Audit Supervisors

Our client is a foremost audit and accounting firm in Lagos, Nigeria. The Company is made up of a team of proven professionals with a special focus on Business Advancement, Financing and Human Capital Development. Its services are broad-based and it is driven by a strong passion to create value for its clients and their businesses by providing them with strategic and tactical advisory support to augment their internal processes and operations. The company is now seeking to recruit Audit Supervis

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Our client is a foremost audit and accounting firm in Lagos, Nigeria. The Company is made up of a team of proven professionals with a special focus on Business Advancement, Financing and Human Capital Development. Its services are broad-based and it is driven by a strong passion to create value for its clients and their businesses by providing them with strategic and tactical advisory support to augment their internal processes and operations. The company is now seeking to recruit Audit Supervisors.

Reporting to the Audit Manager, you will examine financial records and other data to provide businesses, their investors and market regulators with a clear picture of how they're performing. You will also make recommendations for improvement. You will work with clients to help them identify and manage risks across all areas of their business. In addition, you will be working across a range of audit projects with clients of all sectors and sizes. Your role also includes providing broader accounting and advisory services.

Other Responsibilities

• visit client sites and talk to different levels of management to understand the business and their needs
• plan, carry out and in some cases design bespoke audit procedures and tests
• attend meetings and interview staff to gather audit evidence
• examine accounts, financial records and other documentation
• observe stock takes and/or other business procedures
• use analytics to assess financial reporting, fraud or operational business risks
• prepare or contribute to a final audit report, including making recommendations for improvements to systems or processes
• discuss the conclusion and recommendations from the audit with clients

Qualifications and Skills

You'll need to have:

• a first degree in Accounting or any related degree.
• a Minimum of 3 years experience in a professional practice audit firm.
• a HIGH proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel
• ability to use accounting software - preferably SAGE
• good interpersonal and influencing skills, for building relationships and negotiating with clients
• excellent written and verbal communication, for presenting complex information with accuracy and clarity
• business and commercial acumen, in order to understand your clients, their businesses and the markets in which they operate
• sound analytical skills, for effectively gathering, interpreting and evaluating data and information
• technological competence, for using software programmes, such as data analytics and modelling tools
• good project management skills, in order to plan and carry out audit activities and to meet deadlines
• critical thinking skills, for reviewing audit evidence and making sound judgments