Audit Officer

The Auditor is responsible for safeguarding Hermes Oil Services against financial leakages, inefficiencies, and fraudulent practices by ensuring transparency, accountability, and strict adherence to company SOPs. The role involves conducting regular and surprise audits across Finance, QA/QC, Logistics, Sales, and Retail operations, reconciling financial and operational records, and independently reporting findings directly to the Management. The officer's mandate is to verify that every financial record ties directly to actual operations, from depot loadings to client invoicing, station cash handling to logistics allocations, ensuring that Hermes' values of Highest Integrity is fully upheld.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct internal audits across Finance, QA/QC, Logistics, Sales, and Retail departments to ensure compliance with SOPs, policies, and statutory requirements. 
  
• Audit all financial records tied to daily operations, including station sales, depot loadings, logistics allocations, QA/QC reports, transloading operations, and client invoicing. 
  
• Reconcile cash collections, POS receipts, waybills, vendor accounts, bank statements, and client remittances with actual sales and product movements. 
  
• Cross-verify fuel allocation reports across QA/QC, Logistics, and Accounts to detect errors, excess allocation, or fraudulent activity.
  
• Track product movement from depot loading to client delivery, ensuring there are no leakages, diversions, or unaccounted-for losses.
  
• Review vendor invoices, procurement records, trip allowances, transport reimbursements, and staff claims for accuracy and compliance with SOPs. 
  
• Conduct periodic and surprise spot checks at stations, depots, client sites, and other operational points to confirm reported transactions reflect actual activities. 
  
• Review internal controls, identify weaknesses, and recommend corrective measures and tighter control systems. 
  
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for accuracy and compliance with regulations. 
  
• Monitor company-wide expenditures and ensure adherence to approved policies. 
  
• Provide periodic audit and reconciliation reports (daily, weekly, and monthly), clearly documenting variances and their resolutions.
  
• Investigate irregularities, discrepancies, or suspected misconduct and submit findings directly to the MD/CEO. 
  
• Provide independent reports on risks, compliance gaps, and opportunities for improved efficiency and control. 
  
• Safeguard confidentiality of financial data, maintain secure audit trails, and ensure reliable record-keeping and backup of audit documentation.
  

• HND/BSC in accounting, business, finance or any other related field.
  
• 2 -5 years of experience as an internal control, internal audit within a fast -paced environment
  
• Must be proficient in the use of Excel and financial management software 
  
• ICAN/ACA/ACCA certification is an added advantage
  
• High integrity, independence, and discretion in handling sensitive information. 
  
• Ability to strategise and solve problems. 
  
• Strong experience in reconciliations, variance analysis, and fraud detection. 
  
• Excellent communication and people skills. 
  
• Excellent reporting, investigative, and documentation skills.
  
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
  
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like ERP (Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Tally and QuickBooks) 
  
• Experience with general ledger functions. 
  
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills.
  
• High integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
  

Location: Oyo

Remuneration: NGN 250, ,000 Net