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Senior Internal Auditor Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: March 5 2026
Hiring Organization: Hariss International
Job Details:
Description
Hariss International Limited is hiring a Senior Internal Auditor to provide independent assurance to the Board Audit and Risk Committee of HIL on the quality and effectiveness of the Entity’s internal controls, risk management, and governance policies, frameworks, systems, and processes, and their application.
Division / Department:
Finance
Reports to:
Board Audit and Risk Committee
Leadership Responsibility
The role has direct oversight over one Junior Internal auditor
The role interacts with the Company’s external auditors, regulators and also wider executive management in the company.
Roles and responsibilities
- Accountable for developing the Company’s audit framework/charter and policy guidelines including the procedures that will be guiding the audit team to execute audit activities following the approved framework.
- Accountable for developing the company’s Annual Audit work plan based on a risk-based methodology with input from Management and the BARC. The work plan will be presented to the BARC annually for approval.
- Responsible for ensuring internal policy are in place, reviewing existing ones and ensuring they are up to date and communicating changes and additions. The individual will work very closely with the Exco on internal policies.
- Ensure audit standards are applied for written work programs and working papers and that sufficient competent documentation is obtained to evidence audit work performed and conclusions drawn
- Give overall supervision of the work of audit staff to ensure timely implementation of the approved audit plan and ensure maintenance of high-quality standard of audit work.
- Conduct special tasks, including coordination of fraud investigations
- Establish standards of performance of audit staff and assess to ensure performance meets standards and targets
- Inform the CFO and MD/CEO of audit activities and any material audit findings through routinely scheduled reports and meetings
- Maintain regular communication with the Board and regulators on all matters of governance and/or compliance.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
Graduate, Qualified accountant or MBA.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience at the Executive or managerial level in Internal audit, External audit, or Risk Management/Governance environment.
- Design of risk-based Internal Audit programs
- Experience in risk appraisal and management techniques
Person Specification:
- Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal and in writing)
- Planning & analytical skills
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Proactive, cooperative, and supportive team player
- Proven ability to persuade, influence and build credibility across the functions.
- Ability to work autonomously and engage cross-functionally
- Commercially aware and articulate
- Analytical and logical
- Ability to manage projects, prioritize and work to deadlines
- Flexible and able to adapt readily to a changing environment
- Good in Microsoft Excel, Power point and Financial Modelling skills.
Application procedure
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Date Posted: 2026-02-28
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