Responsibilities

• Objectively review the organization's business processes
• Evaluate the efficacy of risk management processes in place.
• Make recommendations on how to improve internal controls. Identify loopholes and recommend risk-mitigating measures.
• Review of petty cash.
• Protect against fraud and theft of the organization's assets.
• Call-over of postings by the collections team to assess correctness, promptness and completeness.
• Call-over of ledger postings by the Accounts department to ensure correctness and adherence to accounting principles and guidelines.
• Periodic risk assessment of internal processes in order to identify loopholes and proffering appropriate solutions.
• Conduct investigations into identified and reported cases as required.
• Ensure and monitor compliance with internal and regulatory policies.
• Anticipate emerging risks through data and regular assessments.
• Other relevant roles as ordered by the Head of the department and senior officers in the department.
• Carry out internal control tasks as assigned by the manager.

Qualifications and Requirements

• University Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• ICAN / ACCA certification (or in view).
• Proven work experience as Internal Auditor/control officer.
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases.