Vacancy title:
Internal Audit Assistant

Jobs at:
Joint Medical Store ( JMS )

Deadline of this Job:
25th August, 2017 at 5:00 pm

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
BACKGROUND
Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a Church founded private not for profit organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and , related health care services of assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices. JMS therefore requires the services of dedicated, competent, innovative and results oriented persons for the following positions;

Internal Audit Assistant
Main purpose of the job
To assist the internal Audit team in the implementation of approved annual internal audit plans, continual review of systems and controls to ensure that they are working properly in line with JMS‘ policies, strategic objectives, relevant laws, regulations and standards.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Verify operating policies, procedures and guidelines to determine whether they are adhered to.
  
• Review JMS' operational processes, evaluate whether controls are adequate and 5 operating effectively identify risks and make recommendations or improvement.
  
• Assist the Audit team to carry out compliance audits to ensure that JMS complies with statutory and regulatory requirements.
  
• Carry out special audit assignments! investigations as may be required by management.
  
• Carry out follow-up audits on audit recommendations made as per management proposed options to ascertain the status of implementation.
  
• Provide input in the development of audit programmes.
  
• Carry out spot checks on cash and inventory
  
• Prepare and submit audit reports on all audit assignments performed.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Business Administration (Accounting) or BS (Finance and Accounting)
  
• Must have at least part II of a professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA or CIA.

Experience;

• At least 2 years‘ audit experience in a large and busy firm/organization preferably with complex inventory Management Systems.
  
• Practical experience in using Enterprise Resource Planning software packages preferably IFS.
  
• Practical experience in systems audit and knowledge about practice standards like iFRSs, IASs and ISA.

Only qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three (3) referees including their day time telephone contact and email address.

Note:

• Please find detailed Job descriptions on the JMS website www.jms.co.ug
  
• Firmly staple your papers together and indicate position applied for on the right hand side of envelope. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Job application procedure
Please forward your applications to:
OR hand deliver your application to Joint Medical Store (JMS), Plot 1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya'