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Audit Officer at Davenport Microfinance Bank Limited

Davenport Microfinance Bank offers a complete range of financial services and means of payment for its customers, including savings accounts, current accounts and other financial services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Audit Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Planning Activities:

To contribute to the risk assessment and the design of the audit plan

Core Audit Activities:

To participate in the conduct of internal audit missions in line with the audit plan
To participate in special audit missions as may be required by the Managing Director or the Audit Committee
To participate in the follow-up of the implementation of internal audit recommendations and, where applicable, of recommendations made by regulators or external auditors
When deemed necessary, to assist in examining new or updated systems and related procedures prior to their implementation to prevent possible deficiencies in the internal control system
To apply Internal Audit Standards and Advans audit methodologies in the course of his/her duties, in order to produce audit programs and working papers including a relevant and sufficient documentation of the audit activities

Reporting Activities:

To participate in the preparation of mission reports and deliver them to his/her supervisor, to obtain management responses and to review these answers before submission to his/her supervisor
To contribute to the preparation of audit activity reports and other reports on a regular basis for submission to the Audit Committee and the Advans group internal auditor.

Person Specification

Candidates should possess a B.Sc. / HND in any discipline.
Professional Qualification such as (CIMA, ACCA, ICAN...) or its equivalent will be an advantage.
External Applicants must have 1 - 3 years experience as an Internal auditor in a financial institution.
High-level proficiency in written and spoken English; good knowledge of word processing; proven spreadsheet skills; good interpersonal relations skills.
Internal applicants must have spent a minimum of 18 months in the bank as a staff OR have 1 - 3 years previous work experience as an auditor.

Personal Traits: