Senior Internal Auditor

Department: Internal Audit

Location: Mbigiri

Closing Date: May 3, 2026

Role Summary

The Senior Internal Auditor will be responsible for performing comprehensive internal audits to ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls within the organization. This role involves conducting risk assessments to inform strategic and annual audit plans, preparing plans in accordance with international professional practices, and leading audit teams during engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform internal audits regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls.
• Conduct risk assessments for the preparation of strategic and annual audit plans.
• Prepare annual and strategic plans according to the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF).
• Prepare audit plans and engagement programmes.
• Lead audit teams during audit engagements.
• Review working papers prepared by the audit team.
• Conduct surprise audits.
• Perform staff appraisals for subordinates.
• Communicate audit plans to subordinates.
• Review draft audit reports from internal audit officers and follow up on significant audit issues with relevant heads of departments or units.
• Review levels of compliance with laid-down procedures, policies, controls, and relevant regulations.
• Provide recommendations to departmental management for the improvement or enhancement of controls based on identified risks.
• Review company processes and procedures to ensure compliance with set standards and report control gaps or deficiencies to departmental management.
• Collect and analyse data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Compile and submit draft audit reports to the internal audit manager for review before submitting to the Board of Directors.
• Follow up on corrective/remedial actions taken by heads of departments/units to address identified audit issues.
• Follow up and report on the implementation of internal and external audit findings and recommendations.
• Analyse potential risks within specific areas of a company to avoid compliance issues.
• Keep track of any reported violations against a company and the responses and plans regarding these violations.
• Supervise auditing and determine the scope of internal audit.
• Investigate suspected theft, fraud, or poor management as revealed through routine audits or reported by heads of department or executive management.
• Analyse evidence gathered from investigations and compile reports of findings.
• Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
• Perform any other lawful duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration majoring in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent qualifications from recognized institutions.
• Registered by the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Additional master's degrees and certificates such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CISA, CRISC, CRMA will be an added advantage.
• At least six (6) years of internal audit experience from reputable institutions.

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