💡 Why it matters: Companies lose money to mistakes and fraud. Internal auditors check how things are done, find weak spots and help stop losses before they grow.
🌍 Around the world
- United States: Jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, faster than average (US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦2M – ₦5M
- Mid-career
- ₦6M – ₦14M
- Senior
- ₦14M – ₦32M
≈ ₦500k – ₦1.2M a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Closest UK profile: Auditor. Typical starter to experienced salary. National Careers Service, 2026
🇺🇸 United States
Accountants and auditors. Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
Hourly wage low/median/high x 2,080 hours. Job Bank (Government of Canada), 2023-2024
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Review how money flows through a company
- Test whether rules are being followed
- Look for mistakes, waste and fraud
- Write clear reports on what they find
- Suggest fixes and check they are done
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Attention to detail
- Honesty
- Analysis
- Communication
- Curiosity
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Start as an audit trainee after HND (Higher National Diploma)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Level 4 Internal Audit Practitioner or accountancy apprenticeships
- Join an audit team with A-levels and study while you work
🇺🇸 United States
- Start as a junior auditor or staff accountant
- Internships at accounting firms
🇨🇦 Canada
- Co-op placements at accounting firms
- Start as a junior auditor and study while you work
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Study Accounting and Maths in school
- 2Take an accounting or finance degree
- 3Join an audit team as a junior
- 4Earn a professional audit certificate
- 5Lead audits and become a head of audit
⏰ A day in the life
You visit a branch office to count cash and match it with the records. You notice a few missing receipts, ask the staff politely about them and write down your findings for the audit report.