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Job Title:  Internal Audit Officer

Organization:  Capital Markets Authority (CMA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Internal Audit Manager

About US:

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is a statutory body, established in 1996 by the Capital Markets Authority Act (Cap 84) as amended, to promote, develop and regulate the capital markets industry. CMA is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The work of the CMA is also governed by the Securities Central Depositories Act, 2009 and the Collective Investment Schemes Act, 2003.

Job Summary:  The Internal Audit Officer will review, evaluate, and contribute to the improved effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes and perform audit assignments in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development and implementation of the annual Deliverables audit plan;
• Conduct operational, financial, and compliance audits and follow up on the recommendations and actions resulting from internal and external audit engagements conducted and completed.
• Advise stakeholders on internal controls, risk management, and governance issues and provide best practices in these.
• Carry out periodic evaluation and effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes, as well as the reliability of financial information & make recommendations.
• Draft an Internal Audit and support risk management project that ensures a review of all business processes for proper governance and effective risk management.
• Undertake surveillance of the IFMIS system including review of payments and supporting accountabilities ascertain their authenticity and completeness;
• Carry out any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in either Finance and Accounting, Business Administration/ Commerce with bias in Accounting or Statistics from a recognized institution.
• The required candidate should have attained at least level II of ACCA, CPA, or CIA.
• At least three years of relevant working experience  in  a reputable organization as an Auditor.
• High level of integrity & professionalism.
• Demonstrable ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Self-motivated and results driven with ability to deliver effectively under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.

How to Apply:

All interested candidates should hand deliver or send via email (in standard file types, namely Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) in a single attachment, and should not exceed 10MB) their applications together with a recent CV (with 3 references), copies of academic transcripts and/or certificates. Applications should be sent to: careers@cmauganda.co.ug and addressed to:

The Director Human Resources & Administration,

Capital Markets Authority,

8th Floor, Uganda Business Facilitation Centre,

1 Baskerville Avenue Kololo,

P.O. Box 24565

Kampala, Uganda

NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Your application will only be reviewed if you have fulfilled all the above stated requirements, including submission of documents in standard file types. Zipped files, links and / or multiple attachments are not acceptable.

Deadline: 19^th February 2024

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