Audit Specialist

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