External Audit Senior at Deinde Odusanya & Co.

Deinde Odusanya & Co. was registered, under the Companies and Allied Matters Decree 1990, as No LAZ.036178 on 23rd July, 1996 and is currently situated at 6b, Ireti Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos. The firm was registered with the main objective of utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach to its Accountancy, Assurance Advisory, Taxation and Economic Consulting services in order to provide its clients with an integrated means of meeting their needs and achieving their objectives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: External Audit Senior

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Planning and execution of audit fieldwork and statutory reporting;
• Project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing audit timelines, team briefings and supervision, and delivery of audit work;
• Demonstration of excellent knowledge of the audit of financial statement in line with International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) financial statements; relevant International Standards on Auditing (“ISA”); key audit tools software, including case ware, Microsoft Office, Most especially Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Word and any other suitable software;
• Delivering full audit reports and working paper for review in soft copy, fully hyperlinked, containing other review tools and; creating and maintaining hardcopy back-up files;
• Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of engagement, focusing on optimising profitability;
• Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues;
• Reporting to audit managers and partners on all salient points arising from audits;
• Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential;
• Keeping up to date with the company’s service offerings and identifying the potential clients that will help the firm to grow its business;
• Working on audit tenders and working as part of the relevant independence team on these tenders. Tasks may include: reviewing engagement records, analysing and categorising the records, contacting partners for engagement information, preparing data, drafting independence reports, etc;
• Working on specific audit related engagements across the audit function or other engagements of the Firm, as may be assigned by Management.

Educational Requirement and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years experience in discharging the above listed duties.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or other business-related fields;
• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or other business-related fields is an added advantage
• Professional certificate in Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (“ICAN”) is required; (Candidate without ICAN professional qualification and certification should not apply).
• Demonstration of practical knowledge of IFRS and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), IAS, ISA.

Essential Skills and Requirements:

• Self-driven, resilient and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment;
• Critical thinking, a thirst for knowledge, confidence and strong business sense;
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), with command of English;
• The desire to work in a diverse environment and gain exposure to an international working environment;
• Excellent Information Communication Technology (“ICT”) skills including Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint and Ms Word (must be at least 80% proficient); and
• Willingness to undertake new challenges and step up into supervisory roles, taking leadership where necessary;
• Ability to work in diverse/complex situations and from international work perspective;
• Possession of excellent project management, evaluation and analytical skills, superior decision-making ability, time management, prioritisation and organisational skills;
• To build the Firm’s reputation through quality of work, knowledge and experience;
• Monitor and uphold high quality of service to clients.
• The ambition to undertake new challenges and step up into supervisory roles, taking leadership where necessary;
• Strong project management techniques including decision-making ability, analytical skills, time management, prioritisation, organisation and evaluative skills;
• Ability to build the reputation of the firm through quality work, knowledge and experience;
• Ability to work efficiently and amicably with team members and other colleagues to achieve the firm’s objective; and
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve results and met up with deadlines.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2020.