Lead Internal Audit

About this role

The role is for a Lead Internal Audit at Konga Online Shopping Limited in Lagos. It involves leading the internal audit function, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulatory requirements. The position requires planning, executing, and reporting on operational, financial, regulatory, and compliance audits, and includes monitoring daily sales, cash transactions, deposits, and inventory movements to detect risks and potential fraud. The candidate should have strong accounting and auditing knowledge, analytical and leadership abilities, and provide objective insights to improve efficiency and performance. The employer operates an e-commerce platform offering products across categories with focus on controls and risk management.

What you would do

• Develop risk-based audit plans aligned with business objectives.
• Evaluate internal controls, risk management, and governance and monitor corrective actions.
• Reconcile daily store cash and POS sales with bank deposits and statements.
• Investigate cash shortages, unconfirmed deposits, unauthorised credit transactions, and variances.
• Ensure compliance with cash handling, collection, and reconciliation procedures.
• Monitor stock transfers, store inventory reports, and warehouse movements; reconcile counts with system records.
• Investigate discrepancies and recommend controls to minimise stock losses and errors.
• Conduct financial, operational, compliance, and process audits and prepare reports with findings and recommendations.
• Investigate suspected fraud and financial irregularities; escalate significant issues to management.
• Present audit findings to management and track corrective actions; maintain audit independence and objectivity.

What they are asking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, ICAN or equivalent is an advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years post-NYSC experience in audit, financial control, or risk management.
• Experience in audit planning, fraud investigations, risk assessment, reconciliations, inventory control, and team supervision.
• Experience in retail, e-commerce, logistics, or multi-branch operations is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of auditing, accounting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical, investigative, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, and stakeholder management abilities.
• High integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, and ability to work under pressure.

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