IT AUDITOR, Internal Audit

Job title: IT Auditor
Department: Internal Audit
Reporting Line: Country Chief Inspector
Location: Head Office
Job Objectives
– The core objective of the Audit is to systematically evaluate the framework for internal control, risk management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, policies and procedures of the Group to ensure that the operations of the subsidiary (UBA Cameroon) are carried out in a safe and effective manner.
IT Auditor shall assist in the implementation of the Internal Audit’s mandate to the review and assessment of the Bank’s controls on its information systems to provide management with assurances that the controls, which govern the group’s and subsidiary activities and its computer systems and operations, are properly conceived, in line with global best practice and are being effectively administered.
Role & Responsibilities
1. Attainment of objectives of Approved Audit Plan
The audit objects to be achieved include:
· 100% execution of approved annual audit plan including focused audit and spot checks
· Ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements and avoid regulatory penalties.
· Ensure adherence to policies, procedures and processes instituted by Board and Executive Management.
· Identify and mitigate risks inherent in people, process, systems and technology and recommend corrective action plans.
· Review and evaluate effectiveness of the control environment and report on any exceptions noted to the management.
· To conduct focused audit/spot checks to test vulnerability of high-risk areas.
· Assist in the development and revision/update of the annual IT audit strategy and work plan in conjunction with the Head, Corporate Audit and Compliance.
· Participate in process reviews/redesigns as well as systems upgrade/implementation efforts to ensure that appropriate system controls considerations are effectively taken on board and implemented.
· Monitor adequacy of security and control built into the Bank’s IT architecture.
· Perform other duties as assigned by the Country Chief Inspector.
· Render technical support to other departments in Internal Audit.
2. Execution of approved annual audit plan
Participation in the effective and efficient execution of the approved audit plan through the:
· Design and develop a comprehensive audit checklist, programme, and audit planning memorandum that adequately address all known and perceived risks for each audit engagement.
· Engagement of audit client in a thorough walkthrough audit to have a clear knowledge and deep understanding of the process, products, system, development, structure and effect of changes on operations, reporting and compliance environment.
· Conduct a systematic and discipline review of off-site documentation using the approved audit programme, checklist, audit planning memorandum and generally accepted best practices.
· Conduct a comprehensive compliance and substantive audit test on the process, products, systems, reports, records, accounts, structure, operations, environment and people.
· Extraction and collation of deviations and non-compliance observed in processes, products, systems, reports, records, accounts, structure, operations, environment, people as audit observations and findings.
· Ensure completion and closure of audit engagement within approved turnaround.
· Review with Team member on deviations and non-compliance observed in processes, products, systems, reports, records, accounts, structure, operations, environment, people
· Review of audit exceptions for final response with audit clients
· Notification of audit exceptions to audit clients