Internal Auditor
About the career opportunity
Directly accountable to the Audit, Risk
and Compliance Manager you’ll be working under Sendy Holding Company
for all Sendy subsidiaries in hands on execution of audits, internal audit
consultancy services, special investigations into fraud, preparation of reports
and tracking of implementation of agreed action points. It will entail audit
planning, execution, reporting monitoring and follow up.
You will be responsible
for:
- Assist with risk assessment and
annual planning, audit execution, audit reporting, audit technology(audit
work paper management and implementation tracking solution), and
preparation of reports for Audit Committee reporting.
- Assist in the development of the
audit plan and ensure that it is responsive to and aligned with the
organization’s risk profile as part of Internal Audit’s yearly risk
assessment and enterprise risk assessment and planning process.
- Executing/Carrying out individual
audits in accordance with the audit plan, and international audit
standards ensuring the highest level of service quality and client
satisfaction.
- Preparation of all Internal Audit
reports for issuance, ensuring that they are clear and simple, that they
uncover root causes and offer practical solutions, and that they
ultimately add value to management.
- Support the preparation of
reports for meetings with the Audit Committee to report on the status of
Internal Audit’s ongoing monitoring activities.
- Proactively identify and inform
senior management of significant risks or exposures related to internal
controls, compliance, and/or governance requiring prompt attention.
- Perform Internal controls
assessments of acquired companies and lead efforts to mitigate identified
control deficiencies as and when applicable
- Manage the process to track,
follow-up, and ultimately close all open audit issues.
- Follow-up of status of
implementation of management letter points.
- Actively participate in
management meetings and/or committees to ensure that Internal Audit is
well-informed of key business developments that could have an impact on
audit priorities and/or plans.
- Ensure that Internal Audit work
is performed in accordance with established professional standards and remain
abreast of emerging trends and best practices that can be incorporated
into the function and Sendy.
- Assist in Internal Audit’s
participation in critical business and technology initiatives and projects
ensuring that audit’s perspective is effectively voiced and appropriate
controls are designed and implemented on a proactive basis.
- Assist Maintain audit technology
platform leveraging support from the Engineering team as needed.
- Assist coordinate the activities
of external auditors including how best to leverage the work performed and
results produced from Internal Audit’s work
- Taking part in all regulatory
exams and other third-party audits.
- Provide regular reporting on the
performance of self and team and department -weekly, monthly, quarterly,
annually and as may be required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a Business
related field.
- Professional qualifications in
accounting such as CPA or ACCA. (CIA/CISA would be an added advantage.)
- Minimum five-years experience in
audit and finance.
- Good understanding of Internal
Audit standards (COSO, IPPFs).
- Knowledge of accounting
principles and practices and relevant legislations.
- Excellent knowledge of accounts
analysis, accounting practices and reconciliation.
- Skilled in root cause
identification.
- Strong creative thinking.
- Personal motivation and drive
exhibited through commitment to hard work, continuous improvement and
achievement of goals.
- Strong analytical and problem
solving skills.
- Flexibility and adaptability.
- Calm under chaos.
- Very high level of integrity.
How shall we know you are winning in this role?
At Sendy, we focus on outcomes and this
allows you to DO MORE!
Tip: To land this gig, please include details of:
- How well you understand the of
Internal Audit standards (COSO, IPPFs).
- Your analytical skills.
- Knowledge of accounting
principles and practices and relevant legislations.
- Knowledge of accounts analysis,
accounting practices and reconciliation.
- Skills of root cause
identification.
How to Apply
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