Associate, Internal Audit at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

Job Reference: IA5923A

Job Summary

• The Audit Associate will support the Head of Internal Audit in consistent accomplishment of the focal point of internal audit activity: evaluation and contribution to the improvement of governance, risk management and control processes in the Corporation, using a systematic and disciplined approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessment and provide other inputs to the establishment of the annual Internal Audit Plan, indicating priorities of the internal audit activity, consistent with the goals of the Corporation.
• Perform specifically assigned aspects of audit engagements, identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and documenting sufficient information to achieve the objectives of the engagement.
• Make appropriate recommendations for improving governance, risk management and control processes in respect of each business unit and support functions audited.
• Perform the annual review of the Information Security Management System (ISMS), in line with the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard.

Education

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or the numerate disciplines.
• ACA, ACCA, CPA or any other internationally recognized professional accounting qualification.
• In addition, the CIA qualification is required.

Experience

• 4-6 years’ directly relevant experience in the field of auditing in the financial services industry, preferably acquired via training with one of the big four auditing firms.
• Previous experience in value-adding audit findings with sufficient depth and analysis, in the review of the support Functions and Business Units.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory while oral and written fluency in other international languages will be an added advantage.