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Job Title:   Senior Internal Auditor

Organisation: Finance Trust Bank (FTB)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head of Internal Audit

About US:

Finance Trust Bank (FTB) was licensed as a Tier 1 Commercial Bank on 11th November, 2013, taking over the financial services business of Uganda Finance Trust Limited (MDI). Today, Finance Trust Bank is a fully-fledged commercial bank serving a clientele of over 500,000 depositors and over 37,000 borrowers, through a network of 35 branches countrywide. The bank offers a variety of Products and services including; Savings, Current accounts, Loans, Money transfer services and Bills payments to its target market which comprises of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, salary earners and youth.

Job Summary:   The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for planning, implementing and reporting on assigned audit engagements in accordance with the annual audit plan and manual and provides advice for improving bank operations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify business objectives, understand risks inherent in activities to be audited and develop audit plans in assigned audit engagements
• To supervise staff on audit assignments to ensure timely completion of audit engagement projects.
• Manage the relationship between the audit team and the audit clients to ensure smooth completion of audit and to achieve audit objectives.
• Review work of subordinates on audit assignments and ensure quality audit work papers in compliance with audit standards and policy
• To perform field work and prepare quality working papers in compliance with audit standards and policy in assigned areas.
• To prepare quality drafts of audit reports for review by the assigned supervisor/manager
• Timely completion of assignments
• Manage the performance of the audit engagement team ensuring that each team member has plans and targets in place and is delivering; take appropriate corrective action as required, including coaching and mentoring.
• Appraise staff at the end of each audit engagement

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Statistics.
• Part professional certification in audit related area such as – ACCA, CPA and CIA.
• At least two years of progressive audit experience
• At least 3 years of work experience in a financial institution.
• Risk based auditing experience
• IT auditing skills
• Good investigative and interviewing skills
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Data analytics skills
• People management, including coaching and mentoring skills
• Conflict management and negotiation skills
• Problem identification and solution skills.
• The ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in written
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Ability to demonstrate positive image and up hold FTB values.
• Must be a person of integrity.

NB: Position carries an attractive salary and benefits package.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates should address their application to Head, Human Resource, Finance Trust Bank, TWED PLAZA, Plot 22B, Lumumba Avenue, Kampala, Uganda, and email it to jobs@financetrust.co.ug as well as photocopies of academic testimonials, and a CV. The CV should include telephone contacts and email addresses of three referees, one of who should be the most recent employer.

Deadline: 25^th October 2023

Please note that in line with the Bank procedures, no job offers are made online.

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