Assistant Internal Auditor

Ntake Bakery & Company Ltd is seeking a passionate, results-driven, and detail-oriented professional to join our dynamic team. If you are a proactive professional with a strong passion for internal auditing, risk management, compliance, governance, and operational excellence, this is your opportunity to join one of the region’s most respected brands and make a meaningful contribution to accountability, transparency, and sustainable growth at Ntake Bakery & Company Limited as an Assistant Internal Auditor. 

• Audit Follow-Up & Compliance Monitoring: Proactively track implementation of audit recommendations, follow up with responsible departments, escalate unresolved issues, and maintain a structured audit tracking system to ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Audit Documentation & Working Papers: Prepare, organize, and maintain high quality audit working papers that clearly document procedures, tests, evidence, and conclusions in line with professional audit standards (IPPF).
• Audit Reporting: Support the drafting of clear, objective, and risk-based audit reports, including audit scope, findings, risks, and practical recommendations, and assist in presenting reports to management.
• Operational & Risk-Based Audits: Conduct operational audits across production, procurement, sales, cash handling, logistics, and inventory using risk-based audit techniques to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and fraud risks.
• Stores Audit & Inventory Control: Perform scheduled and surprise stock counts, verify inventory records, investigate discrepancies, and recommend stock optimization and loss-prevention measures.
• Payroll & Staff Payments Review: Review payroll processes, verify statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF), detect irregularities such as ghost employees and duplicate payments, and ensure compliance with approved payroll structures.
• Fixed Asset Verification: Conduct physical verification of fixed assets, reconcile with the Fixed Asset Register, assess asset safeguarding measures, and support compliant asset disposal processes.
• Revenue Assurance & Leak Prevention: Review revenue collection systems, validate sales records, analyze trends, detect anomalies, and recommend controls to prevent revenue leakage.
• Procurement & Price Verification: Conduct procurement audits, perform market price benchmarking, verify supplier quotations, ensure value for money, and promote ethical procurement practices.
• Risk & Internal Control Improvement: Identify business risks, evaluate control systems, and support management in strengthening governance, compliance, and internal control frameworks.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• CPA (ongoing or completed) is a strong advantage
• Minimum of 2–3 years’ experience in internal audit, accounting, or financial control
• Practical experience in auditing inventory, payroll, procurement, and revenue is an advantage
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Excellent communication and report-writing abilities
• High levels of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and accounting systems such as Tally, QuickBooks, SAP, and Mermidon will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Internal Audit Standards (IPPF) and relevant financial regulations
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams
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