Established in 2009, Efezi Southsea Nigeria Limited is a hospitality consultancy firm specializing in providing expert services to small and medium-sized hotels.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Hotel Auditor

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Job Summary

• The Hotel Auditor is responsible for reviewing and verifying the hotel’s financial transactions, revenue records, cash handling, expenses, inventory, and internal control systems.
• The Auditor ensures that all hotel financial activities are accurate, properly documented, transparent, and in compliance with established policies and procedures.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
Daily Revenue Audit:

• Conduct daily audits of all hotel revenue transactions.
• Review and verify the daily Night Audit reports.
• Reconcile revenue generated from Rooms, Food & Beverage, Bar, Laundry, Events, and other hotel outlets.
• Identify and investigate discrepancies between sales records, cash collections, and system reports.
• Ensure that all hotel revenue is properly recorded and accounted for.

Cash & Payment Audit:

• Audit cashiers’ daily transactions and cash collections.
• Verify cash, POS, bank transfers, card payments, and other payment methods.
• Review cashier reports and investigate shortages or overages.
• Ensure that all collections are properly deposited and documented.

Financial Records & Documentation:

• Examine invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, purchase documents, and other financial records.
• Ensure all transactions are supported by proper documentation and authorization.
• Verify that accounting entries are accurate and properly classified.
• Maintain proper audit working papers and records.

Internal Control Review:

• Evaluate the hotel’s internal control systems and identify weaknesses.
• Ensure that established financial and operational procedures are being followed.
• Recommend improvements to prevent errors, fraud, theft, and financial losses.
• Monitor compliance with approved policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Stock & Inventory Audit:

• Conduct periodic audits of food, beverages, housekeeping supplies, engineering materials, and other hotel inventories.
• Participate in physical stocktaking.
• Compare physical stock with system and accounting records.
• Investigate shortages, excesses, wastage, and unexplained variances.

Procurement & Expense Audit:

• Review purchase requests, purchase orders, invoices, and payment documents.
• Ensure purchases are properly authorized and made in accordance with approved procedures.
• Verify supplier invoices against Goods Received Notes and purchase documentation.
• Identify unnecessary expenditure, duplicate payments, and irregular transactions.

Payroll Audit:

• Review payroll records to ensure accuracy.
• Verify staff attendance, salaries, overtime, allowances, deductions, and other payroll-related payments.
• Ensure that unauthorized or duplicate payments are identified and reported.

Accounts Receivable & Payable Audit:

• Review guest and corporate accounts.
• Verify outstanding balances and credit transactions.
• Audit supplier accounts and payment records.
• Identify unusual or overdue balances and report them to management.

Fraud & Risk Detection:

• Monitor hotel operations for signs of fraud, theft, financial manipulation, or abuse of company resources.
• Investigate suspicious transactions and financial irregularities.
• Report significant findings to the General Manager, management, or ownership.
• Recommend measures to strengthen fraud prevention and financial security.

Compliance & Policy Monitoring:

• Ensure departments comply with approved financial policies and procedures.
• Review compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to hotel operations.
• Ensure proper authorization is obtained for discounts, complimentary rooms, refunds, voids, write-offs, and other adjustments.

Audit Reporting:

• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic audit reports.
• Clearly document audit findings, discrepancies, and recommendations.
• Present significant findings to management for appropriate action.
• Follow up on previously reported audit issues to ensure corrective measures have been implemented.

Operational Audit:

• Conduct audits of Front Office, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, Stores, Procurement, Laundry, and other departments.
• Review operational procedures and identify areas of inefficiency or financial risk.
• Make recommendations for improved accountability, cost control, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional accounting or auditing certification is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 8 years’ practical experience in the hotel/hospitality industry, with strong hands-on experience in hotel auditing and financial control.
• Previous experience as a Hotel Auditor, Internal Auditor, Night Auditor, Audit Supervisor, or similar position is highly desirable.
• Strong practical knowledge of hotel revenue auditing and reconciliation.
• Good knowledge of hotel accounting procedures, internal controls, cash management, stock control, and cost control.
• Proficiency in accounting software and hotel Property Management Systems (PMS).
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies.
• Strong investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information.
• High level of integrity, honesty, professionalism, and accountability.
• Ability to work independently and meet strict reporting deadlines.

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years’ proven practical experience in the hotel/hospitality industry, with substantial hands-on experience in hotel auditing, revenue control, financial reconciliation, and internal controls.

Key Competencies:

• Hotel Revenue Audit
• Night Audit
• Cash & Bank Reconciliation
• Internal Control
• Stock & Inventory Audit
• Cost Control
• Fraud Detection & Prevention
• Financial Analysis
• Payroll Audit
• Procurement Audit
• Compliance Monitoring
• Audit Reporting
• Risk Management
• Excellent Attention to Detail
• Integrity & Accountability.

Application Closing Date
7th September, 2026.