JOB DETAILS:
Background
gongo Country Hotel and Cultural center offers luxurious accommodation, has the largest museum in Western Uganda, an  eclipse monument, a modern health club, extensive conferencing facilities and expansive gardens. The Hotel wishes to recruit a Senior Internal Auditor

Job purpose
Providing independent reasonable assurance that the company's risk management governance, and internal controls are operating effectively.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Core internal audit roles
• Ensuring the timely completion of and reporting on individual internal audit engagements in accordance with professional standards Evaluating the risk management, control, and governance processes regarding all company activities and resources: Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls; Reviewing the reliability, integrity, and utility of financial and operational information

• Appraising the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness with which company resources are employed

• Ascertaining whether services are being implemented as intended; Assessing compliance with the relevant laws, regulations. authorities and policies
• Prepare audit programs and performance of the audit in accordance with the audit program, budget and professional standards. Execute the audit assignments according to professional standards and communicate to the committee critical or potentially significant findings on a timely basis.

• Prepare and keep audit fies that support the audit findings and conclusions.
• Identification and presentation of key audit findings including debriefing of auditees at the end of the audit assignment. Engagements with the Finance and Audit Committee Providing annually a holistic opinion to the committee on the effectiveness and adequacy of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes

• Maintaining unfettered access to the committee and to the committee's chairperson;

• Informing audit committee without delay, but after discussion with the general manager, of any issue of risk, control or management practice that may be significant
• Reporting periodically to the audit committee on whether management's action plans have been implemented and whether the actions taken have been effective:

• Adhere to the annual audit plan in terms of the frequency of reporting to the committee and scope of audit work executed.

Department Function Housekeeping roles
• Establishing appropriate policies and procedures to guide the internal audit function
• Establishing risk-based audit plans to set out the priorities of the internal audit function

• Coordinating internal audit plans and activities with other internal and external providers of assurance activities
• Preparing and communicating the internal audit plan of
• engagements and the related resource requirements (including the impact of resource limitations) to the general manager and the audit
• committee

INDICATIVE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (These can change depending on circumstances):
• Adherence to the approved internal audit plan.
• Prompt reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee
• Prompt delivery of special assignments, if any, delegated by the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Results of function's quality assurance reviews.
• Continuous professional improvement

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Qualifications:
• Institute of Internal Auditors, CPA or ACCA qualification is mandatory. A certification in Information OR Computer systems auditing is desirable but not mandatory
• A degree is desirable but not mandatory. Experience:

• At least 3 years' experience in an internal audit function where the person was able to deliver Internal audit assignments without direct supervision.
• Experience in auditing of or accounting for a hospitality sector enterprise is an advantage.

Competencies:
• A working appreciation of hotel operations and business processes.
• Communication skills.
• Applied knowledge of relevant Internal Audit standards
• Proficiency in the use of MS Excel, MS Word and MS access. Analytical skills and problem-solving skils
• Personal Attributes:
• Team player.
• Result oriented. Self-driven. Critical thinker
• Subscribed to Ethical principles. (Respectful, Objective and confidentiality).

The application letter with supporting documents should be in a sealed envelope marked "Application for Position of Senior Internal Auditor for  Igongo Country Hotel and Cultural Centre Limited". It should be delivered to: The General Manager
gongo Country Hotel and Cultural Centre Limited Binarne, Mbarara City
Or
The Company Secretary
 Igongo Country Hotel and Cultural Centre Limited Co Lex Uganda Advocates & Solicitors 8th Floor Communications House
Plot 1 Colville Street
Kampala