Team Lead, Internal Audit and Risk Management at VDT Communications Ltd

Job Description

• Implement approved internal audit strategies for all VDT processes.
• Monitor the effectiveness of established business control policies, processes and procedures.
• Develop a strong working relationship with operational management while maintaining professional independence
• Identify improvement opportunities, and weaknesses in controls and devise strategies to strengthen processes
• Assist the Internal Audit Group to review and assess VDT processes.
• Assist in the development of the risk-based annual audit plan.
• Implement a risk-based audit.
• Identify key risks and related controls within the audit process.
• Ensure that audit procedures are strictly adhered to, identify and define issues, develop criteria, review and analyze evidence, and document.
• Lead specific audits to investigate adherence to policies, procedures, and legal/ regulatory requirements to identify and evaluate exposures and correct defective processes.
• Reviews and assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, confidentiality, integrity, availability, compliance and reliability of information systems and the data therein.
• Performs follow-up audits on recommendations from prior audit reports.
• Perform ad hoc assignments required by the management (e.g., investigation audits & compliance audits).
• Ensure the change management process is adhered to.
• Develop strategies for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
• Embrace, best practices, processes and tools to achieve quality service.
• Maintain a quality assurance and improvement program that covers all aspects of the internal audit function
• Maintain and update the Risk Register.
• Collate information on risk management activities.
• Entering risk activity data for reporting.
• Conduct a risk assessment of departments, projects or functional areas within the required timeline
• Undertake risk assessments in collaboration with risk owners, as required
• Monitor compliance and emerging issues with regulatory authorities.
• Environmental scan of regulatory issues in the industry (NCC, FIRS, LIRS) for changes.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification.
• Experience with the use of Audit software is a plus.
• Minimum of 8 years experience.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in internal audit.
• Minimum of 3 years in the telecommunications industry.