Internal Auditor at UPO ( Unlimited Profit Opportunities) Limited

The internal Auditor will ensure assets protection by planning and completing financial audits; identifying inadequate, inefficient, or ineffective internal controls; recommending improvements.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan financial audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; preparing audit programs.
• Assess compliance with relevant regulations and legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated financial processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues.
• Verify assets and liabilities by comparing and analyzing items and collateral to documentation.
• Complete audit paper work by documenting audit tests and findings.
• Communicate audit progress and findings by providing information to management highlighting unresolved issues; reviewing working papers and preparing final audit reports.
• Improve protection by recommending changes in management monitoring, assessment, and motivational practices, in the internal control structure, and in operating processes; identifying root causes.
• Support external auditors by coordinating information requirements.
• Provide financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Protect organization’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to team results by welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to add value to the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• CPA (K) / ACCA and a member of ICPAK will be an added advantage.
• At least 2 years audit experience in transport or motor service industry
• Strong business acumen and an ability to identify audit issues arising from commercial transactions.
• Strong analytical skills, team player, ability to multi-task, flexible and can work under pressure.
• Proficiency in MS office suite of package, accounting systems knowledge and familiarity.
• Good understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance, business and operational risk and control processes and Procedures