Job Title: ICT Internal Auditor
Organisation: New Vision
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Vision Group incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started the business in March 1986. It is a multimedia business housing newspaper, magazines, internet publishing, television, radio broadcasting, commercial printing, advertising and distribution services. NVPPCL is listed on the Uganda Stock Exchange, with an expected turnover of over UGX 60 billion (FY 2010/2011).
Job Summary: To provide assurance in the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls and governance processes. This is aimed at enhancing and protecting organizational value by providing value adding advice, insights and foresight in line with Internal Audit Standards and other relevant best
practices.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop/supervise the development of risk-based audit plans to provide assurance on the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes.
- Perform effective risk and control assessments.
- Execute/supervise assigned audit tests as per approved audit plan to address objectives, allocate responsibilities to junior staff and coordinate periodic audits.
- Review team member’s work for accuracy and compliance and provide guidance on appropriate audit testing.
- Prepare clear and concise working papers to record audit results in line with the International Auditing Standards for review.
- Identifies improvements in risk management, governance and control and any other value addition to the business.
- Proactively identifies risks and opportunities for improvement in the Company’s technology network.
- Prepares high quality draft internal audit reports.
- Conducts follow up reviews for previously reported high risk findings.
- Mentor, coach and train members of the audit team to improve on their audit skills and deliverables specifically in utilization of the Computer aided audit tool.
- Performs special investigations, follow ups, consulting engagements and any other audit related work as and when assigned.
- Performs other supervisory and administrative duties as assigned by the Manager Internal Audit and Chief Internal Auditor from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting/IT or science or business-related degree.
- Full certification in CIA/ CISA/ ACCA/ CPA.
- Advanced Business-related degree is added advantage
Working Experience
- At least 3-5 years’ working experience in an audit environment.
- Working experience in IT will be an added advantage
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Technical
- Excellent audit/ accounting/IT skills.
- Good knowledge of IT audit skills i.e. the use of Computer Aided Audit Tools (CAAT).
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Knowledge of the IPPF standards.
- Interviewing skills.
- Strong numerical skills
- Good supervisory skills
- Ability to identify and promote improvements in the departments work processes/ outputs
Behavioral
- Courage to appropriately discharge internal audit responsibilities
- Acts in a professional and ethical manner at all times including observing the confidential
- nature of internal audit’s work.
- Highly organized with strong organization and planning skills with the ability to prioritize
- tasks and deliver assigned audits in line with the audit plan.
- Should be honest.
- Excellent oral and written and communication Skills
- Teamwork.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Creative thinking.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36