Senior Internal Auditor
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 7 – 10 years
- Location Rivers
- City Port Harcourt
- Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
Role Overview
- The Senior Internal Auditor leads complex audits, assessing financial, operational and IT risks to ensure strong internal controls, compliance and efficient processes.
- The role involves providing actionable recommendations to management, focusing on risk, governance and process improvement and overseeing audit planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up in line with SOX and IIA standards.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and perform all phases of complex audits (financial, operational, IT, compliance) with minimal supervision.
- Evaluate and test internal controls, identify deficiencies, and assess risk exposure.
- Prepare detailed audit reports with objective findings and practical recommendations for management.
- Guide, train, and review the work of other auditors.
- Support management in optimizing internal controls, efficiency, and cost savings.
- Participate in ad hoc reviews, due diligence or consulting engagements.
- Conducting interview, taking statements, performing surveillance, researching records and collecting digital data
- Processing facts, documenting everything, collecting physical evidence, maintaining strict chain of custody, and preparing evidence for further actions.
- Preparing cases, testifying in court, and obtaining warrants.
Requirements
- B.Sc. degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
- Member of a recognized Risk/Accounting related professional body (ACA, ACCA/CFE/CISA etc.)
- Minimum of 7 – 10 years’ experience Internal or External Audit working experience in Oil and Gas Industry.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of risk identification, assessment, and management frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of accounting and internal control principles, operational risk evaluation and governance frameworks in financial institutions.
- Thorough knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements as well as the ability to translate these into appropriate policies and procedures.
- Candidates must be resident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Personal attributes:
- Strong analytical and leadership skills
- Ability to solve problems with little or no supervision
- Good Communication skill (Written and Verbal)
- Meticulous attention to details
- Good understanding of auditing standards (IIA), accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS) and corporate governance
- Remaining unbiased and assessing facts fairly
- Curiosity: Asking ‘Why’ to dig deeper into issues.
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