Ethio Cement PLC looks for qualified candidates for the Senior internal Auditor position.

Job Summary:

• Under the instruction and supervision of the Plant manager and working closely with Finance manager,
• Senior Auditor assists the immediate supervisor in planning and coordinating the activities of internal control and audit function ;
• identifies risk areas of the Company, prepares audit plans; undertakes complex and skilled investigative audit, financial audit, system audit, etc;
• follows up the rectification of errors and discrepancies identified in audit reviews;
• evaluates the existing internal control mechanisms of the Company, proposes improvements thereof as necessary;

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the immediate supervisor in developing audit plans and programs and in organizing the audit activities of the Company;
• Schedules, coordinates, and facilitates the works of audit teams assigned to audit missions; presents findings of the team;
• Lead the undertaking of investigative audit, financial audit, system audit, etc;
• Leads or performs complex and skilled audit assignments, investigations and programs on his own or as a team leader;
• Initiates timely detection and prevention of frauds through the instrumentality of special auditing techniques and reviews same for completeness and reliability;
• Ensures that the acquisition of materials and services is conducted in accordance with the applicable procurement policies and regulations of the Company;
• Presents audit findings to audited units and individuals, solicits their reaction about it, undertakes discussions with them;
• Compiles audit findings and consolidates reports thereof for considerations and actions by the eligible authorities of the Company;
• Evaluates the existing financial systems, manuals, policies, rules, regulations as well as other policies and procedures and internal control mechanisms of the Company, proposes improvements thereof;
• Verifies that the management of the Company is performing its activities effectively and efficiently as per company rules, working procedures and standards.
• Monitors the application of audit procedures, methodology and generally accepted auditing standards;
• Performs audit of Company assets to ascertain that they are properly recorded and safeguarded from theft, fraud and misappropriation;
• Make sure that inputs of the production are delivered in time and verify the right use of materials and validate the prices.
• Objectively monitors, analyzes and assess the risk and controls of the organization business processes
• Provides investigative audit as the need arises; recommends changes in policies and procedures arising from cases investigated in order to strengthen Company control management system;
• Periodically reviews and appraises the soundness, adequacy, and efficiency of accounting, financial, business operation processes and other internal controls;
• Performs other related auditing duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Reports to: Plant manager

Requirement

• B.A degree in Accounting/Financial management/Risk management/ and other related field of studies
• 6 years of relevant work experiences