Internal Audit Officer Job at Capital Markets Authority

Capital Markets Authority

Internal Audit Officer Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: August 07 2024

Hiring Organization: Capital Markets Authority

Job Details:

Job Purpose
The Internal Audit Officer will review, evaluate, and contribute to the improved effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes and perform audit assignments in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter.
• Create, maintain and regulate a market in which securities can be issued and traded in an orderly, fair and efficient manner.
• Cooperate with, any foreign regulatory authority in the performance of its duties;
• Implement regional and international standards and best practice in securities markets, securities regulation and supervision.
• Protect investors; and
• Operate an investor compensation fund.

The work of the CMA is also governed by the Securities Central Depositories Act, 2009 and the Collective Investment Schemes Act, 2003.

To deliver on its mandate efficiently and effectively, CMA is seeking to hire qualified and selfmotivated individuals to fill the positons of Internal Audit Officer and Public Education Officer.

Responsibilities /Key Deliverables
• Participate in the development and implementation of the annual audit plan;
• Conduct operational, financial, and compliance audits and follow up on the recommendations and actions resulting from internal and external audit engagements conducted and completed.
• Advise stakeholders on internal controls, risk management, and governance issues and provide best practices in these.
• Carry out periodic evaluation and effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes, as well as the reliability of financial information & make recommendations.
• Draft an Internal Audit and support risk management project that ensures a review of all business processes for proper governance and effective risk management.
• Undertake surveillance of the IFMIS system including review of payments and supporting accountabilities ascertain their authenticity and completeness;
• Carry out any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Financial Responsibility
Not applicable
Person Specification
Education & Training
• An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in either Finance and Accounting, Business Administration/ Commerce with bias in Accounting or Statistics from a recognized institution.
• The required candidate should have attained at least level II of ACCA, CPA, or CIA.

Skills & Experience
Must have:
• A minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience in a reputable organization as an Auditor.

Business Behaviors
• High level of integrity & professionalism.
• Demonstrable ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Self-motivated and results driven with ability to deliver effectively under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.

Application procedure

Interested candidates should hand deliver or send via email (in standard file types, namely Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) in a single attachment, and should not exceed 10MB) their applications together with a recent CV (with 3 references), copies of academic transcripts and/or certificates by WEDNESDAY 7th AUGUST, BEFORE 5:00 PM.

Applications should be sent to : careers@cmauganda.co.ug and addressed to:

The Director Human Resources & Administration
Capital Markets Authority,
8th Floor, Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
1 Baskerville Avenue Kololo
P. O. Box 24565
Kampala, Uganda

NOTE:
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Your application will only be reviewed if you have fulfilled all the above stated requirements, including submission of documents in standard file types. Zipped files, links and / or multiple attachments are not acceptable.