Chief Internal Auditor at Parliament of Ghana

Job Summary

The Chief Internal Auditor will be responsible for providing independent and objective assurance services to add value and improve the effectiveness of internal controls and governance processes in the Parliamentary Service.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Appraise and report on the soundness and application of the control systems operating in the service
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the risk management and governance process for the service and contribute to the improvement of that risk management and governance process
• Provide assurance on the efficiency, effectiveness and economy in the administration of the programmes and operations of the service
• Evaluate compliance of the service with enactments, policies, standards, systems and procedures
• Prepare an annual audit work plan of the activities required to be performed by the Office in a financial year, which is determined by the risk assessment including the fiscal risk of the service in accordance with guidelines issued by the internal audit agency
• Submit annual audit work plan to the Clerk to Parliament, the Audit Committee and internal audit agency within thirty days after the beginning of the financial year
• Submit quarterly reports on the execution of the annual audit work plan to the Clerk to Parliament, the Audit Committee, the Auditor-General and the internal audit agency
• Report to the Clerk to Parliament any incidents of suspected fraud or misuse of public funds

Job Details

• Location: Accra, Ghana
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Category: Accounting