Reporting to Head of Corporate Finance, the role entails planning and scoping of audits and the identification of key risks and controls to be assessed.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Understanding the Company’s Strategy and Business Objectives so as to focus Audit’s work on the highest risks.
- Developing knowledge of specific business, industry, technical and environmental risks to focus work on highest risks.
- Manage and engage in internal audits across the financial year.
- Liaise and maintain a working relationship with external auditors.
- Follow up on issues raised in the audit reports issued.
- Analysis of the issues identified, during audits, to genuinely represent or point out the risks they have on the Company.
- Evaluate, and examine policies and procedures and systems that are in place so as to protect assets of the Company.
- Evaluate the reliability and integrity of financial information.
- Review compliance with group policies and procedures.
- Monthly reports on status of audit issues
- Participate in process and internal control improvement initiatives.
- Confer with the finance team and coaching employees on audit issues.
- Assist management of universities and special schools with identifying and assessing strategic risks.
- Demonstrate high standards of conduct and ethics as well as appropriate judgment, integrity, confidentiality, independence and discretion.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualities:
- Team leader/ unit head- someone who has led/ is leading a team.
- Experience in internal audit.
- Experience in External audit/ accounting will be an added advantage.
- Experience in diverse companies/ industries in audit/ accounting will be an added advantage.
Qualification:
- Degree in Commerce or any related field with a major in Accounts and Finance
- CPA/ ACCA Qualifications
- Minimum of 4 years experience in Auditing and accounting.
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