DEADLINE: 14/02/2025

Assistant Internal Auditors (3)

Full-time

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority is hiring Assistant Internal Auditors (3) to offer support services for carrying out risk-based audits while ensuring effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
DELIVERABLES

  1. Participating in monitoring expenditure activities
    • Assists to monitor and control day-to-day expenditure activities at UCAA.
    • Participates in post-audit activities as per set thresholds.
  2. Assisting in updating status of previous Audits and documenting it in a report
    • Assists in updating the status of the previous internal and external findings on a quarterly basis, auditing resolved issues, and preparing the quarterly status report for review by the internal auditors.
    • Documentation of the audit findings with sufficient audit evidence for report compilation and review by supervisors.
  3. Assisting in compiling audit working papers
    • Compilation and submission of working papers for review by supervisors.
    • Assists in the presentation of clear, concise, and timely working papers in line with International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) standards for review by the PIA.
  4. Writing and presenting draft audit reports to internal Auditor
    • Timely delivery of professionally written draft reports and practical value-adding recommendations on issues arising during audit work.
  5. Participating in review of capital projects from beginning to the end
    • Participates in delivering planned audits under the guidance of Internal Auditors.
    • Prepares and maintains checklists and tests relevant to projects.
  6. Participating in various operational audits including spot check, cash counts, etc.
    • Participates in operational audits as scheduled on the Annual Audit Plan.
    • Carries out audit tests to check compliance with policies, accuracy, integrity, and completeness of transactions.
  7. Participating in stores audits and providing relevant audits
    • Carries out periodic reviews of stores transactions to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
    • Participates in stock-taking exercises.
    • Periodic review – surprise stock count.
    • Reconciliation of stock cards against system/computer balances.
    • Participates in stores deliveries and verifications.
  8. Participating in reviewing of payroll
    • Reviews the payroll transactions (allowances and deductions) support to check accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulations.
  9. Participating in physical asset verifications
    • Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of controls safeguarding assets against misappropriation.
    • Carries out inspections of physical assets against records in the Fixed Asset Register.
    • Conducts periodic Asset verification exercises.
  10. Revenue Management and assurance process
    • Participates in the review of accuracy, integrity, and completeness of the UCAA revenue process.
  11. Participating in ensuring accuracy of payments to staff
    • Reviews claims, allowances, refunds, and accountabilities.
  12. Verifying prices on quotations by suppliers
    • Carries out independent market surveys.
    • Verifies quoted prices for UCAA procurements, including price surveys.
    • Verifies quoted prices of UCAA procurements to ensure cost consciousness in buying.
    • Liaises with suppliers where necessary.
  13. Review of UCAA fleet management activities
    • Prepares an audit program and checklist for the review of UCAA Fleet Management activities.
    • Verifies UCAA vehicle movement vis-à-vis mileage as per logbooks.
    • Vehicle usage verification and report.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Essential Requirements

  • An honours Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or Business Computing from a recognised higher institute of learning.
  • Part II of ACCA or CPA or Certified Internal Auditor – Part 1.
  • A minimum of 3 years of working experience in a reputable organisation.
  • AGE: From 24 to 30 years old.

Desirable Requirements

  • CISA, CRMA, CRISC are added advantages.
  • Knowledge of IDEA data analytics tool.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

  • Must be a team player and able to work well with others.
  • Clean record and compliant with requirements of ethical conduct.

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About Uganda Civil Aviation Authority

Industry: Internal Audit
Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Uganda’s aviation industry is the nucleus of the country’s development, and is a pivotal link between Uganda and other countries. It is therefore the vision of this Authority to enhance its regulatory capacity for the safety and security of air transport, while facilitating optimum efficiency with respect to the movement of passengers and goods.

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