Description:
Audit Planning
- Assists CIA in preparation and updating audit plan in line with risks assessed in Audit universe.
- Prepare audit program and ensure that audit objectives are adequately achieved.
- Review Audit programs of other team members.
- Conduct initial meeting with process owners for smooth execution of audit assignments.
Audit Execution
- Undertake and execute approved internal audit plan in line with the agreed procedures.
- Manages and leads entire audit assignment process including audit testing and reporting in accordance with internal audit methodology.
- Communicates finding and recommendation to line and senior management.
- Maintain a comprehensive system for recording all audit plans, work papers, findings, reports and follow-up on outstanding audit observations on timely basis.
- Review audit working papers prepared by audit staff and to ensure that procedures are effectively performed.
- Critically analyze management information.
- Perform research into new audit techniques and makes recommendation for the improvement of internal Audit system.
Audit completion and reporting
- At the conclusion of audit visits to provide a full briefing to the relevant departmental/ function head ensuring that their comments are recorded as part of review.
- Conduct audit exit conferences.
- Draft and issue audit report.
- Agree action plan necessary to implement audit recommendations.
- Monitor the implementation of any recommendation.
Internal Relations and Team management
- Maintain open communication with management.
- Supervise / Leads / coaches other relevant staff.
- Contribute to professional development of the team by constant support and professional guidance wherever and whenever needed.
- Display mutual respect within the team as well as with peers, associates and supervisor to deliver quality output.