Senior Manager - Internal Audit
Job Description
The Senior Manager – Internal Audit ensures compliance with regulatory frameworks, accounting standards, and internal controls. They oversee risk-based audit planning, internal audit activities, and reporting to the Audit Committee. This role also provides risk management insights and compliance guidance to senior management. Ensure that the Organization complies with statutory an all regulatory framework governing the business. Ensure Accounting standards (IFRS) governing the financial reporting of the business are complied with at all times. Ensure appropriate internal controls are enforced and reviewed from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the business. Plan annual audit and seek appropriate board approval for implementation. Provide guidance to the Board of Directors, Senior Management, Staff, and Employees on compliance issues. Ensure that internal audit resources are appropriate, sufficient and effectively deployed to achieve the internal audit plan approved by the Audit Committee or the Board. Ensure that reports on internal auditing engagements are provided to the audit committee with a minimum delay on quarterly, and on annual basis. Provide an annual holistic opinion on the effectiveness and adequacy of risk management, control, and governance processes. Ensure that the risk assessment is done at least annually; Establish risk-based audit plans to set out the priorities of the internal audit function, consistent with the organizational objectives. Coordinate internal auditing activities and plans with other internal and external providers of assurance and consulting activities to ensure proper coverage and minimize duplication of effort. Communicate plan of engagements and resource requirements for the internal audit function, including significant interim changes to the audit committee. This communication shall include the impact of resource limitations. Ascertain the extent of compliance with the prescribed plans, policies, procedures and financial regulations and check the accuracy of accounts and other data developed within the Board. Assign duties and monitor activities of team members in order to achieve set targets
Requirement(s)
Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Auditing. Chartered certification from a recognized professional examination preferably ACCA, CA, IIA, CISA At least 10 years+’ post-qualification experience, of which 8 years are at senior level in the internal audit function or at managerial level in any industry’s internal audit Dept. Excellent understanding and experience of Internal Audit and Report writing skills. Excellent oral and written English a prerequisite. Good level of computer literacy. Demonstrated experience in Internal Audit/Risk Management/Compliance/ in any institution Results oriented and resilient individual who will drive through and implement the audit plan with flexibility and with the ability to work unsupervised outside a standard structure and framework. Organizational alignment – attracted to the mandate of the Company as well as multi- cultural environment of the organisation. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly form working relationships and gain credibility with a wide selection of staff from different levels and disciplines. Ability to work under pressure and with varied stakeholders.
