Male / Female Auditor

Efezi Southsea Nigeria Limited Auditor Position

Location: Area 3, Abuja (FCT) Industry: Hospitality / Hotel Operations

Role

• A Hotel Auditor is responsible for independently examining the hotel's financial records, revenue, expenses, operational transactions and internal control systems to ensure accuracy, transparency and accountability.
• The auditor ensures that all revenue generated by the hotel is properly recorded, expenses are justified, financial procedures are followed and management is protected against fraud, theft, financial irregularities and revenue leakages.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Financial Audit: Examine financial records, payment vouchers, receipts, invoices and other accounting documents.
• Revenue Verification: Verify daily income generated from rooms, restaurant, bar, events, laundry and other hotel services.
• Night Audit Review: Review night audit reports, guest bills, room occupancy, discounts, complimentary rooms and daily sales records.
• Cash Control: Monitor cash collections, cash deposits, POS transactions and bank transfers.
• Expense Verification: Examine all expenses and ensure that payments are properly authorised and supported by relevant documents.
• Stock Audit: Conduct periodic stock checks on food, beverages, housekeeping materials, maintenance items and other hotel supplies.
• Payroll Audit: Verify staff attendance, salary payments, allowances, deductions and overtime claims.
• Internal Control Monitoring: Ensure that hotel departments comply with established financial and operational procedures.
• Fraud Detection: Identify suspicious transactions, unauthorised payments, theft, manipulation of records and other financial irregularities.
• Supplier Verification: Examine supplier invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes and payment records to prevent overbilling and fraudulent purchases.
• Departmental Audit: Conduct regular audits of the Front Office, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage, Kitchen, Store and other departments.
• Bank Reconciliation Review: Verify bank statements, deposits, withdrawals and financial reconciliations.
• Compliance Monitoring: Ensure that financial and operational procedures comply with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Audit Reporting: Prepare and submit daily, weekly and monthly audit reports to management.
• Recommendations: Identify weaknesses in the hotel's operations and recommend measures to improve accountability and financial control.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting, Auditing, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as ICAN, ACCA or ANAN will be an added advantage.
• 3–5 years of relevant auditing experience, preferably in the hospitality industry.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles, auditing standards and internal control procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and accounting software.
• Knowledge of hotel operations, revenue management and inventory control.
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• High level of honesty, integrity, independence and confidentiality.
• Ability to identify financial discrepancies and report findings professionally.

Application Closing Date

12th November, 2026.