Duties

• Develop risk-based Annual Internal Audit plan for BRAC Ghana for Board approval.
• Ensure risk-based audit based on the assessed risks and 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.
• Continuous revision of existing reporting systems, reporting timelines and reporting formats to ensure effective communication of internal audit observations to management of BRAC Ghana.
• Review different respective institutional policies to make a judgement 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 CEO and Board of Directors in objectively assessing the adequacy of governance systems and management of existing risks, comment on responses to emerging risks and propose new developments.
• 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 staff members.
• 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 audits.
• Review the working files of Internal Auditors and suggest for development with the current practices of Standards.
• Supervise and review the Information Systems (IS) Audit to ensure IS audits are done in light of 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.
• Keep abreast of legislative issues, new audit regulations/trends and appropriate audit direction/methodology.

Qualification

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or relevant subjects.
• Professional Accountant (Chartered Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Information Systems Auditor is preferred) having experience in working in a reputed chartered accountancy firm.
• Strong understanding of IIA standards, income tax, value added tax
• bility to design financial and internal control systems along with providing compliance and risk management services.
• Capacity to in establish budgeting and financial management systems and designing of ERP
• Well versed with financial control, Internal audit, Risk management, Business process evaluation, Budgeting, IT control, etc.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, excellent presentation skills and goal oriented, etc.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and people management skills,
• Eight years’ experience in Internal Audit along with Finance, Assurance, Compliance, Risk Management Services and Information Systems Audit.
• At least five years in the same role (Head of Audit).

Apply through this email: recruitment.bi@brac.net

NB: Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary.