Experience Requirements

GOVERNMENT OF SINDH HOME DEPARTMENT JOBS OPPORTUNITY
(DIRECTOR / CHIEF INTERNAL AUDIT,PRINCIPAL?ASSOCIATE AUDITOR,ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AUDIT,)
Vacancy Announcement
Home Department, Government of Sindh invites applications from the interested candidates (Pakistani nationals having Domicile of Sindh Province) for the following positions purely on contract basis:
Director / Chief Internal Audit (01 Position)
Reports to: Departmental and Provincial Internal Audit Committees.
Supervises: Assistant Director Internal Audit / Principal Auditor
Roles & Responsibilities
• Leading internal audit risk assessment to support the development of the risk based Internal Audit Plan of the Administrative Department. As appropriate, update the risk assessment and audit plan during the year in response to change in internal and external risk factors.
• Assessing the adequacy of internal Audit Unit staff resources and expertise in relation to the Internal Audit Plan and recommending enhancements where necessary.
• Presenting Internal Audit Plan as well as Human Resources and !Ails budget to the DIAC and PIAC for approval.
• Directing IAU staff in the planning, organizing, and monitoring of internal audit operations, including hiring, training, and professional development; evaluating IAU staff; and taking corrective actions to address performance problems.
• Reviewing and approving engagement plan and audit programs prior to commencement of audits to ensure that critical risks are addressed and adequate audit team is deputed.
• Communicating the commencement of audit, and conducting kick off meeting with the auditee(s).
• Monitoring the overall audit execution, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence' and documenting AD's processes and procedures.
• Reviewing the draft internal audit report and directing the audit team in the identification. development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations.
• Communicating the results of audits to the senior management and DIAC & PIAC.
• Making presentation to PIAC & DIAC on the overall performance of IAU and critical findings resulting from the individual audit activities.
• Ensuring implementation of action plans as agreed by the management and directed by PIAC & DIAC, through performance of follow up audits.
• Building a successful relationship with business leadership to provide value added consultation to influence and strengthen operational efficiencies and effectiveness and promote best practices, provide opportunities for cost savings and standardization of processes.
• Overseeing the IAU's Quality Assurance and Improvement Program.
• Analyzing professional development and training needs of IAU staff, including internal and external training and professional association memberships.
• Ensuring effective execution of staff rotation policy for IAU staff and coordinating with other Wings/Units for transfers in and out to / from other Wings/Units of Ads.
• Representing IAU at meetings with management. D1AC, PIAC and external organizations.
• Performing special reviews or assignments (including fraud investigations) advised by PIAC / DIAC, or Secretary. Whilst performing the assigned tasks, ensuring that the independence and objectivity of the IAU is not compromised. Recommend Qualifications and Skills Set
• Member of recognized body of professional accountants i.e. IFAC and holding qualifications such as CA, ACCA, 1CAEW or equivalent.
• Discussing audit findings with the management in the audit close out session and obtain their feedback and time bound action plans in writing.
• Preparing minutes of close out meeting and sending it to the audit team.
• Preparing draft audit reports which clearly communicate findings, analysis. appraisals, recommendations and information concerning the activities audited.
• Ensuring implementation of actions plans agreed by operational management through performance of follow up audits.
• Assisting DIA in providing training, coaching, and guidance to IAU staff in conducting audits and on other audit related issues by monitoring day to day progress on work assigned.
• Performing related work as assigned by DIA. Recommend Qualifications and Skills Set
• Member of recognized body of professional accountants such as CA, ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA or Masters in Business Administration (Finance/Risk Management) from an HEC recognized University.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) is preferable.
• Over (5) years of post-qualification experienced in internal audit, finance or compliance function. Must also have the following demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Extensive knowledge of and skill in applying internal auditing and accounting principles and practices, and management principles and preferred business practices.
• Considerable knowledge of the Standards and Code of Ethics.
• Knowledge of contemporary risk management and control techniques and working knowledge of contemporary control frameworks.
• Working knowledge of risk and control self-assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of management information systems terminology, concepts, and practices.
