Vacancy: Group Internal Audit Manager
The Group Internal Audit Manager will provide reliable, value added and independent assurance to the Board, Audit Committee, Executive Management, External Auditors and regulators over the effectiveness of controls; mitigating current and evolving high risks and in so doing enhance the controls culture within the Group.
Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Deliverables:The Group Internal Audit Manager will provide reliable, value added and independent assurance to the Board, Audit Committee, Executive Management, External Auditors and regulators over the effectiveness of controls; mitigating current and evolving high risks and in so doing enhance the controls culture within the Group.
1. Audit Planning / Design:
- Develop an annual audit plan using input from
the team and stakeholders to identify priorities and resource requirements
for the year. Annual audit plan to cover all activities of operations for
all the group and related companies.
- Meet with Directors and Managers to discuss
needs and propose audits, to build stakeholder requirements into
department plans.
- Ensure plan is developed to meet the Audit
Committees’ expectations.
- Schedule and assign audit tasks to team
members, ensuring effective and efficient results.
- Ensure quality control of the team’s audit
plans on an ongoing basis by reviewing and approving plans as they are
developed and communicated to relevant teams.
- Ensure annual audit plans have contingency
built in, to provide unexpected audits to committees as they may surface.
- Report to the Audit Committees at the required
intervals on Internal Audit assignments including planned reviews,
investigations, risk advisory work and any other ad-hoc activity as
required.
- Keep abreast of developments in Corporate
Governance practices and advise the business accordingly.
- Provide assistance to the business in meeting
regulatory requirements.
2. Conducting Audits
- Oversee and provide quality control for the
department’s audits, to ensure departmental mandate and business goals are
met and that professional standards are maintained at all times.
- Ensure completion of audit assignments to
provide independent, objective assurance to the Audit Committee.
- Develop the team’s engagement with and support
of major business change programs thus ensuring that appropriate
consideration of risk and control is given to all.
3. Reporting
- Ensure final reports are issued with all
recommendations agreed and accepted by the audited individual/group.
- Develop new methodologies to improve the audit
process, making it “easier” for the organization to request audits and
implement recommendations.
4. People Management &
Development
- Provide ongoing feedback to the team to ensure
they develop the skills and competencies required for effective planning
and individual professional and personal career growth.
- Motivate and inspire the team by providing
them with the information and tools they need to do their jobs well and
meet customer expectations.
5. General
- Any other duties as are within the scope,
spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the post and its grading as
requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.
Desired Education Background,
Experience, Competencies and Skills
- An MBA in Finance, Economics or related field.
- Post Graduate Qualification in Finance or
Professional Accreditation (ACA / ACCA / CISA / QICA / ACII / ACIB /
AFPC).
- Minimum 10 years’ experience as the Head of
internal audit in a Financial institution OR an FMCG with a Quality
control background.
- Good working knowledge of Windows, Accounting
packages, MS Word and MS Excel & MS PowerPoint, Report writing skills
and Multi-tasking skills.
- Able to manage different teams, interact and
communicate with management at all levels.
- Able to apply “big picture” thinking, have
sound analytical skills and Business Acumen.
- Able to anticipate, adapt to and manage change
and work independently and in teams.
- Must be focused, pro-active, professional,
independent, objective and ethical.
- Must be able to manage conflict, diverse
levels of stress, be resilient, self-motivated and action-oriented.
- Good command of English language,
communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Have negotiation and influencing skills,
Project Management skills and Time management skills.
Application Process
If your background and qualifications match the required profile, please send your detailed CV Only, clearly showing examples of relevant experience, with the subject “Group Internal Audit Manager”, to andrew@rtsgp.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If your background and qualifications match the required profile, please send your detailed CV Only, clearly showing examples of relevant experience, with the subject “Group Internal Audit Manager”, to andrew@rtsgp.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.