Auditor job description

About the job

We are looking for an auditor to examine financial records and assess internal controls, giving management an independent view of how accurate the accounts are and where the risks lie.

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan audit engagements and set their scope based on a risk assessment
• Audit accounts and financial records and test transactions and their supporting documents
• Assess how well internal controls work and find errors and weaknesses
• Document audit work and evidence in organized working papers
• Write audit reports with findings and recommendations and discuss them with management
• Follow up audit findings and corrective actions until they are closed
• Take part in investigating suspected fraud and financial irregularities
• Work with external auditors and oversight bodies, such as the Libyan Audit Bureau for public bodies

Working conditions

• Visits to branches or client sites, which may involve travel between cities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 3 to 6 years of experience in internal or external audit

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Auditing standards
• Internal controls
• Risk assessment
• Excel
• Report writing
• Audit working papers
• Financial data analysis
• Integrity and objectivity

Preferred

• A professional certificate such as CIA or ACCA
• Experience at an audit firm or in the internal audit team of a bank or large company
• Experience with audit analytics software such as IDEA or ACL