Internal Auditor at Stresert Services Limited

Job purpose                      

• To ensure that the internal audit function of the Bank provides quality services that complies with internal and international auditing standards and management expectations.
• To effectively and efficiently carry out planned assignments approved by the Head of Internal Audit.

Key responsibilities      

• Having strong understanding of bank operations.
• Performing/leading audits in accordance with Group Internal Audit (GIA) methodology and professional practice standards; drafting of audit reports; presenting issues to the business; and discussing practical solutions.
• Applying in-depth level of expertise in branch banking operations including: ATM/Vault management, Credit, blank forms handling, physical security, etc.
• Understanding the interconnectedness of products and support units throughout the Bank and how they impact on the area of responsibility.
• Delivering timely high quality audit reports
• Upholding the highest possible quality of services through various quality control checks and appropriate allocation of duties.
• Maintaining the use of best practices by researching and adopting new audit techniques where relevant.
• Reporting monthly and quarterly and annual audit results; issues validation;
• Participating in major Bank initiatives and proactively providing advice and assistance on change initiatives.

Key performance measures       

• Meeting quarterly audit plan targets.
• Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports to GIA and senior management.
• Budgetary expenditure variances to be positive.
• Level of legitimate complaints from customers and team to be nil or minimum.
• Positive feedback from Head, Internal Audit
• Positive feedback from Internal Auditors.

Competencies required:

Qualifications  

• Must possess a first degree.
• A professional qualification such as CIA, CISA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, COBIT or similar is a plus.

Experience        

• At least 3 years of experience in banking operations or financial services audit function.