Purpose

• The position is a responsible for ensuring internal audit function is closely aligned with organisation’s strategies, objectives, risks and industry best practices. Works to ensure roles, responsibilities and results are efficiently coordinated and collectively optimizing the effectiveness of internal control, risk management and governance of the organisation by providing risk based, objective assurance, advice and insights

Major Responsibilities

• Develop risk-based Annual Internal Audit Plan for BRAC Ghana. The plan has to be approved by the board of Directors
• Ensure risk-based audit, based on the assessed risks & system-based audit, based on control weaknesses in BRAC Ghana
• Develop assurance report on internal control effectiveness, executive summary reports on internal audit reports and physical verification of inventory, fixed assets & cash management for senior management and relevant board committees
• Plan and conduct audits to assess controls, operational and technical efficiencies and compliance with selected policies, procedures and regulations
• Assist the CEO in objectively assessing the adequacy of governance systems and management of existing risks, comment on responses to emerging risks and propose new developments
• Continuous revision of existing reporting system, reporting timeline and reporting formats to ensure effective communication of internal audit observations to management of BRAC Ghana
• Review different respective institutional policies to make a judgment on a wide range of controls including those relating to achieving value for money and the prevention and detection of fraud and irregularities
• Assist the Director of internal audit in objectively assessing the adequacy of governance systems and management of existing risks, comment on responses to emergicing risks and propose new development
• Prepare quarterly audit reports to the board audit committee
• Perform routine audits of all institutional processes and procedures to ensure full compliance
• Ensure information systems audit (IS) in compliance with ISACA/ISO standards
• Ensure gender parity in staff recruitment and maintain staff turnover at an acceptable level to retain competent staffs
• Analyzing existing controls and recommending controls in specific organisation systems, to provide assurance of operational and technical efficiency at the organisation level
• Ensure self-compliance audit through internal control questionnaire (ICQ) in branches, areas, regions and districts. Also audit compliance of ICQ through regular and surprise audit
• Review the working files of internal auditors in country while on visit and suggest for development with the current practices of standards
• Supervise and review the information systems (IS) audit to ensure IS audit are done in light with IS audit and assurance standards by ISACA
• Identify instances of over and under control and provide management with a clear articulation of residual risks where existing controls are inadequate
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
• Keep abreast of legislative issues, new audit regulations/trends and appropriate audit
• Direction/methodology
• Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Accounting or Finance
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration in Accounting or Finance
• Professional accountant (Chartered Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Information Systems Auditor is preferred) having experience in working in a reputable chartered accountancy firm

Experience

• Having around 8 years of experience in internal audit along with Finance, Assurance, Compliance, Risk Management Services and information systems audit including at least 5 years in the same role (Head of Audit).

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of IIA standards, income tax, value added tax, ability to design financial and internal control systems along with providing compliance and risk management services in an organisation. Also, can establish budgeting and financial management systems and designing of ERP for an organisation
• Financial control, internal audit, risk management business process evaluation, budgeting, IT control communication and interpersonal skills, excellent presentation skills and goal oriented etc
• Strong analytical ability, problem solving, people management, leadership driven etc

Location: Accra