• Considerable knowledge of industry program policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
• Familiarity with the common indicators of fraud
• Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions.
• Extensive skill in planning and project management, and in maintaining composure under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Considerable skill in negotiating issues and resolving problems.
• Computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet, systems documentation, audit packages, and other business software to prepare work papers, reports, memos, summaries, and analysis.
• Considerable skill in effective verbal and written communications, Including active listening skills and skill in presenting findings and recommendations for improvement.
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with customers, co-workers, staff, and external contacts, and work effectively in a professional team environment.
Age Limit not exceeding 35 years
Principal / Associate Auditor (02 Positions)
Reports to: Assistant Director/ Director Internal Audit
Role Responsibilities
• ADIA in identifying critical risks and providing input to the development I Audit Plan and Engagement Plan. u programs for auditable activities and processes and performs p e including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, yzing evidence, and documenting AD's processes and
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• Extensive knowledge of int , ounting principles and practices, and management principles a 1, ' Oractices.
• Good knowledge of the IAA Stan Ethics.
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• Monitoring the day to day progress on the work assigned to the audit team. • Managing the performance of audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting audit AD's processes and procedures. • Supervises PAs in conducting interviews with process owners, reviewing process documents, developing and administering inspections / surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing audit working papers. • Supervises PAs in the identification, development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations of improvement. • Reviewing audit working papers prepared by PAs in order to ensure satisfactory completion of assignment and also initialing to evidence the review. • Keeping the DIA informed regarding the status of audits in progress and scheduling the formal audit review meeting. • Conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers. • identifying and testing the controls to mitigate the risks, ensuring that control weaknesses are properly reported and escalated and performing follow up on action plans in order to ensure that all internal controls are in place with minimum supervision. • Conducting meetings with the relevant wing and/or unit heads to agree on the recommendations provided. • Performing related audit work as assigned in the engagement plan and audit program. Identifying, developing, and documenting audit issues and recommen-dations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed. • Compiling and maintaining audit working papers to support audit work and make them available for review of ADIA and DIA. • Making recommendations on ways to improve audit work processes in consultation with ADIA and DIA. • Performing related work as assigned by DIA and ADIA. Recommend Qualifications and Skills Set • Affiliate or finalist of CA, ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA or Masters in Business Administration (Finance / Risk management) from an HEC recognized University. • Minimum three (03) years of experience in internal audit, finance or compliance function.
Must also have the following demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities: • Knowledge of internal auditing and accounting principles and practices, and management principles and preferred business practices. *Knowledge of management information systems terminology, concepts, and practices. Knowledge of industry program policies, procedures, regulations, and laws. liarity with the common indicators of fraud. in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusion. Skill •otiating issues and resolving problems. s, including word processing, spreadsheet, systems documentation, s, and other business software to prepare work papers, reports, • and analyses. Skil I and written communication, including active listening skills ill nting findings and recommendations for improvement. • Ability to =s d maintain harmonious team oriented working relationships with co-wo er nd work effectively in a professional team environment. Age Limit no ~exceeding 30 years
Age Limit not exceeding 45 years
Assistant Director Internal Audit (02 Positions)
Reports to: Director Internal Audit
Supervises: Principal Auditors
Roles & Responsibilities • Assisting DIA in conducting risk assessment and preparing risk based Internal Audit Plan. • Assisting DIA managing IAU staff and in the planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring of internal audit operations, including assisting in hiring, training, and evaluating staff, and taking effective actions to address performance matters. • Coordinating with PAs and preparing audit engagement plan and audit programs for each audit assignment to ensure that audit work is carried out properly. • Organizing the kick-off meeting with the audit customer at the beginning of each audit.
Salary Package: Competitive market-based salary packages would be offered to the successful candidates. Address: The applications along with detailed C.Vs should reach the office of the Additional Secretary (Admin), Home Department, Government of Sindh, Ground Floor, Sindh Secretariat No. 2, Kamal Ma Turk Road, Karachi The last date for submission of applications is 20th February, 2019. Additional Secretary (Admin) Home Department, Govt. of Sindh