Job Title: Internal
Audit Assistant
Audit Assistant
Organisation: Britania Allied Industries Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
Britania:
Britania:
Britania Products
(U) Ltd. was set up in 1992 as a small unit for manufacturing biscuits and
bread. A confectionery unit
(U) Ltd. was set up in 1992 as a small unit for manufacturing biscuits and
bread. A confectionery unit
was added to this in 1998. To utilize the abundant
natural resources of fruits and vegetables in the country, Britania Foods (U)
Ltd., a modern fruit and vegetable processing unit blossomed into existence in
mid 1995. In late 2002, Britania Products and Britania Foods merged and a new
entity Britania Allied Industries Ltd. was instituted. The Corporate Office and
the factory remained in Ntinda Industrial Area in Kampala, a contributory
factor being the land owned by the company and available for expansion.
Job Summary: The Internal Audit Assistant will support
in managing a sound Internal Control System within Britania that will require proper
planning and reporting the results of all internal audits and related
assignments with recommendations wherever applicable.
in managing a sound Internal Control System within Britania that will require proper
planning and reporting the results of all internal audits and related
assignments with recommendations wherever applicable.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Conducting
Internal Control evaluation and risk assessment to identify loopholes and
areas requiring management intervention to prevent frauds, embezzlements,
misappropriations, misuse and wastage and ensuring that objectives of the
organization are achieved economically, efficiently and effectively; - Support
in the preparation of special reports when asked for by the management on
various aspects of financial management, including asset management and
security, financial reporting, decision support systems, management
Information systems; - Actively
facilitating in undertaking periodic reviews and annual audit of financial
transactions as per the 1 organization requirements. - Supporting
the finance department in preparation SOPs in critical areas like meeting
financial obligations under procurements and the process itself. Specifying
internal checks including pre-audit checks, adherence to policies
procedures and compliance with rules, laws and regulations to ensure that
payments to suppliers and other entities are made by them in accordance
with the stipulated guidelines - Ensuring
that systems exist for generation of accurate and reliable financial and
other Information; - Prepares,
analyzes and reconciles and conducts verification regarding accounts being
examined. - Performs
surprise cash counts on company funds as required - Gathers,
verifies and analyses monthly sales reports, contracts and other related
documents - Conducts
system review to assess its effectiveness and efficiency and recommends
necessary actions to improve deficient conditions - Witnesses
inventory taking of company’s fixed assets and supplies on quarterly and
annual basis. - Submits
audit observations and recommendations to the supervisor for review and
evaluation. - Perform
any other related tasks that may be assigned by the management
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should hold a Bachelor’ Degree in one of these fields:
Accounting, Finance, Audit, Economics, Commerce or Business Administration. - Past
audit experience of between 1-3 years is required - A
minimum of two or more years’ experience in accounting Skills and
competencies: - The
candidate should have skills and ability to identify issues, formulate
opinions, make conclusions and recommend solutions. - Possess
excellent interpersonal skills - Excellent
communication and report writing skills and should have the ability to
work independently. - He/ she
should have working knowledge of IT systems and Microsoft Office
especially Excel.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates should submit letters of application specifying their
field of study together with an updated CV, contact number (s), copies of
relevant certificates, names and details of three references to: The Human
Resource Manager, Britania Allied Industries Ltd., P.O. Box 7158, Kampala,
Uganda.
qualified candidates should submit letters of application specifying their
field of study together with an updated CV, contact number (s), copies of
relevant certificates, names and details of three references to: The Human
Resource Manager, Britania Allied Industries Ltd., P.O. Box 7158, Kampala,
Uganda.
Deadline: 30th
January, 2015
January, 2015