Internal Control & Audit Assistant

Kursi Group Limited—a diversified Nigerian conglomerate operating across mining, mineral processing, agriculture, finance, and international trade—is recruiting an Internal Control & Audit Assistant for its mining site operations in Bode Saadu, Kwara State. This full-time role supports the Internal Control & Audit Manager in monitoring operational compliance, inspecting physical inventory and fuel/diesel consumption, verifying payroll and procurement records, and identifying control risks across the mining site.

• Site Inspections & Audit Execution: Support operational, financial, and compliance audits across site operations; conduct routine and surprise checks of warehouses, fuel dispensing stations, and equipment.

• Inventory & Fuel Control: Verify inventory movement (receipts, issues, transfers), participate in periodic stock counts, and strictly monitor fuel/diesel storage and consumption to prevent losses or leakage.

• Compliance & Payroll Verification: Review staff attendance, overtime logs, and supporting payroll documentation; check procurement invoices against approval limits and corporate policies.

• Reporting & Follow-up: Prepare clear audit working papers, report policy violations or control weaknesses, and track management's implementation of audit recommendations.

• Timely execution and thorough documentation of assigned site inspections and stock counts.

• Accuracy in identifying operational risks, policy exceptions, and control gaps.

• Effective reconciliation of fuel, diesel, inventory, and physical asset counts.

• Prompt submission of audit inspection reports to management.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Professional Qualification: Progress toward recognized accounting/audit certifications (ACCA, ACA, CIA, or CISA) is an added advantage.

• Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience in Internal Audit, Internal Control, Risk Management, or Accounting. Prior experience in mining, manufacturing, warehousing, FMCG, or logistics is highly advantageous.

• Technical & Soft Skills: Solid grasp of inventory verification techniques, proficiency in MS Excel and MS Office, report-writing ability, high attention to detail, and unyielding personal integrity.