Internal Auditor
2025-04-21T20:05:06+00:00
Ranchers Finest
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FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Accounting & Finance
2025-04-26T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Department: Finance
Job Title: Internal Auditor
Section: Audit Duty Station: Kampala-Uganda
Reports: Chief Finance Officer
Supervises: N/A
Job Purpose: The Internal Auditor will be tasked with the examination and evaluation of the adequacy,
effectiveness and efficiency of the organization’s internal control systems and procedures and recommend
corrective actions to improve operations, enhance internal controls and reduce costs where possible.
Key Internal Stakeholders.
- CEO
- CFO
- Departmental Heads
Key External Stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft the company’s Internal Audit Charter.
- Carry out internal audits to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the established internal controls, processes, systems, policies and procedures.
- Identify key areas of risk within the organization and propose appropriate controls to mitigate the risks.
- Discuss audit findings and recommendations with line managers and report significant issues to senior management.
- Communication and Reporting: Communicate findings and recommendations to management and other stakeholders. Prepare audit reports summarizing observations, conclusions, and recommendations and submit for review.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement within the company operations by identifying opportunities for enhancing processes, controls, and risk management practices.
- Perform root cause analysis and develop appropriate recommendations.
- Maintain audit files to ensure that audit findings are well supported.
- Carry out investigative audits including fraud investigations, forgeries assigned from time to time to achieve specified objectives.
- Prepare audit working papers to ensure that sufficient and reliable evidence has been gathered as a basis for reporting.
- Creation of staff awareness on risk management to minimize operational losses.
- Actively monitor the timely implementation of management actions recommended in the audit reports.
- Participate in the coordination of external audits and follow up on their recommendation to ensure implementation.
- Carry out routine queries, ensuring procedures are adhered to and that the maintained records are accurate and correct.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
- Professional qualifications-CPA/CIA/ACCA
Related Minimum Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing setting or professional audit firm
Competencies Required:
Behavioural
- A high level of confidentiality and objectivity is expected.
Leadership
- Strong Leadership potential to effectively drive a business agenda.
Knowledge.
- Working knowledge of advanced analytics and continuous auditing in a fast-paced environment.
- Good understanding of Internal Audit Standards.
- Knowledge of the techniques, tests, and sampling methods involved in conducting audits and the
requirements outlined in the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing.
Skills
- The job requires high personal & interpersonal skills to deliver quality work.
- The ability to collect, analyze and evaluate information and the preparation of written concise reports of work performed plus recommendations.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Attributes include:
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
- Integrity
Growth Potential:
- Successful candidate will be set up for succession planning to the Head of Compliance, Risk and Audit.
Draft the company’s Internal Audit Charter. Carry out internal audits to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the established internal controls, processes, systems, policies and procedures. Identify key areas of risk within the organization and propose appropriate controls to mitigate the risks. Discuss audit findings and recommendations with line managers and report significant issues to senior management. Communication and Reporting: Communicate findings and recommendations to management and other stakeholders. Prepare audit reports summarizing observations, conclusions, and recommendations and submit for review. Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement within the company operations by identifying opportunities for enhancing processes, controls, and risk management practices. Perform root cause analysis and develop appropriate recommendations. Maintain audit files to ensure that audit findings are well supported. Carry out investigative audits including fraud investigations, forgeries assigned from time to time to achieve specified objectives. Prepare audit working papers to ensure that sufficient and reliable evidence has been gathered as a basis for reporting. Creation of staff awareness on risk management to minimize operational losses. Actively monitor the timely implementation of management actions recommended in the audit reports. Participate in the coordination of external audits and follow up on their recommendation to ensure implementation. Carry out routine queries, ensuring procedures are adhered to and that the maintained records are accurate and correct.
The job requires high personal & interpersonal skills to deliver quality work. The ability to collect, analyze and evaluate information and the preparation of written concise reports of work performed plus recommendations. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Minimum Qualification Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field. Professional qualifications-CPA/CIA/ACCA Related Minimum Experience: At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing setting or professional audit firm
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Internal Auditor
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
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Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, April 26 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Department: Finance
Job Title: Internal Auditor
Section: Audit Duty Station: Kampala-Uganda
Reports: Chief Finance Officer
Supervises: N/A
Job Purpose: The Internal Auditor will be tasked with the examination and evaluation of the adequacy,
effectiveness and efficiency of the organization’s internal control systems and procedures and recommend
corrective actions to improve operations, enhance internal controls and reduce costs where possible.
Key Internal Stakeholders.
- CEO
- CFO
- Departmental Heads
Key External Stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft the company’s Internal Audit Charter.
- Carry out internal audits to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the established internal controls, processes, systems, policies and procedures.
- Identify key areas of risk within the organization and propose appropriate controls to mitigate the risks.
- Discuss audit findings and recommendations with line managers and report significant issues to senior management.
- Communication and Reporting: Communicate findings and recommendations to management and other stakeholders. Prepare audit reports summarizing observations, conclusions, and recommendations and submit for review.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement within the company operations by identifying opportunities for enhancing processes, controls, and risk management practices.
- Perform root cause analysis and develop appropriate recommendations.
- Maintain audit files to ensure that audit findings are well supported.
- Carry out investigative audits including fraud investigations, forgeries assigned from time to time to achieve specified objectives.
- Prepare audit working papers to ensure that sufficient and reliable evidence has been gathered as a basis for reporting.
- Creation of staff awareness on risk management to minimize operational losses.
- Actively monitor the timely implementation of management actions recommended in the audit reports.
- Participate in the coordination of external audits and follow up on their recommendation to ensure implementation.
- Carry out routine queries, ensuring procedures are adhered to and that the maintained records are accurate and correct.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
- Professional qualifications-CPA/CIA/ACCA
Related Minimum Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing setting or professional audit firm
Competencies Required:
Behavioural
- A high level of confidentiality and objectivity is expected.
Leadership
- Strong Leadership potential to effectively drive a business agenda.
Knowledge.
- Working knowledge of advanced analytics and continuous auditing in a fast-paced environment.
- Good understanding of Internal Audit Standards.
- Knowledge of the techniques, tests, and sampling methods involved in conducting audits and the
requirements outlined in the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing.
Skills
- The job requires high personal & interpersonal skills to deliver quality work.
- The ability to collect, analyze and evaluate information and the preparation of written concise reports of work performed plus recommendations.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Attributes include:
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
- Integrity
Growth Potential:
- Successful candidate will be set up for succession planning to the Head of Compliance, Risk and Audit.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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