Senior Internal Auditor – Grade 8 at National Defence University - NDU-K

Duties and responsibilities

• Executing audits assignment;
• Participating in the development of audit strategies, policies and procedures and ensure effective implementation;
• Contributing to preparation of the risk based annual audit plan for approval by the Audit & Integrity Committee of the University;
• Preparing audit reports on completion of each audit engagement to ensure timely issuance to Management for implementation of recommended actions
• Evaluating progress and effectiveness of action taken to implement audit recommendations received from both internal and external audits;
• Assisting in preparation of quarterly audit reports to the Audit and Integrity Committee of the University;
• Providing input into the corporate risk and audit plans
• Providing increased awareness of the impact of fraud and regulatory risks by sharing information within the organization.
• Conducting audits and investigations on reported and suspected cases;
• Executing information security audits across the organization.
• Evaluating financial and information systems, management procedures and security controls.
• Evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness and compliance of operation processes with corporate security policies and related government regulations.
• Developing and administering risk-focused examination for IT systems.
• Interviewing personnel to establish system security risks and complications.
• Documenting the audit process on a variety of computing environments and computer applications.
• Assessing the exposures resulting from ineffective or missing control practices.
• Interpreting audit results against defined criteria.
• Preparing reports of audit findings.

Requirement for appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Cumulative service period of six (6) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Internal Auditor I or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics, Business Administration, Business Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited institution;
• Certificate in any of the following: Part II of the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination, Part II of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited institution;
• Registered with relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Proficiency in computer applications; and Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance