Internal Auditor – Mwanza Urban Water Supply & Sanitation Authority

Required minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor degree in Commerce/Accounting/Finance & Management.
• Registered with NBAA as a Professional Auditor.
• At least three to five years relevant experience in a reputable organisation.
• Proven ability to use computer aided designing software
• Age should not be above 45 years.

Duties and responsibilities:
• Scrutinizes and checks the validity of the made payments, receipts and related documents.
• Assists in preparing a periodic audit plan to ensure that audit staff is engaged at all the time and all audit aspects are covered.
• Checks feasibility and working accounting system and advises accordingly.
• Checks on procurement and supplies procedures and report loopholes and suggest remedy.
• Advises the Management on implementations of various MWAUWASA policies after checking its suitability, legality and updateness
• Advises proper implementation of stock-taking exercise which is the core function of supplies section.
• Conduct internal control evaluation and risk assessment to identify loopholes and areas requiring management intervention to prevent frauds, embezzlements, misappropriations, misuse and wastage and ensuring that objectives of the organization are achieved economically, efficiently and effectively.
• Assists in preparing an annual internal audit plan based on risk assessment including tasks, assignments and timelines for completion for each task and main activities, and reporting results of audit.
• Carry out the internal audit function which fulfils the responsibility of the section, scheduling and assigning work and estimating resource needs.
• Review the reliability and integrity of financial information and the means used to identify measure, classify and report such information.
• Review the means of safeguarding assets and, as appropriate, verify the existence of such assets.
• Review operations and programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals and whether the operations or programs are being carried out as planned.
• Assist in the implementation of recommendations from internal and external audit.
• Evaluate any plans or actions taken to correct reported conditions for satisfactory disposition of audit findings. If the corrective action is considered unsatisfactory, holds further discussions to achieve acceptable disposition.
• Assists in coordinating coverage with the external auditors and ensure that each party is not only aware of the other’s work but also well briefed on areas of concern.
• Make recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed, report on the findings and recommendations and monitor management’s response and implementation.
• Carries out any special duty that may be assigned by the Managing Director or the Board of Directors.

MODE OF APPLICATION
Apply in handwriting, enclosing a detailed CV, copies of relevant certificates and 2 letters from 2 referees; telephone numbers and e-mail address so as to reach the undersigned not later than 15th October, 2017. Application should be sent to MWAUWASA as registered mails by postal office, EMS and DHL. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. MWAUWASA is an equal opportunity employer.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
MWANZA URBAN WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION AUTHORITY,
MAJI HOUSE,
BALEWA ROAD,
P.O. BOX 317,
MWANZA

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