Manager, Assurance

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide input to the Chief Audit Executive in preparing the annual audit plan for approval by the BAC.
  
• Review the adequacy of the team's planning work, including document review, prior reports, data analysis, interviews/walkthroughs, risk assessment, sampling and related planning activities.
  
• Prepare a planning document and agree with the Chief Audit Executive the audit objectives, methodology, scope and key risk areas for each assignment.
  
• Evaluate prepared audit tests to ensure they address identified risks and achieve audit objectives and continuously monitor them for efficiency and effectiveness.
  
• Perform quality assurance to ensure all evidence and working papers meet the standards required to support the audit findings, root causes, risks, recommendations and conclusions.
  
• Conduct special audits and audits of functions/processes that undergo significant changes and prepare appropriate audit reports.
  
• Continuously review audit objectives, tests and risks to ensure all relevant ones are covered.
  
• Ensure key weaknesses and existing or potential risks are clearly highlighted before report approval and issuance..
  
• Lead follow up on post-exit clarifications and management actions
  
• Attend BAC meetings and present assurance-related reports and others as required.
  
• Determine training needs with the team and, in agreement with the Chief Audit Executive, assign appropriate learning/development programmes.
  
• Maintain good relationships with audit clients through regular engagement on and off audit engagements.
  

Academic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or any other related course.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies/ Publication:

Mandatory:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
  
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
  
• Added Advantage:
  
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
  
• Certified Internal Audit Quality Assessor (CIAQA).
  
• CISCO Certified Networks Associate (CCNA).
  
• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).
  

Memberships:

• ICPAK.
  
• IIA.
  
• ISACA.
  

Work Experience Required:

Over seven (7) years’ relevant experience with over three (3) years in a senior management role in a similar sized organization.