Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
Implementing audit strategies, policies and procedures;
Periodical reviewing of systems and controls to give an opinion on their reliability and effectiveness;
Reviewing operations to establish adequacy of the manuals, policies and guidelines that have been put in place to ensure smooth operations while undertaking the mandate of the Centre;
Monitoring and reporting on the Centre's risk profiling, risk appetite, risk registers and risk management in general;
Supporting various Divisions in risk profiling and mitigation;
Ensuring adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency in risk management processes in line with the mandate and operations of the Centre;
Facilitating development and maintenance of risk registers within the Centre;
Evaluating budget processes to give assurance on compliance and effectiveness of budget systems and controls;
Preparing risk-based annual audit plans for approval by the Audit Committee;
Undertaking specific audit assignments.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in a Management position;
Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Finance or Accounting option), Business Administration (Finance and Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Master's degree in any of the following fields: Finance, Accounting, Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Registered with a professional body and a member of ICPAK and IIA or its equivalent, and in good standing;
Professional courses CISA, CIA etc
Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
Proficiency in computer applications;
Skills and competencies
Leadership skills;
Strategic and innovative thinking;
Interpersonal relationship skills;
Strong analytical skills;
Negotiation skills;
Report writing skills;
Problem solving skills; and
Communication skills;