Audit Executive

Sunplast Industries Limited (Sun Group)—a premier Nigerian plastics manufacturing company operating large-scale injection molding plants in Ogun State—is recruiting an Audit Executive for its manufacturing facilities in Ota, Ogun State. This operational audit role reviews inventory movements, factory production variances, procurement procedures, stores management, and financial transactions to ensure internal control compliance, mitigate waste, and prevent financial loss across plant operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manufacturing & Inventory Audit: Perform physical stock counts; audit raw materials, finished goods, and stores inventory against ERP system records; investigate material wastage, production variances, and stock discrepancies.
• Financial & Procurement Review: Verify payment vouchers, invoices, purchase orders, and receipts; check authorization compliance; conduct transaction reconciliations; identify duplicate or unauthorized payments.
• Compliance & Control Evaluation: Test internal control systems across production and warehouse departments; identify operational risk gaps; prepare audit working papers and issue progress updates to the Internal Audit Manager.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Academic Background: Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline. 
• Professional Certifications: Professional accounting certification (ICAN, ACCA, or equivalent) is considered an added advantage.
• Work Experience: 2–4 years of progressive audit or internal control experience, specifically auditing inventory, production runs, procurement workflows, and financial records in an industrial setting.
• Technical Capabilities: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS); familiarity with enterprise ERP tools (SAP, Oracle, Sage, or Microsoft Dynamics); firm knowledge of manufacturing cost controls and risk assessment.