Internal Audit Supervisor at Kerchanshe Trading Company

Internal Audit Supervisor

Employer: Kerchanshe Trading Company

Employment: Full-Time | Permanent

Place of Work: Guangua, Remote - Ethiopia

Posted date: 3 days ago

Deadline: February, 07/2025 (3 days left)

Job Purpose:

Responsible for supervising in conducting transactional, complex, and sensitive audits within the company to ensure the overall company’s operations are in line with the company’s policies and procedures.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Internal Audit Division Head and Manager in planning the annual audit.
• supervises internal audit staff to ensure engagement work is complete, accurate and conforms with internal auditing standards and in conformity to the policies and procedures of the company.
• Plans lead and execute internal audit engagements, which include operational, compliance, and financial audits.
• Exercises independent judgment in analyzing and interpreting internal auditing standards, laws, policies, and other information to verify work is complete, accurate, and conforms with internal audit standards.
• Ensures audit objectives are satisfied and that audits are completed efficiently and address relevant risks.
• Monitors engagement’s time, and budgets and modifies audit procedures as necessary to minimize engagement risks.
• Develop audit programs, and procedures and assign tasks to the staff under supervision.
• Prepares specific audit assignments and programs based on the final audit plan.
• Supervises staff in conducting financial, operational and compliance audits as per the annual plans to identify control deficiencies and areas for further improvements.
• Review the works of staff and prepare a draft report describing findings, conclusions and feasible recommendations to the immediate supervisor for review
• Insists/challenges functional departments to sign on the draft audit reports constructively.
• Collaborates with functional departments to develop and implement Corrective actions and reports to the Internal Audit Manager regularly
• Guides, supports and coaches audit staff within the team.
• Makes recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed,
• Reports on the findings and recommendations and monitors management's response and implementation of same,
• Identifies and assesses financial risks to the company's financial statements, operations, and compliance with laws and regulations,
• Develops audit programs to test the effectiveness of internal controls and identify areas of improvement,
• Prepares audit reports that communicate the findings and recommendations of the audit,
• Interacts with management and other stakeholders to ensure that audit findings are addressed in a timely and effective manner,
• Ensures that comments of external auditors are addressed by concerned departments,
• Ensures the performance of audit procedures to verify that controls are operating through testing and interviewing techniques,
• Inspects transactions and related documents and verify accuracy and legitimacy,
• Performs analysis and concludes on the effectiveness and efficiency of the control system,
• Identifies control gaps and opportunities for improvement,
• Oversees the documentation of results of audit work by applicable audit standards,
• Prepares and presents timely audit reports for relevant stakeholders,
• Stays up-to-date on the latest auditing standards and practices,
• Supervise and mentor junior auditors,
• Perform other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualification and Skills

• BA or MA in Accounting, Accounting &Finance and related fields.

Experience:

• 4 years for MA out of these 2 years in a supervisory level
• 6 years for BA of these 3 years in a supervisory level.

Skills:

• Internal Auditing skills
• Accounting skills
• Complex data analytical problem-solving skills,
• Written and verbal communication skills,
• Audit report writing and presentation skills
• Time management skills
• Strong moral and ethical principles
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

How to apply

Applicants who fulfil the above-mentioned criteria could submit detailed curriculum vitae along with supporting documents/credentials accompanied by a cover letter to the below apply button.