Job Title: Audit Manager

Reports to: Head of Internal Audit

Department: Internal Audit

Grade: Band 5

Job Purpose Statement

The purpose of this role is to conduct audit assignments, with a view to assess adequacy of the internal control systems, regulatory requirements; and highlight any exceptions or violations.

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)

Audit Planning

• Participate and contribute in the risk assessment process for target audit areas and document results, as guided by the Head of Internal Audit.
• Plan, scope and budget individual allocated activities to ensure completion within agreed schedule, ensuring all risks in the assigned auditable areas are fully addressed.

Audit Management & Execution

• Assist to manage and align assignment resources, efforts and goals; identify and remove barriers in order to achieve optimal results.
• Prepare work papers in line with audit standards ensuring proper identification, development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment.
• Draft suitable draft reports on the areas audited that present findings, recommendations and management responses on key control weaknesses, non-compliance with procedures and management policies and regulatory requirements, among others,
• Assist in follow up and disposal of cleared audit issues logged from previous audits.
• Guide/undertake consulting activities, as may be requested, in accordance with professional standards and provide sound advice on policies, procedures, risks and controls.
• Undertake to assist in investigations of cases of internal and external fraud, as requested.

Internal business processes

• Strong collaboration with other lines of defence to provide integrated assurance.
• Review procedures, processes and records to ensure they are in line with the Bank objectives and appraise policies and plans of activities, departments and functions under audit review.
• Work with the external auditors and other regulatory monitoring agencies to facilitate gathering of required information.

Customer

• Establish and maintain relationships with key business owners and functional departments.
• A unified view of risks and compliance to drive informed decisions.

Customer satisfaction:

• Ensuring proper and prompt service delivery
• Maintaining effective communication with customers
• Demonstrating appropriate attitudes towards consumers

Learning and growth

• Continuously improve knowledge and learning to ensure conversant with current standards and practices within the profession.
• Review reqularly the performance of staff against agreed objectives.
• Teamwork, coach / mentor, develop and motivate internal audit team members
• Identify development and training needs and develop plans to satisfy areas identified.

Job Dimensions

Reporting Relationships: jobs that report to this position directly and indirectly

Direct Reports

Indirect Reports

Stakeholder Management: key stakeholders that the position holder will need to liaise/work with to be successful in this role.

Internal

• Departmental Heads - for guidance and solutions to emerging problem areas

External

External auditors, BNR inspectors - for clarification and support

• Senior management
• Decision Making Authority /Mandates/Constraints: the decisions the position holder is empowered to make (Indicate if it is Operational, Managerial or Strategic).
• Please also highlight any budgetary control responsibility if applicable for the role.
• Giving guidance and advice on the impact of non-compliance with controls and statutory regulation on the Bank.
• Departmental budget as approved.

Work cycle and impact: time horizon and nature of impact (Planning)

(e.g. Less than l week, 2 weeks, 2 weeks - 1 month, Imonth - 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, above l year)

• ??Daily and Monthly reporting targets
• ??Annual audit plans

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• ??A University graduate
• ??Master's degree will be an added advantage

Professional:

• ??C / ACCA qualifications
• ??CIA qualification an added advantage

Desired work experience:

• ??5 years' experience of of which 2 at the supervisory role in auditing or enterprise risk management in an external audit/ Banking environment.
• ??Good working knowledge of the TeamMate audit software and ACL Data Analytics.

NCBA Bank Core Value Behaviours (Performance Drivers)

• ??Driven - We are passionate, make bold decisions and learn from our failures. We seek new challenges and appreciate different views constantly raising the bar. We explore our full potential.
• ??Open - Our interactions are candid, honest and transparent. We listen to each other and our clients. We are inclusive and always respect each other.
• ??Responsive - We put our customer's interests at the heart of all that we do. We are proactive, act quickly and resolutely to deliver results. We keep it simple and seek new ways to improve.
• Trusted - As a trusted partner we do what is morally, right always. We keep our word. We are accountable and believe in each other.

Ideal Job competencies

Technical Competencies

• Risk Management: Ability to anticipate and mitigate risk by developing appropriate Risk Management recommendations.
• Audit Standards and Legislations: Excellent knowledge of International Accounting and Audit Standards, and Legislations
• Compliance and Regulatory Framework: Good understanding of the regulatory issues, reporting and operational requirement as provided by BNR, CMA, RRA, etc.
• Conceptual and Analytical Skills: Ability to quickly grasp and understand systems and keen to detail
• Technology Skills: Knowledge of computerized Internal Audit Techniques, Computerized accounting and financial systems, banking applications and spreadsheets

Behavioural Competencies

• Results and Achievement Oriented: strives to achieve results, enjoys measuring others, being measured, and being judged on performance standards and those of others he leads
• Personal Ethics: Must be honest, fair, just but firm with himself, and of high integrity
• Negotiation Skills: Must be a good negotiator, particularly in changing behaviour and work practices but always Win/Win
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: well developed oral and report-writing skills, ability to work with, lead and build motivated teams
• Human Resources Management Skills: Leadership Skills, Team
• Building and ability to train, develop and mentor staff