Audit Officer at Westfield Consulting – Apply Now

Job Summary

• Ensure that all Strategic Business Units adhere to the operational policies, processes and procedures to mitigate financial and non-financial risks, reduce sanctions from regulatory bodies and eliminate fraud/security breaches across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Head in strategizing and planning for the group to maintain relevance with the operating plan of the Group
• Develop and implement sound independent control policies and standards covering all sources of risks (financial and non-financial) across the Group.
• Identify and resolve all issues of operational lapses promptly.
• Carry out specific risk based independent control functions with significant material and operational risk impact.
• Ensure policy and regulatory compliance.
• Promote efficiency in the processes of operations.
• Ensure there are no fraud cases originating from operational activities across the Group.
• Ensure that daily transaction vouchers are properly filed, labelled, arranged and stored securely for easy reference.
• Custodian of transaction vouchers to ensure secured archiving and retrieval when the need arises.
• Review expense vouchers to ensure compliance with proper authorization and approval limit requirements as well as cost control or reduction.
• Review suspense lines to ensure that all entries are authorized and long outstanding items are regularized promptly.
• Review fixed assets register to ensure proper classification, tagging and existence.
• Assist external auditors and regulatory bodies as requested.
• Assist in developing internal audit scope and audit plans.
• Prepare and present reports that reflect audit results and document process.
• Identify loopholes and share risk aversion methods and cost savings.
• Document process and prepare audit findings memorandum.
• And any other duty that may be assigned to you, by the Group Head, Internal Control & Audit.

Key Requirements

• First Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification (ICAN, ACCA, CPA) is essential.
• 2 years of experience in financial accounting.
• Proven years of experience in auditing, internal control, compliance and risk management.