KCB Bank Jobs - Head of Audit ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: KCB Bank Uganda Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Chairman, Board Audit Committee

KCB Bank Uganda

which is part of KCB Group, East Africa’s largest commercial bank that was

established in 1896. Over the years, the Bank has grown and spread its wings

into Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi completing the East

African circuit in the year 2012. Today, the Group has the largest branch

network in the region with over 238 branches, 950 ATMs and 8,000 agents

offering banking services on a 24/7 basis in East Africa. KCB Bank Uganda was

established in the year 2007 and has grown to become one of Uganda’s top ten

commercial banks. Currently KCB Bank Uganda has 14 branches complemented with

16 ATMs spread on Kampala Road, Commercial Plaza, Ben Kiwanuka, Luwum Street,

Oasis Mall Sixth Street, Arua, Elgon Masaba, Fort Portal, Gulu, Hoima, Lira,

Mbarara and Jinja that offer trade financing, corporate and retail banking

services to customers.

Job Summary:  The Head of Audit manages the planning and

execution of audits to evaluate company’s internal control infrastructure and

reviews internal control supporting operations structures.

Key Duties and

Responsibilities: 

• Steer the Audit team to execute projects in conformance with
  
  professional standards across KCB Bank


• Prepare and execute annual and long-term risk-based Audit plans to
  
  provide appropriate coverage of Internal Audit activities within set
  
  budgets and deadlines,


• Provide the Board with independent and objective evaluation of the
  
  control environment and evaluate management’s control consciousness


• Responsible for communicating regularly with Board Audit Committee
  
  to discuss the Audit plan status, results of the Audit work, and quarterly
  
  reporting.


• Ensure involvement in Compliance Audits including; scope
  
  determination, Audit planning memos, issue development and report writing.


• Carry out appropriate quality assurance reviews to ensure
  
  compliance with department documentation standards.


• Actively coordinate with appropriate control groups am! External
  
  Auditors in planning and executing audit work.


• Teach, coach, develop and mentor team members m all aspects of the
  
  audit methodology


• Provide forensic investigation services across the bank


• Support the work of the Board Audit Committee

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should be a Chartered Accountant (CIA, CPA, OSA or
  
  equivalent). He / she should also hold Bachelor’s degree in Business
  
  including Economics, Finance, Accounting or related field. Possession of a
  
  Master’s Degree in relevant field will be an added advantage


• The ideal candidate should possess at least ten years work
  
  experience in the field of Auditing.

All candidates

should send their applications with detailed CVs stating their current

positions, remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts quoting job title to:

recruitment@ug.kcbbankgroup.com

Deadline: 26^th

March, 2015

NB: If you have not heard from us

by 11th April 2015 please consider your application unsuccessful.