Assistant Audit Manager

Company Description

Quality Foods Africa is a fast-growing food business with a pan-African ambition, focused on providing quality, fast, and nutritious dining experiences across the continent. Founded and operated by experienced investors and F&B operators, our mission is to offer global standards of service and dining to Africa's consumers through a portfolio of leading quick-service restaurant brands.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for an Assistant Audit Manager in Lagos State, Nigeria. The Assistant Audit Manager will be responsible for analyzing financial statements, conducting financial audits, utilizing analytical skills, and managing finance and accounting tasks within the organization on a day-to-day basis.

Job Description

• Assist the Manager in developing, reviewing, and implementing compliance policies, programs, and procedures.
• Support the Manager in auditing internal control procedures to ensure company processes are risk-management compliant.
• Assist in developing and executing internal audit activities, consulting with management on strategic plans, and anticipating emerging risks.
• Review store audit reports and provide recommendations to management on all preliminary audit assignments.
• Execute and document internal audit testing as planned to confirm the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Monthly review of compliance calendar for outlets & HQ.
• Evaluate the internal control system and recommend necessary improvements or changes.
• Supervise the quarterly branch audit exercise on assigned outlets and other special investigations as determined by Management.
• Document and report identified control issues discovered during the vetting process and their resolutions.
• Provide monthly reports on warehouse stock take exercise, Dodo loyalty (Coins), and Diesel consumption analysis while maintaining and updating a folder for reported investigation cases and implementation status of recommendations.
• Follow-up in ensuring monthly variance reports are justified. Recommend sanctions as applicable.
• Any other tasks assigned by HOD.

Qualifications

• HND / BSc in Banking and Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any social science-related field
• Professional Certification; ICAN, ACCA, CISA, CIA, CPA etc.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant audit experience in a financial institution or external audit firm.
• Experience in basic accounting software applications is a plus etc.
• Very Good Communication skills (English); Spoken and written
• Advanced Analytical Skills and Excel skills
• Very Good IT skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Moderate Negotiation Skills
• Very Good Presentation skills