LEAD AUDITOR

CAMES SARL   (Yaounde, Cameroon)

Posted : 20 November, 2019

Category :    Location : Yaounde, Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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The CAMEROON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, company specialized in the management of human resources, the accompaniment of companies and young people in the achievement of their professional objectives, search for one of its customers a LEAD AUDITOR.

Purpose of the Job:

A lead auditor is the one who is responsible for leading the audit team in the Group. He or she prepares the audit plan, delivers meetings and submits audit report at the end of each quarter and/or year. Conducting audits is the main responsibility of a lead auditor and that needs to be done regularly as required

Reports to Board of Directors or a committee within the said BoD.

Key Performance Areas:

- Leading a team of auditors to ensure that the Group and all its entities comply with all established policies and control procedures to provide assurance of control effectiveness and risk mitigation

- Develop and Manage audit staff

- Draft the Internal audit Manual

- Develop and implement internal auditing policies, procedures, and program

- Determine internal audit scope and develop annual plans

- Ensure that the Compliance, Risk and Control Frameworks of NH and its entities are fully integrated into operational workflows and operating effectively

- Perform and control the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations

- Recommend enhancements to the group control framework to further mitigate risk

- Harmonize international requirements for internal control and set guidelines on a group level

- Ensure compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements

- Design/conduct audit plans and control reviews

- Present findings via audit reports and Risk Committee presentations to ensure business activities remain within the Board's Risk Appetite and propose actions to mitigate such risk

- Advise top management and/or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on audit, and internal control matters

- Meet with key stakeholders/departments to provide feedback on findings and track remediation actions

- Conduct follow up audits to monitor management’s interventions

- Prepare reports and preserve documentation pertaining to audits for internal records

- Work with external auditors on behalf of the Group to obtain best practices and provide relevant, informed suggestions

- Help in the decision making by producing studies and analyses of impact of the audit findings;

- Participate in the definition of the Key performance indicators, guarantee their reliability and assure the way of their follow-up

- Perform other duties appropriate for this position as assigned

- Prepare and update on an annual basis the Risk Cartography of the Group

- Conduct closing meetings/debrief sessions with Management and Executive Management for the allocated audit assignment in order to highlight the audit observations and obtain their agreement on the recommendation/action to be taken.

 

 

Required Skills; Knowledge and Competencies

- Knowledge of COSO

- In-depth knowledge of GAAP guidelines and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) rules and regulations

- Deep knowledge of systems and controls

- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills

- Strong organizational and project management skills

- Strong computer skills

- Meticulous attention to detail

- Strong written and verbal communication (French will be an advantage)

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

- Gritt

- High level of integrity

- High level of confidentiality; objectiveness and can exercise decisions without bias

- Solid leadership and management skills

- Ability to make independent decisions and not be influenced

- Ability to understand different business needs

- Mastery of the SYCOHADA accounting laws as well as IFRS

– Someone who can challenge current practice, champion best practice and be a catalyst for improvement, so that the business as a whole achieves its strategic objectives

Required Qualifications and Experience

- University Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Accounting, Finance; etc), and Core Professional Qualification: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA/CPA).

 

- A minimum of 7 years of work experience, out of which a minimum of 5+ years spent in internal audit

 

- Experience at a Big Four firm is an added advantage.

 

 

 

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