Deputy Manager, Internal Audit at ICEA Lion Group

Job Summary

The role supports the Group Head of Audit in assisting the Board and Executive Management to protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the ICEA LION Group.  The job holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high-quality risk-based audits to ensure Internal Audit achieves its mission and purpose.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the risk based annual internal Audit Plan.
• Assist the Internal Audit team in managing the day-to-day delivery of the Audit Plan.
• Understand the Company’s key strategies and how they impact Internal Audit’s work.
• Conduct audit assignments as defined by the annual Internal Audit plan.
• Conduct adhoc assignments outside the approved Plan as requested by the BARC or the Audit Manager
• Prioritize tasks on an ongoing basis to accommodate changing business needs and strategy requirements.
• Participates in preparation of Board papers to ensure key issues noted in various reviews are captured.
• Understands the risk profile of the business, gains and applies extensive industry knowledge in the various business lines.
• Provides independent opinion on risk & control environment for the various businesses units or processes.
• Ensure all work is performed and documented in compliance with established Internal Audit Methodology and the Institute of Internal Auditors’ standards.
• Ensure all detailed work papers contain sufficient evidence on which to base conclusions, which are of a sufficient standard to minimize the number of review points required by Internal Audit, and which are of appropriate quality to allow performance and facilitate reliance on Internal Audit’s work where necessary.
• Follow up and resolve issues and queries raised during review by the Audit Manager and through discussions of factual accuracy by management.
• Deliver accurate, timely and commercially-relevant audit reports.
• Undertake follow up of actions, and provide timely status updates, on the closure of internal audit recommendations.
• Deliver quality audit work-papers, including walkthroughs, control identification, control design assessments and control operating effectiveness testing.
• Conduct regular data analytics and provide dashboards imperative in risk assessment and audit planning.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Bachelor of Commerce or related discipline from a reputable university.
• Master’s in business related course is an added advantage.
• Professional qualification(s) e.g. ACCA, CPA (K) or equivalent.
• At least 7 years’ experience in managerial position in a large busy Financial sector company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including effective report writing ability.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact with Senior Management across various functions and departments within the ICEA LION Group.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Driven to deliver real value and quality service to a demanding and diverse client base.
• Confident and self-motivated.
• Organized and structured approach with ability to multi-task.
• High standards of performance for self and others.
• Driven to deliver real value and quality service to a demanding and diverse client base