Manager-Internal Audit job at Ugachick Ltd

JOB DETAILS:
UGACHICK LTD, Is the oldest and the largest poultry breeding company in Uganda. Its principal activities are: To import and breed day old parent stock chicks that produce eggs that hatch into day old chicks for rearing into birds for commercial dressed chicken meat. The foregoing is supported by production of poultry, animal and fish feeds for both internal and commercial purposes. It also breeds and sells of fish to customers.

OBJECTIVES
Ugachick plans to achieve the following through this exercise:
1. To strengthen operational structures and risks management processes
2. To strengthen its controls and governance processes

CORE ROLES
The Manager-Internal Audit will be required to perform the following core roles amongst other roles:
1. To Evaluate and analyze operations and procedures- to ensure that they are well aligned to business objectives and goals.
2. To evaluate existing internal controls, systems and processes and recommend improvements.
3. To evaluate, identify, record (in business risk register) and report major risks to the major segments of the business as well as offer advice on effective risks mitigation plans.
4. To follow up closely implementation of internal and external audit recommendations.
5. To review operational weakness in policies and procedures established and recommend improvements
6. To review and advise on key governance issues with view of promoting best practices.
7. To develop annual Internal audit plans for review and approval by management and ensure their timely implementation.
8. To prepare monthly Internal audit reports for management as well as quarterly internal audit board papers for presentation and discussions with Management and Board of Directors.
9. To supervise, mentor, train, motivate staff and to ensure they work diligently to deliver high level of work output in time, and also build work team- spirit in the department.
10. To perform special audit and other work functions that may be required by management and/or Board of Directors and issue reports for the respective tasks given.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VACANCY:
1. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:
• First Degree in Business of other relevant fields.
• Full Membership of CPA Uganda and other related bodies
• Holding CIA and/or MBA qualifications may provide additional advantage.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Over 5 years in agro-processing or other profit- making settings
• Exposures to systems Audit may provide additional advantage

3. COMPETENCES:
• Internal Audit experience
• Risk management experience
• Systems related audits
• Good knowledge of computer systems and tools
• Board level reporting and discussions

4. BEHAVIOURAL REQUIREMENTS
• High level of ethics and integrity
• Quick learning, Innovative and Proactive in work approach
• Problem-solving and with ability to make decisions.
• Good interpersonal, leadership and effective communication skills
• Good at managing time.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree