INTERNAL AUDITOR (X1) - GABORONE

Main purpose of the position

Executes audits to provide objective assurance on integrity of financial information and organization’s compliance with internal controls, Governance and Risk management processes. The role is also responsible for executing consulting engagement as requested by Management and identify risks consistent with the engagement.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes the assigned audits from the annual internal audit plan
• Carries out operational risk assessment and control evaluation of assigned audit Projects/ areas/ business processes/functions.
• Develops audit Programmes/Test Plans for the execution of Audit projects assigned from the Annual Plan.
• Test the adequacy of control designs, effectiveness of controls, efficiency of controls and their economic performance. (Operational and value for money auditing).
• Drafting Auditing Reports to consolidate the results of the Audit process.
• Validates the emerging risk profile within the business process under review and updates accordingly
• Prepares detailed working papers/ Electronic Working Papers (EWP) in respect of the audit assignment in accordance with laid down procedures
• Consolidates audit findings into issues, control gaps and recommendations.
• Drafts final audit reports for review by the Supervisor.
• Reviews and interprets internal BPC policies and procedures and applies professional internal auditing principles and standards, using Business and/or Corporate Governance Models such as COSO, Cadbury, Kings Code etc, to test and evaluate financial records and operational systems.
• Follows up previous Internal and External audit recommendations to ensure closure.
• Allocates Management Action Plans and assigns notifications to Action Owners.
• Monitors the implementation of agreed audit recommendations.
• Updates Action milestones and the Remediation Progress status.
• Confirms and validates the implementation of audit recommendation.
• Carries out any investigation of fraud or any other category of misappropriation, which may have occurred, and or other special investigations, as requested by the Management and timeously make recommendations to prevent future similar occurrences.
• BPC policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Tender Regulations.
• Observe tenders opening in accordance with BPC policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Tender Regulations.
• Undertakes Evaluation of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework.
  Undertakes Evaluation of Internal Control Framework.
• Facilitates operational risk assessment.
• Identifies and reports near misses and unsafe conditions to relevant department and SHE Department.
• Administer Customer Satisfaction Survey to the auditees upon completion of each audit project.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Recognized Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or related area.

OR

• Professionally qualified (CIA, ACCA, CIMA, BICA or equivalent).
• Membership of a recognized professional institute of accountants or auditors such as CIA, ACCA, CIMA, BICA or equivalent is required. 

Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years relevant practical experience for Degree holders, of which two (2) would have been in public or internal auditing function is required.
  OR
• Three (3) years experience if professionally qualified (CIA, ACCA, CIMA, BICA or equivalent).

Competencies