Job Description
Responsibilities
The ideal Candidate will (but not limited to):
- Provide support for various financial, compliance and operational audits
- Enforce the organisation’s policies and procedures including adherence to established internal audit guidelines; examination, reviewing and reporting that provide organisational assurance,
- Assist in the implementation of audits plan
- Work with Management to ensure that internal controls are appropriate, effective and efficient.
- Assist in the preparation of the Annual Internal Audit Work Plan
- Assist in developing an annual budget based on the planned activities of the Internal Audit function
- Review financial reports conduct follow-up visits to state offices in line with the approved annual audit plan and as the need arise
- Assist in the review and optimization of all company's assets, consumables, and operational cost; carry out assets verification exercise by regularly interfacing with the Administrative and Logistics Management Department
- Assist in coordinating and ensure that all recommendations contained in the Audit Report are implemented and monitored adequately
- Assist in highlighting areas where risks are not identified or where risk management processes could be improved
- Review and report on TAT of all operational processes or transactions
- Assist in the preparation and submission of Quarterly Board Audit Reports
- Support Regulatory Audit: ensure regulators get the required Internal Audit support to complete audit procedures
- Assist in investigations to ascertain the facts of fraud, irregularities, malpractices and employee malfeasance and provide remediation steps and investigation report
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics or other Finance related Field
- ICAN/ACCA Certified or anyadditional relevant qualification will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 3 years working experience in similar role
- Technical Competencies
- Sound investigative and analytical skills
Required Competence:
- Knowledge of the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing of the Institute of Internal Auditors
- Ability to write reports, business correspondences and procedure manuals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Willingness to set and maintain high standards of performance.
- Possession of high level of integrity and high moral standard
- Strong interpersonal and self-management skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Strong drive to excel professionally
- Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in a team setting.