This role is responsible for implementing strategic risk-based internal audit plan and assisting the functional head in managing the Assurance and Internal Audit function in accordance with the internal audit charter and the professional standards for internal auditing.

Other responsibilities include providing reasonable assurance on the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management, the strength of internal controls, Governance and Compliance.

The position will report to the Senior Manager – Assurance and Internal Audit.

Key Accountabilities

• To plan and conduct IT audits in accordance with the audit plan, methodology and standards.
• Review and appraise the soundness, adequacy, effectiveness, efficiency and application of accounting, financial, and other operating controls, as well as promote effective control at reasonable cost to safeguard shareholders’ investment and company assets.
• Provide technical assistance to audit staff members in the effective discharge of their duties.
• Evaluate data compiled during audit projects and prepare written reports of conditions found.
• Lead audit team members in evaluating controls embedded in processes designed to; prevent loss of the CEC’s resources, perpetration of fraudulent activities, achievement of operational goals and objectives.
• Lead audit team members in ascertaining whether procedures in use comply with statutory regulations, the CEC’s policies and procedures and other related regulatory frameworks such as accounting standards and make recommendations appropriately.
• Develop and implement the annual internal audit plan to help provide assurance to the Company’s risk management process through planning the audit assignments; production of audit programs; supervision of audit assignments ; production of audit reports and ensuring quality control at all stages of the audit process.
• Provide input into the corporate governance process to ensure CEC complies with the latest principles of corporate governance.
• Provide secretarial services to the CEC Audit and Risk Committee of the Board.
• Formulate audit policy and develop methodologies in keeping with international audit standards.
• Ensure the proper application of internal audit methodologies in the performance of planned audits, special audits and ad-hoc assignments in order to meet CEC’s business objectives.
• Review identified areas of non-compliance to ensure that management implements the audit recommendations.
• Investigate and analyse causes of uneconomic and inefficient processes and recommend alternatives that will ensure resource optimisation and promote efforts of synergy in the Company.
• Collaborate with the External Auditor to enhance efficiency.
• Optimize human resources in a way that ensures that maximum productivity is delivered by the section.
• Supervise internal audit staff and other staff attached to audit tasks and facilitate relevant training for acquisition of required skills.

To be successful in this role, you will be required to have:

• Grade 12 School Certificate.
• A University Degree with a bias in Auditing, Accountancy, Commerce, Finance, Information Technology/Computer Science, Economics or any other business-related degree
• MBA added advantage
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CA-Zambia, CISA, CIA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Membership with ZiCA, ACCA, CIMA, IIA or ISACA
• At least 5 Years relevant experience at supervisory level
• Significant experience in understanding and applying relevant technical knowledge in the following engagement types:
  1. Information Technology General Control audits
  2. System and Organization Controls reporting engagement
  3. Knowledge of financial audit
  4. Internal or operational audits.