Zurishaddai Recruitment Agency Recruitment for Audit Assurance / Tax Trainees

Zurishaddai Recruitment Agency is a one-stop shop for attracting the right talent for the best-offered opportunities. With a cumulative wealth of experience spanning over Eight (8) years, premium value delivery and satisfied clients' testimonials have become our culture. We have become excellent professionals at sourcing for both mid-level and entry-level job positions for small-scale and growing businesses with a track record of producing results and matching the right candidates to our client's requirements.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Audit Assurance / Tax Trainees
Job Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description 

• As a Trainee you will be supporting Audit Seniors on the delivery of audit assignments on a broad range of clients, covering several sectors.
• Your role will be supporting the Team in forming a view on whether the information presented in a financial report, reflects the financial position of the organization at a given date.
• You will support the Audit Team in drafting reports that express the opinion drawn from the Auditors on whether the company’s financial statements are accurate and free of misstatements whether due to fraud or error.
• The outcome of your work will contribute to providing various stakeholders with the assurance of an organization's financial and accounting records.

Job Description for Audit / Tax Trainees

• Engaging in Audit exercises and representing client at Tax meetings with FIRS and LIRS.
• To keep records of all client's files and confidential documents etc.
• Assist in the compilation of the annual audit plan in conjunction with the Audit Supervisor
• Filing and managing tax files
• To support the tax team with the preparation of tax calculations
• Co-ordinate the follow up procedures as required i.e. replies etc arising from the onsite verification/audits in order to ensure all reports are concluded on a timely basis
• Manage and review the overall audit/verification schedules to ensure they are regularly updated in a timely manner
• Prepare regular reports outlining the status of the reports against the audit plan as well as exception reporting detailing the outstanding issues
• Prepare regular summary reports for presentation to the respective internal meetings summarizingthe key issues highlighted during the course of the verification visits/audits of the individual program
• Plan, assign and managed the audits/verification visits and coordination of the follow up arising from same
• Making sure clients are compliant by preparing and submitting tax returns
• Review, edit and approve the reports arising from the above visits, prior to issue to confirm the accuracy of same and to ensure consistency
• Liaise with the Audit Supervisor in relation to any significant issues and manage the on-going development of appropriate reporting and data collection systems
• Manage the on-going reporting to the management in relation to the results of the onsite verification visits/audits in conjunction with the Audit Supervisor
• To have an awareness of the various services provided by the firm
• To maintain professional working relationships with clients throughout the fieldwork.
• To continue to increase and maintain technical knowledge by reading various accountancy journals and newspapers.
• Attend all training courses as required
• Perform other duties assigned from time to time

Academic Requirements & Person Specification

• BSc. Accounting or a related course
• Proficient in the use of MS - Office and other accounting software
• Demonstrates strong analytical and research skills
• Effectively able to manage projects
• Takes ownership of assigned tasks
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload
• Ability to produce accurate and timely work
• Applies active listening skills – asks questions when necessary but makes basic assumptions when appropriate
• Ability to build relationships
• Actively seeks to enhance own expertise and knowledge
• Demonstrates drive and commitment to self-development
• Participates in meetings, providing information and ideas with clarity and persuasiveness
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Respect differences in people and value diversity of ideas
• Actively offers assistance to colleagues
• Professional approach to work and clients i.e. professional appearance, respect for individuals, and ethical conduct
• Adopts a pro-active approach to work

Salary
N80,000 - N120,000 per month.

Method of Application
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their CV to: zurishaddairecruitmentagency@gmail.com "Audit Assurance / Tax Trainees" as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only suitably qualified candidates will be contacted.