Job Summary

• The Internal Auditor / Control Executive is responsible for improving our operations by introducing a systematic and disciplined approach to effective risk management, and control processes.
• The job requires thorough knowledge of accounting procedures, obtaining, analyzing and evaluating accounting documentation, reports, data, flowcharts etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Objectively review the organization’s business processes
• Evaluate the efficacy of risk management processesin place.
• Make recommendations on how to improve internal controls.Identify loopholes and recommend risk mitigating measures.
• Review of petty cash.
• Protect against fraud and theft of the organization’s asset.
• Call-over of postings by the collectionsteam to assess correctness, promptness and completeness.
• Call-over of ledger postings by the Accounts department to ensure correctness and adherence to accounting principles and guidelines.
• Periodic risk assessment of internal processesin order to identify loopholes and proffering appropriate solutions.
• Conduct investigationsinto identified and reported cases asrequired.
• Ensure and monitor compliance to internal and regulatory policies.
• Anticipate emerging risksthrough data and regular assessments.
• Other relevant roles as ordered by the Head of department and senior officers in the department.
• Carry out internal control tasks as assigned by the manager.

Qualifications / Requirements

• University Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Proven work experience as an Internal Auditor / Control Officer.
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases
• ICAN/ACCA certification (or in view).