The Role
The Head of Internal Audit oversees quality assurance services aligned with business objectives, prepares Risk Based Audit Plans, supervises audits, and provides advisory services to management while ensuring compliance and reporting to senior management and the Board.
Summary Generated by Built In
Responsibilities
- To ensure internal
audit remains relevant through quality assurance services that align to
business objectives.
- Ensure appropriate
reporting of internal audit assurance and insights to the Board Audit &
Risk Committee quarterly and senior management.
- Prepare Risk Based
Internal Audit Annual Plan (RBIAAP) in line with International Professional
Practice Framework (IPPF)
- Supervise and ensure
implementation of Internal Audit Annual Plan accordingly (branch risk-based
audits, ensure audit staff compliance with Internal Audit Manual and Charter
- Improve knowledge base
of internal staff (capacity building) through planned career development plan,
internal and external training.
- Provides advisory
service to management such as internal control training to audit clients,
policies and procedures review, circulars review, investigations and any other
assignment requested by management that does not compromise auditor’s
independence.
- Supervise as well as
make follow up of audit recommendations.
- Prepare Regulatory and
Donor Compliance Reports biannual.
- Conduct Internal Audit
Review Meetings (IARMC) and IAD meetings.
- Supervise and review
audits (Process audits, Risk Based audits, Information system, monthly summary,
quarterly summary, target achievement, surprise audits) reports as per Annual
Internal Audit Plan
- Prepare executive
reports and make presentations (Country Management Team, Regional Managers,
Directors, and Board etc.)
- Plan, supervise assets
verification, and review reports.
- Make field visits,
coach audit staff, conduct processes trainings to audit clients etc.
Requirements
Knowledge and Experience
- Extensive
knowledge of professional audit standards.
- Experience with Risk
Based Internal Audit Annual Plan (RBIAAP) in line with International
Professional Practice Framework (IPPF)
- Masters degree in accounting,
business, public administration, economics, management,
or a closely related field to the agency’s service sector.
- Certified
Internal Auditor (CIA),
- Certified
Public Accountant (CPA),
- Certified
Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Skills Required
- Extensive knowledge of professional audit standards
- Experience with Risk Based Internal Audit Annual Plan
- Masters degree in accounting or related field
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
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The Company
What We Do
CVPeople Tanzania is a leading provider of HR consulting and recruitment services, specializing in identifying and recruiting senior leaders and board directors to help businesses succeed.






