DEADLINE: 30TH APRIL, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN,
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(B) EXTERNAL AUDITOR
In compliance with the provisions of Sections 85(3) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, and the relevant guidelines from the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, the University of Benin invites applications from suitably qualified firms to be appointed as External Auditor.
Eligibility
The Prospective appointee must show:
(1) Evidence of Firm’s registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
(2) Evidence of Firm’s registration with the Office of the Auditor- General for the Federation in 2021
(3) The Firm’s profile, including professional qualifications of the key staff, past experience with respect to similar jobs which have been successfully handled etc;
(4) Evidence of financial capability (Bank Reference);
(5) Audited account of the Firm for the last three years i.e 2019, 2018 and 2017
( 6) Evidence of VAT registration and valid Tax Clearance Certificate of the last three years i.e 2019, 2018 and 2017
(7) Evidence of compliance with the provision of the Pension Reform Act 2014.
TENURE OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR
The appointment of the External Auditor shall be for a period of one year in the first instance, renewable annually subject to satisfactory performance, but not more than five years.
FEES
Fees payable to External Auditors are based on the prevailing rate or fees so agreed upon by both the University of Benin and the External Auditor.
Method of Application
Interested Auditing Firms should submit their applications not later than four (4) weeks from the weeks from the date of this publication (30, APRIL 2021) to the Registrar, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Envelope containing the application should be marked “External on the top right hand corner.
SIGNED
MR ADEMOLA BOBOLA
REGISTRAR
