Internal Auditor

Job responsibilities

• Prepare sector annual audit plan;

• Ensures that the annual audit plan is approved by management of the institution and submitted to MINECOFIN;

• Carrying out financial review (Quarterly and annually);

• Gives advice on the appropriateness of accounting records and financial reporting;

• Assesses whether current controls are adequate to identify risk and provide assurance on adequacy and effectiveness of risk management practices;

• Helps management to improve efficiency and to ensure that governance, risk management and internal control systems are operating efficiently and effectively;

• Carrying out compliance audits;

• Providing advisory services;

• Participates in significant initiatives and priorities and providing solutions to financial and internal controls;

• Safeguards objectivity and ensure he/she is not play management role;

• Reviews management responses to internal audit reports;

• Prepare reports on the implementation of recommendations;

• To make follow-up on the implementation of the Auditor General’s recommendations;

• Preparing consolidate Quarterly Internal Audit Report (QIAR);

• Summarizes Internal Audit activities in a consolidated report to be submitted to the audit committee;

• Copies to the concerned chief Budget manager and to the office of Government Chief Internal Auditor (GCIA);

• Represents internal audit in Audit committee meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting /Finance/ Economics/ Management with at least foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting /Finance/ Economics/ Management with at least foundation level one of ACCA (Applied Knowledge of ACCA)

  0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Resource management skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and auditing standards (Such as IPSAS, IFRS; ISSAs)

• Proficiency in financial management systems

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage

• Analytical skills;