an irregular basis.
• Safeguarding all assets at the branch office.
• Close monitoring of the operating activities of the fleet unit of the company.
• Ensure that all stakeholders at the branch office comply with necessary statutory regulations.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3-5 years of proven working experience as an Internal Audit/Control Officer in the manufacturing industry.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office, accounting software, and databases.
• Professional certification is an added advantage e.g. ICAN, ACCA, IIA, etc.

Required Competence:

• Technical accounting skills.
• Mastery of accounting principles.
• Solid knowledge of relevant regulatory standards.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent data collection and analysis skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and compile detailed reports.
• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
• Sound independent judgment.
• Multi-tasking skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.

Key Deliverables as an Internal Audit/Control Officer:

• Control Environment: Ensure compliance with the policies, procedures, standards, processes, and ethical values set forth by the Firm’s Management Team.
• Risk Assessment: Determine the impact and likelihood of risks in the firm occurring and influence what types of controls should be implemented to reach an acceptable level of residual risk.
• Control Activities: Ability to assign system access based on the user’s established role and reviewed periodically by the individual’s manager.
• Information and Communication: Ensure that employees are well-informed about internal controls. This includes disseminating relevant information throughout the organization and to external stakeholders on time. Facilitate effective communication channels, ensuring that employees understand the controls in place, know how to execute them, and are equipped to address any identified issues.
• Monitoring: The continual evaluation of the design and functionality of internal controls. Conduct ongoing assessments to ascertain whether internal controls are operating as intended. Verify the effectiveness of controls, identify areas for improvement, and provide recommendations to enhance control mechanisms.

Application Closing Date
27th May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.