Deputy Director, Internal Audit & Assurance at Office of the Registrar of Political Parties

Duties and responsibilities

• Managerial/ Supervisory Responsibilities
• Spearhead the development, implementation and review of Internal Audit strategies, policies, guidelines, procedures and manuals as provided for in the Public Financial Management Act; Auditing Standards;
• Spearheads management reports and ORPP periodical financial/ procurement returns and ascertain whether the Office comply with relevant legislations in reporting;
• Oversee budgetary control audit on utilization of resources, to ascertain whether expenditures or reallocations undertaken are within the voted provisions and have the prerequisite authorizations;
• Spearhead compliance audit with statutory and regulatory procedures by the Office and political parties
• Review and guide on the development of the department’s management papers, reports and other submissions for consideration and approval;
• Lead the review of ORPP risks register and evaluate adequacy of mitigation strategies and advise the management and the Audit Committee accordingly;
• Provide leadership in the review the ORPP’s internal controls put in place, their adequacy and whether the controls are operational and strong enough to mitigate against any unforeseen threats to the ORPP operations.
• Spearheads development of risk-based Audit Work Plan and budget for the Internal Audit department as provided for the Auditing Standards and set objectives and annual targets for the department.
• Spearheads special audits and investigations as may be required from time to time by the Registrar or Audit Committee.
• Spearhead review of ORPP’s records and statutory reports (quarterly, biannual and annual) to ensure their compliance with provisions of the laws and regulations before submission to the relevant authorities.
• Spearhead formulation, implementation and review of the departmental annual work plans, budgets and procurement and asset disposal plans in line with the Office performance targets and strategic plan;
• Lead in the execution of risk management policy and strategies that ensure the office has system and processes of accountability, risk management, internal controls, business continuity and succession management;

For appointment to this post, a candidate must have: –

• A minimum of twelve (12) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been as an Assistant director, Internal Audit/ Accounts/ Finance or a comparable and relevant position in the public or private sector;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Commerce (Accounting/ Finance option), Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Auditing, Business Administration or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;