Organization:
Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC)
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Reports To:
Board of Directors
Reports Operationally To: Chief Executive Officer
The Uganda National
Company Limited (UNOC) was established under section 42 of the Petroleum
(Exploration, Development and Production) Act and Section 7 of the Petroleum
(Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream Storage) Act, both of 2013,
and incorporated under the Companies Act 2012, in June 2015. It is a limited
liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda.
The Company’s key
mandate is to handle the State’s commercial interests in the oil and gas
industry and ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable manner.
Job Summary: The Head of Internal Audit is responsible for
the preparation and implementation of a risk-based audit plan and to provide
reasonable assurance to Senior Management and the Board of Directors on the
adequacy of key internal systems and controls of the company
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Develop the annual risk based-audit plan and
ensure both an efficient and effective execution of the audit plan, consistent
with company objectives.
· Develop the Internal Audit Manual and the Internal
Audit Charter for the company and subsequent adherence of audit staff to the
charter.
· Coordinate period risk-based internal audits
and ensure that key lessons and areas of improvement are shared with the
respective departments and ensure that audit actions are closed.
· Prepare periodic reports to the Audit
&Risk Committee on progress of the annual audit plan and share key findings
and areas of improvement with the CEO and Management.
· Lead and/or support the Investigation process
for all cases of misdemeanours, misconduct, and gross misconduct cases by staff
and provide a comprehensive report to inform the disciplinary management
proceedings and management decision.
· Consistently assess the adequacy of key
internal systems and controls of the company and ensure that the integrity of
financial systems is maintained.
· Coordinate internal compliance review and
monitoring activities, including periodic reviews of departments.
· Develop and execute the Audit department
workplan and budgets and provide periodic progress on the same.
· Ensure that internal audit team’s independent
and objective assurance and consulting functions add value to the company’s
operations.
· Keep Audit and Risk Committee and Management,
abreast of material changes to Accounting and Audit Standards under
consideration relevant standards bodies.
· Define competency and talent management requirements for Internal Audit.
· Identify capacity building needs and propose
capacity development programs for the staff in the department.
· Coordinate external audits.
· Supervise, appraise and guide staff in the
Audit Unit.
· Any other duty assigned by the Audit
&Risk Committee of the Board and CEO.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The ideal candidate must hold a Masters
degree in either Finance or Business Administration majoring in Accounting or
other relevant master’s degree.
· A Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in either
Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Actuarial Science or
other relevant degree.
· Must be a member of the Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) OR Association of Chattered
Certified Accountants (ACCA).
· Must be a member of the Institute of Internal
Auditors.
· Must have a minimum of 10 years of relevant
experience and 5 of which must be at a senior level.
· Should have effective communication skills
· Should be a person of high integrity
· Should have good analytical and critical
thinking skills
Electronically completed and signed
Applications Forms together with certified copies of academic certificates should
be addressed and submitted to the address below
Applications must include a cover
letter, application form and supporting documents.
While we thank you for your
interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Any form of lobbying will lead to
automatic disqualification.
Applications should be submitted
online to: recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug
Uganda National Oil Company
Deadline: Monday 10th August 2020 at
5:00 pm
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