Job Title: Manager Internal Audit
Organization: Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
The Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB) is a body corporate established under the Lotteries and Gaming Act No. 7 of 2016 which came into effect on 8th April 2016. The Act is supported by a set of 5 Regulations which came into effect on 28th May 2016. The law mandates the Board to regulate the operations of lotteries, casinos and betting houses (Industry).
Job Summary: To provide strategic leadership of the internal audit and quality assurance in systems of internal financial controls, risk management, corporate governance and fiscal compliance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Recommend improvements to the financial and risk management systems of the Institution.
- Conduct analysis on the quality assurance and risk management framework in the administration of the Board’s programs and operations and submits reports to management.
- Coordinate the implementation and monitor compliance to internal audit standards within the Board and where necessary, takes remedial action.
- Review management responses to issues of non-compliance of financial transactions to applicable laws, Institute financial policies, regulations and procedures and advises the Director General accordingly.
- Monitor and report on implementation of action as directed by Board arising out of internal audit report recommendations.
- Coordinate internal audit surveys including determination of locations to be visited.
- Conducts ad-hoc investigations into the integrity of internal fiscal control systems, financial and risk management practices.
- Plans and coordinates sensitization sessions to educate staff on issues of fiscal accountability.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree in either Commerce (Accounting option) or
- Business Administration (Accounting option) or Business Studies (Accounting option) or Finance and Accounting (Accounting option) from a recognized University.
- A Master’s degree in either finance and accounting or Business Administration.
- Should have a full professional accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, or CIA or CIMA.
Work Experience
- At least six (6) years working experience, three (3) of which should have been at Senior Internal Auditor level or an equivalent level from a reputable organization.
Competencies
Technical
- Policy Management
- Financial management
- Information Communication Technology
- Risk management
- Human Resource Management
Behavioral
- Concern for quality and standards
- Decision-making and problem –solving skills.
- Accountability
- Ethics and integrity;
- Communicating effectively
- Team work
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to fill the online job application that can be accessed from the Board’s website, Click Here
A signed application letter, certified academic documents, National Identity Card, membership to any professional body, should be scanned as one PDF attachment.
The application letter should be addressed as below;
The Chief Executive Officer
National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board
P.O. Box 5446
Plot 1, Colville Street Kampala, Uganda
Note:
- Applicants should apply for only one position
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 27th January 2025 at 5:00 PM.
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