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Senior Internal Auditor THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (TASO)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (RE- ADVERTISED)

Job Title: Senior Internal Auditor
Directly Reports to: Chief Internal Auditor
Directly Supervises: Assistant Internal Auditor
Main Purpose of the Job: To prepare and conduct independent audits on the effectiveness of policies/ procedures and standards by which the organisation's/ project's resources are managed.
Key Outputs
• Audit systems and procedures for the project developed and implemented
• Risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies developed
• Technical audit support provided to the project staff and project partners
• Resources utilised in accordance with policies and procedures
• Effective leadership to audit staff
• Strategic and operational audit plans produced Work performed by outsource audit firms reviewed
• Audit exercises carried out
Audit reports compiled and submitted
Follow-up actions on Audit Report recommendations
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain operating procedures manual
• Make strategic and operational audit plan for the audit project
• Work with the project scheme to conduct risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies and plans
• Review systems established to ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures and regulations as laid down in the laws of Uganda and any other international standards
• Review the reliability and integrity of financial and operating information and the means used to identify measure, classify and report such information,
• Provide effective leadership to the audit staff
• Review and carry out quality control on outsourced audit firms
• Make periodic audit reports as appropriate
• Support the external audit exercises and utilise external audit information to enhance systems and operational efficiency
• Assist in carrying out special investigations and independent reviews as required Any other duty as assigned.

Job requirement

Required Academic Qualifications
1st degree preferably in B.Com (Accounting) or BBA plus 2nd Part of professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA or ACA
Minimum Experience and Exposure; 3 years of Audit experience or in reputable organization

Special Knowledge: Audit principles and Donor accountability requirements
Key Skills: Carrying out audit exercises, interviewing skills, Investigative, Report writing. Compilation of Audit Reports. Following up audit report recommendations
Other Qualities/Attributes: Quick judgment. Observation qualities. Integrity. Assertiveness

How to apply

NOTE: Only those candidates who satisfy all the above requirements should apply enclosing a detailed CV and copies of academic certificates and testimonials, and at least three referees, one of whom must be your most recent employer. Response to the advert is an expressed permission to TASO to contact your referees and verification of your certificates after you have been considered for the job. Please indicate your physical address, telephone numbers and E-mail address in your application.

CLOSING DATE: 20th April 2011
Please forward your applications to: Director Human Resources & Administration, TASO Uganda, P.O Box 10443, KAMPALA.
•OR hand deliver at TASO HQ level II, located at Old Mulago
Hospital".

Note:
Applicant who had earlier applied do not need to re-apply
• Staple your documents firmly together.
• Only short listed candidates will be contacted