Internal Auditor

Job Role/Title:



Reporting to:

Chief Financial Officer/ Audit Committee

Job Objectives:

  • To ensure compliance with Sapele Power Plc’s Policies, Procedures, and regulations. This objective will enhance reliability of financial reporting and information

  • To ensure Sapele Power Plc’s operational activities are in line with best industry standards. This will promote effectiveness and efficiency of operations

To ensure SPP’s operational activities are in compliance with all regulatory requirements

Key Responsibilities:

  • Establish internal audit scope and develop annual risk-based audit plans/programs

  • Execute risk-based audit programs providing detailed and objective review of conformance with Sapele Power Plc operational and financial activities along with policies and procedures

  • Execute and monitor the audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable regulations

  • Conduct walkthroughs and testing of medium to low risk process to analyze operating effectiveness and design of main financial controls

  • Carry out audit report follow-up testing to identify if corrective action plans of management’s were executed on time and communicate results to senior executive management.

  • Vet all financial transactions and ensure they meet Sapele Power Plc standard reporting systems

  • Ensuring Stock Take exercise is observed on last day of every month.

  • Monitor the CAPEX and OPEX expenses while ensuring adequate compliance to financial prudence.

  • Maintain open communication with management and audit committee

  • Document process and prepare audit findings memorandum

  • Coordinate the entire Internal Audit team, ensuring that the values required of the team are delivered

  • Build capacity within the Internal Audit team of the Organization by:

  • Continuously reviewing the capacity required to support the team unit in delivering its functions effectively

  • Provide development opportunities for direct reports that challenge and expand their capability

  • Provide leadership that inspire others to succeed, and proactively share experience, knowledge plus ideas

  • Ensuring that performance objectives are clearly defined for all job roles within the team and that all staff members are evaluated against agreed performance objectives at pre-defined periods set by the HR function

Coaching and counseling of team members as necessary

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Up to date details of all transactions and processes reviewed

  • Accurate value of available stocks in the entire business or group

  • Accurate postings of accounts per account types, Cost Centers and business location.

  • Timely delivery of monthly audit memorandum

Compliance to SPP’s operating standards

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

  • Highly developed and demonstrated skills in analysis, conceptualization and problem solving

  • Strong business analysis skills and the ability to document and analyze business processes and their controls

  • Strong Financial and Management Accounting skills

  • Strong Computer literacy skills

  • In-depth understanding of Accounting software

  • In-depth understanding of Accounting systems

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

  • Strong Leadership skills

  • Strong Oral and Written Communication skills

  • Good Presentation Skills

  • Strong Negotiation Skills

  • Relationship Management

  • Strong Problem solving skills

  • Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively

Educational Qualifications/Experience:

  • Minimum of university degree or HND Accounting, Internal Audit (and or other recognized Professional Accounting Qualification ACCA or ACA)

  • Minimum of 5 years post professional qualification experience.

  • Knowledge of Power Sector Regulatory Requirements and Pronouncement would be an added advantage.

Desired Personal Attributes:

  • Integrity

  • Proactive self-starter

  • Assertive and tenacious

  • Ability to work with little or no supervision

  • Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams

  • Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities

Ability to cope with and work under pressure

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