District Operation Audit Team Leader -Upcountry is responsible for assisting Senior Manager, Operation Audit by leading and coordinating the audit assignments at planning, on the field execution and reporting of audit engagements. The role holder is also responsible for ensuring key risks (including fraud risk) of the processes being audited are identified and well communicated and understood by the audit team. In addition the role holder is responsible for ensuring that sufficient audit evidence has been documented to support audit opinion and drafting quality audit reports to be presented to management.

Vacancy Details

Vacancy Number: DB_EX/HO/035/25
Vacancy Posting End Date: 02/04/2025

Job Requirements

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Management, Banking, Finance or other related fields.

• Relevant Professional qualifications such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), CRMA,or ACCA is an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of  six  (6) years relevant experience.

Technical Competencies

• Excellent Knowledge of banking operations and risk based auditing and operational audit.  

• Understanding of the standards of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and ability to fully comply with IIA standards.

• Good understanding of the following knowledge areas:

• Impact of government legislation and regulation on business and economics

• Quality management frameworks

• Ethics and fraud

• Information systems operations, management and control frameworks

• Governance, risk, and control frameworks

• Internal audit standards, theory, and methodology

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong leadership and skills to foster teamwork; develop and motivate staff, resolve conflicts as well as ability to provide direction in order to achieve organizational objectives.

• Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies within the branch.

• Strong business acumen.

• Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position papers, etc.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to relate with and manage multi-cultural teams.

• Strong expertise in strategic management project planning and budgeting, resource management, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation.

• Must be a self-starter, highly organized, and able to work well with people at all levels in the organization.

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Analytical and creative thinking skills.

• Strong persuasion and negotiation skills.

• Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).

• Risk awareness and focus - demonstrates understanding of risk management practices, standards and regulatory requirements.

• Effective stakeholder management.

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