Internal Audit Manager
Job Description
Your Role:
The Manager of Internal Audit will oversee scheduled audits and review tasks across group entities under the supervision of the department lead, and as per the annual audit plan, on the efficient use of resources, the effectiveness of controls and ensure effectiveness of mitigating risks. The role will also support the Head of Internal Audit and Risk Compliance on transformation within the function, as well as whistle blowing investigations.
Your Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with policies, plans, standards, laws, and regulations that could have significant impact upon operations.
- Enable transformation of audit function through refreshing methodologies in line with best practices.
- Conduct and oversee audit assignments in line with the Internal Audit plan and within the budgeted time, adopting the best audit practices and appropriate audit techniques.
- Determine the documents / data to be collected based on the above review and prepare the document requirement list for conducting the preliminary review.
- Collect and analyze the documents received to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
- Compile/review draft Internal Audit Report according to the required standards and conduct Ad-hoc projects / reviews.
- Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions under their specific head of accounts (revenue, purchase, expenses, cash and bank, bills, tangible assets verification etc.).
- Prepare quarterly progress reports on planned audits and implementation of corrective actions.
- Prepare detailed reports for the observations made along with corrective action and recommendation.
- Submit consolidated audit report containing relevant concerns, recommendation, risk category and severity to the Local Management Team.
- Follow up and ensure implementation of recommendations within the agreed timeline in consultation with the team and periodically submit implementation report / tracker.
- Conduct the review of reports, contracts, and other documents through MAP, Risk Register and RMC presentations.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelors or Masters in business management, finance, economics or any relevant field.
- 4 to 6 years of post-qualification experience in a similar role.
- Work experience in healthcare sector preferred.
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)/ Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certifications preferred.
- CISA/ACCA/CA/CMA desirable.
