Audit Manager(World Vision Uganda)-Employment opportunity in Uganda

Job Title: Audit Manager
Organization: World Vision Uganda
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 13th September, 2013.
Reports to:  National Director and the Board

About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary:
The Audit Manager offers leadership to the Internal Audit Department of World Vision Uganda in implementing an independent management appraisal system on the organization’s financial and operations transactions to ensure compliance with WV policies and procedures and generally acceptable audit standards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Planning:
    Develop audit plans for World Vision office based on risk assessments and communicate the audit dates, as appropriate to management.

2. Management of the audit function:
    Manage the audit programs and work practices in compliance with the Institute of Internal Auditors Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (SPPIA), the US Government Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAGAS) for US Government funding and World Vision’s financial manual internal audit policies and procedures.

3. Risk management:
    Advise management on the formulation of risk management strategies and policies in all operations areas of the organization

 4. Quality assurance:
Review office financial systems and report on compliance with the WVI financial policies and Generally Accepted Accounting principles and practices.
5. Report Writing:
    Review work papers before reports are issued and issue reports of audit results from internal audits and special investigations carried out by the internal audit function
    Provide summaries of audit results and trends to management regularly and in subsequent audits determine that audit recommendations have been tracked and implemented by management.

 6. Staff supervision and management:
    Provide direction and support to audit team
    Ensure effective implementation of performance management processes within the audit team
    Develop a system to ensure that quality of work done by the internal auditors is regularly reviewed and appraised and corrective action taken where necessary.
    Supervise internal auditors as they conduct performance and procedural audit of all office functions and projects and, when necessary participate in such audits to provide field audit leadership and appraisals.

 Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

•     The applicant should hold a university degree majoring in Accounting or related or  full Professional accounting qualifications such ACCA, CPA or other internationally recognized accounting qualifications
•      Prior auditing experience of at least five years in a recognized organization. Two of these should be at a supervisory level.
•     Experience in public accounting will be an added advantage.
•     Computer literate with excellent working knowledge of computerized accounting systems. Knowledge of Sun Systems and vision excel is essential
•     Possess additional certification in management of United States Government funded projects

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org.  Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.