The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd is looking to recruit a dynamic and self motivated individual to fill the position of Internal Auditor.

Position: INTERNAL AUDITOR

Reports to: Manager Internal Audit.

Duty Station: Kampala.

Job Purpose

To identify improvements in the effectiveness of Risk Management, Internal Controls and Governance processes.

Key Result Areas

• Develops risk-based audit plans to provide assurance on the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes.
• Executes assigned audit tasks as per the approved audit plan to address the audit objectives.
• Examines documentation, including reports, statements, records, and memos to gather information to add value to the business.
• Documents and prepares clear, concise and timely audit working papers to record audit results in line with the International Internal Auditing Standards for review.
• Identifies improvements in risk management, governance, control system and any other value addition to the business.
• Prepares high quality draft internal audit reports.
• Follow up on the implementation of agreed management action plans / audit recommendations.
• Performs special investigations and consulting engagements and any other audit related work as and when assigned.
• Performs the administrative duties required of the department.
• Executes other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Keeps abreast with developments in audit and regulations to provide useful insight and foresight to the business.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Financial/Accounting or science or business-related degree.
• Partly qualified (ACCA or CPA) - Level 2 Certification in CIA or CISA will be an added advantage.

Working Experience

• 2-4 years' working experience in an audit environment.
• External audit experience will be an added advantage.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Technical

• Excellent audit and accounting skills.
• Excellent IT audit skills i.e. the use of Computer Aided Audit Tools (CAAT).
• Business acumen.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strategic and creative thinking.
• Knowledge of the PF? standards & IFRS.
• Interviewing skills.
• Strong numerical skills.

Behavioural

• Always acts in a professional and ethical manner including observing the confidential nature of internal audit work.
• Is organized and uses a planned approach to work with the ability to prioritize tasks and deliver assigned audit in line with the audit plan and/or other time constraints.
• Ability to multitask and manage various engagements and conflicting demands.
• Strong values, integrity, and ethics.
• Excellent oral and written communication Skills.
• Teamwork.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Creative thinking.

Communications and working relations

• Internal Audit Department - Report and submit all assigned work to the Manager Internal Audit.
• Management – Obtain management comments on follow-ups, recommendations and explanations for processes.

• Develops risk-based audit plans to provide assurance on the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes.
• Executes assigned audit tasks as per the approved audit plan to address the audit objectives.
• Examines documentation, including reports, statements, records, and memos to gather information to add value to the business.
• Documents and prepares clear, concise and timely audit working papers to record audit results in line with the International Internal Auditing Standards for review.
• Identifies improvements in risk management, governance, control system and any other value addition to the business.
• Prepares high quality draft internal audit reports.
• Follow up on the implementation of agreed management action plans / audit recommendations.
• Performs special investigations and consulting engagements and any other audit related work as and when assigned.
• Performs the administrative duties required of the department.
• Executes other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Keeps abreast with developments in audit and regulations to provide useful insight and foresight to the business.

• Excellent audit and accounting skills.
• Excellent IT audit skills i.e. the use of Computer Aided Audit Tools (CAAT).
• Business acumen.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strategic and creative thinking.
• Knowledge of the PF? standards & IFRS.
• Interviewing skills.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Always acts in a professional and ethical manner including observing the confidential nature of internal audit work.
• Is organized and uses a planned approach to work with the ability to prioritize tasks and deliver assigned audit in line with the audit plan and/or other time constraints.
• Ability to multitask and manage various engagements and conflicting demands.
• Strong values, integrity, and ethics.
• Excellent oral and written communication Skills.
• Teamwork.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Creative thinking.

• Bachelor's Degree in Financial/Accounting or science or business-related degree.
• Partly qualified (ACCA or CPA) - Level 2 Certification in CIA or CISA will be an added advantage.