Assess compliance with corporate governance & regulatory/legal frameworks
Keep the team updated with all the new audit regulations & country laws.
Develop, motivate, and coach Internal Audit staff in line with succession & career planning requirements and optimize organizational structures.
Resolve audit problems that occur and develop modifications to coverage and schedule.
Carry out independent evaluations & appraisals.
Conduct periodic training workshops to promote awareness of governance, risk management and internal controls.
Determines the audit program implementation duration to be approved by the Internal Audit Director.
Develop and implement fraud and unethical behavior prevention programs.
Manage Missions executions according to the annual business plan & coaches the team members to ensure proper implementation according to bank procedures and CBE regulations
Drive annual risk assessment on the auditable areas in the bank in order to identify the risk volume and initiate the audit business plan accordingly
Designing, implementing, testing, and modifying controls in specific organization systems, to provide assurance of operational and technical efficiency at the corporate level.
Reviewing and discussing audit outcomes, findings & implications of issues and proposed corrective actions with officers & Managing closing remediated cases
Drive follow-up with the departments on the implementation of agreed action plan.
Facilitate their missions.
Coordinate with the CBE & External auditors to cover any findings.
Assist in preparing and developing an annual audit plan, charter and manuals.
Prepare Final Audit Reports
Review Reports from the Team Leader.
Reviews periodic and non-periodic internal audit reports to be presented to top management.
Reviews on the audit reports that have been conducted according to the risk level to be approved and implemented.
Act as a replacement for the director in some or all his responsibilities when required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from a reputable university.
Minimum 20 years of Banking experience including 7 years of broad based audit.
Internal audit qualifications: CIA is an asset.
Wide exposure to internal audit processes and practices.
Successful track record preferably with banking sector experience.
Experience of advising at executive level on audit issue
Excellent knowledge of internal audit practice in banks.