Internal Audit Assistant at Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)

Key Responsibilities

Audit Planning

• Research and support the design and implementation of audit programmes.
• Develop audit notification letters and engage customers in a timely manner.
• Complete risks and controls matrix relating to area under review.

Audit Fieldwork

• Conduct desktop reviews.
• Evaluate existing areas of risks and controls within AECF thematic processes and assess them in order of priority and suggest ways of mitigation.
• Assist in conducting risk-based audits and system compliance audits.
• Review and advise on compliance levels through regular appraisal of the actual operations.
• Review the compliance with laws and regulations, efficiency, and effectiveness of operations (including safeguarding of assets), and reliability of financial and operational reporting.

Audit Reporting

• Assist in collection of data for the preparation of periodic reports to staff, senior management, and the board, highlighting progress made, challenges faced and insights/learnings from audit activities.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations that will help deliver learnings to AECF team on audit activities.

Audit Follow up

• Assist in determining management action taken to address previous audit findings.
• Assist in maintaining the follow up database.
• Conduct specific analysis as requested by Head of Internal Audit.

Audit Documentation

• Keep track of draft or final reports issued and alert on actions per the Internal Audit SLAs.
• Ensure all audit documentation is well maintained in a repository.
• Other duties may be assigned by the Head of Internal Audit.

The Candidate

Suitable candidates should:

• Hold an undergraduate degree in business management, finance, or other relevant field of study.
• Possess a minimum of 3 years’ working experience in audit of private companies.
• Possess the ability to interact with donor-funded organizations.
• Hold a professional qualification in CPA, CIA or CISA.
• Demonstrate proven ability to document findings and provide possible solutions.
• Possess ability to interact and maintain professional standards with stakeholders.
• Demonstrate communication, presentation and writing skills with the ability to effectively communicate within the organization and externally.
• Possess excellent written and spoken English. Working knowledge in French or Portuguese is an added advantage.