Vacancies at Pwani Oil

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Audit Support: assist in the planning, execution, and reporting of internal audit engagements, ensuring compliance with audit standards and timelines as per approved Audit Plan.
• Risk Assessment: contribute to risk assessments to identify key business risks and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls.
• Audit Documentation: maintain organized and well-documented audit workpapers, ensuring they comply with internal audit standards and best practices.
• Data Analysis: use data-analytics tools e.g. Caseware IDEA, Python, Power BI and SQL to perform data analysis to identify trends, anomalies and potential areas of concern during audit engagements.
• Compliance Review: evaluate compliance with company policies, procedures and relevant regulations, recommending improvements as necessary.
• Internal Control Evaluation: assist in assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, identifying weaknesses, and proposing enhancements.
• Audit Reporting: contribute to the preparation of audit reports, summarizing findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improvement.
• Audit Committee Support: assist in the preparation of materials for audit committee meetings, including presenting audit findings when required.
• Follow up: support the monitoring and follow-up on the implementation of audit recommendations and corrective action plans.
• Stakeholder Communication: communicate effectively with auditees and stakeholders, explaining audit objectives, findings, and recommendations.

 WHAT WE WANT

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field. CPA III or equivalent.
• Proficient in data-analytics tools e.g. Caseware IDEA, Python, Power BI and SQL. 2-4 years' experience in audit, risk management or a related field.
• Strong analytical, report-writing, communication and stakeholder-management skills; high integrity, confidentiality and attention to detail; proficiency in Excel and audit/data-analytics tools.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the planning, execution and reporting of internal audits in line with the Audit Plan and approved timelines.
• Conduct risk assessments, walkthroughs, control testing and substantive audit procedures.
• Perform data analytics and 100% population testing where appropriate to identify anomalies, duplicate transactions, unusual payments, control overrides, transactions outside approved liming and unusual user activity
• Review compliance with company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements and recommend improvements.
• Maintain accurate and well-documented audit workpapers and contribute to clear, concise audit reports.
• Support Audit Committee activities, including preparation of reports and presentation of audit findings where required.
• Monitor and follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations and corrective actions.
• Maintain effective communication with auditees and department/Directors and external interactions with suppliers/customers, clearly explaining audit objectives, findings and recommendations.

WHAT WE NEED

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field
• CPA III Section 5 or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and risk assessment
• Proficiency in data analytics tools such as Excel, audit documentation, CaseWare IDEA, Python, SQL and Power BI Strong analytical, integrity, confidentiality, proactive approach, interpersonal and audit report-writing skills
• Audit experience is an added advantage