CEC Career Opportunity: Internal Auditor – Information Systems

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VAC-2024-0025: INTERNAL AUDITOR – INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Grade: CEC 6 | Contract Type: Permanent | Location: Kitwe

This role is responsible for carrying out internal audit engagements relating to Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) that involve an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes in the Company. This involves value-adding risk-based planning of IS audits, preparation of IS audit programs, execution of fieldwork; preparation of audit reports; and ensuring the quality of working order to improve the CEC PLC governance, operations, and information systems by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.

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

Key Accountabilities

• Contribute to the preparation of audit plans by documenting activity flows of processes to be reviewed, key risks and controls in place to mitigate identified risks.
• Review company internal control systems, procedures and practices to ensure their continued adequacy, effectiveness and compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and company policy.
• Conduct IT audits as part of a team or individually in accordance with the audit plan, methodology and standards from planning through to fieldwork, reporting and monitoring.
• Develop accurate and complete audit work papers that adequately support audit findings and document work performed, reaching informed conclusions on the effectiveness of observed control environments.
• Execute special investigations and assignments as directed by Management.
• Prepare audit reports on all findings, conclusions and recommendations for presentation to the supervisor within agreed time-lines.
• Actively contribute in the audit close out meetings with Management of varying levels across the business.
• Monitor and report on implementation of agreed action points for both internal and external reviews.
• Undertake review work in respect of significant audit findings.
• Conduct regular checks in areas perceived to be most susceptible to loss so that potential loss is minimized.
• Carry out audits of the available information systems to ensure economic, efficient and effective usage of IT resources and ensure the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of management information.
• Contribute to the development of the departmental budget.
• Provide support to management of departmental expenditure within the prescribed budget to achieve cost control and savings.
• Identify any opportunities for improved cost management and either address these or escalate to superiors.
• Demonstrate consistent behaviour in line with the Company’s HSES and Risk Management policies, procedures and standards.
• Create and maintain a safe and secure work environment through proactive risk identification, reporting and management.
• Demonstrate behaviour in line with CEC values, standards and expectations of a professional workplace.
• Participate as an effective team member in working collaboratively with leaders, peers and others stakeholders to achieve business goals.

To be considered for this role, you will be required to have:

• Essential: 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
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CA-Zambia, CISA, CIA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Membership with ZiCA, ACCA, CIMA, IIA or ISACA
• Minimum 3 years experience in IT auditing within a wide range of business processes (either in an external or internal audit environment).

Interaction with employees at all levels in the company and external auditors and company customers.

• Good understanding of the internal audit performance and implementation standards.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills to be able to effectively report any issues and recommendations for improvement to clients, as well as drafting high quality (and high impact) audit reports.
• Good understanding of risk management and audit principles and an understanding of audit philosophy, methodologies and techniques such as flowcharting, interviewing and presentation.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience conducting end-to-end IT audits and applying the International Professional Practices Framework (issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors) and industry-accepted controls framework to IT audit assignments.
• Ability to evaluate the systems and processes in place that secure company data.
• Ability to verify that IT controls are being regularly practiced and maintained.
• Determine risks to a company’s information assets and identify methods to minimize them.
• Ensure information management processes are in compliance with IT-specific laws, policies and standards.
• Determine inefficiencies in IT systems and associated management.

APPLICATIONS

If you have the relevant experience and skills as indicated above, please click on this link https://recruitment.cec.com.zm/ and complete the online job application. Hard copy applications will not be accepted at this stage.

CEC is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in its staff. Suitably qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, 6th December 2024.

Applicants are requested to provide daytime contact numbers and accessible email addresses. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.