Internal Auditor

SIMS Nigeria Limited—a national distributor and retail giant in consumer electronics representing brands like Samsung, Royal, Panasonic, Philips, Beko, and Kenwood—is recruiting Internal Auditors (2 Openings) across its regional distribution branches in Ibadan (Oyo State) and Kaduna State. Reporting to the Regional Audit Manager, this compliance and operational control role executes multi-branch financial audits, inventory stock reconciliations, point-of-sale cash counts, procurement verification, and internal control reviews across retail outlets and logistics warehouses in Nigeria.

• Branch Audits & Stock Verification: Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc physical inventory counts, fixed asset inspections, warehouse stock verifications, and cash register audits across retail showrooms.

• Internal Control & Fraud Investigation: Evaluate operational control gaps across sales, procurement, and accounts payable; conduct forensic investigations into suspected policy breaches, inventory shrinkages, or financial irregularities.

• Financial Compliance & Ledger Audits: Review transaction entries, tax filings, vendor contracts, and bank reconciliations to ensure adherence to IFRS standards, statutory regulations, and corporate policies.

• Audit Reporting & Remediation: Prepare detailed working papers and branch audit reports with actionable risk-mitigation plans; monitor management remediation timelines and support statutory external auditors.

• Academic Credentials: B.Sc. or HND in Accounting, Finance, or Economics + 4 years of solid audit experience (professional accounting qualification ACA/ACCA/CIA preferred).

• Domain Mastery: Experience conducting multi-branch retail audits, inventory reconciliations, supply chain reviews, and ERP data analytics.

• Core Competencies: Physical stock count procedures, forensic investigation, financial report writing, internal control framework assessment, and objective professional skepticism.