Audit Senior – Data Analytics Job Placement – National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
Job Title: Audit Senior – Data Analytics
Organization: National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Audit Manager – Information Technology
About US:
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a Provident Fund mandated to provide social security to its members as prescribed by law under CAP 222 (Laws of Uganda) through efficient management of members’ contributions. The NSSF asset base is currently over Ugx. 9.8 trillion, making the Fund one of the largest players in Uganda’s economy.
Job Summary: The Audit Senior-Data Analytics will be responsible for conducting information systems risk based internal audits to give assurance on availability, confidentiality and integrity of information; checking compliance with procedures and policies and making relevant recommendations to improve the controls in place.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reviewing the Fund’s Data Management Framework and underlying policies, procedures, standards and guidelines for completeness, compliance and appropriateness and make recommendations for improvement in line with best practices and emerging IT trends.
- Reviewing established internal controls to prevent and/or detect errors and irregularities in the database for completeness and appropriateness.
- Reviewing data validation controls in application systems for appropriateness and completeness.
- Reviewing procedures and standards relating to posting, upload & approval of data for completeness and relevance.
- Conducting data extraction and analysis using software tools on Fund databases to ascertain completeness and integrity of data.
- Participating in reviews of internal controls of systems under development as well as major IT projects and initiatives to ascertain if there are adequate in-built data validation controls.
- Reviewing the fund’s data privacy policy for adequacy, compliance and completeness
- Provide data analytics support to the rest of the audit team.
- Prepare draft audit reports in the Audit Management Software (TeamMate) for the Audit Managers review.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Audit Senior-Data Analytics job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a numerical field.
- Professional qualifications – CISA, CISM, CIA or Equivalent
- A minimum of four years of experience in auditing a busy organization, two of which must be in IS audit.
- Wide experience in use of CAATS (ACL, IDEA, etc.), Audit Management software (Teammate, Pro audit), sound knowledge of internal controls and broader working knowledge of auditing techniques and standards is preferable.
- IT skills (knowledge of data analysis tools or audit software is a must)
- Judgment and Decision-making
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good analytical skills
- High level of creativity and innovation
- Problem solving skills
- Investigative skills
How to apply:
Interested individuals should send copies of academic credentials, application letters and detailed CVs addressed to the Head of Human Resources & Administration to recruitment@nssfug.org
NB: Please kindly include the title of the job in the subject line. Please note that canvassing or lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification of the candidate
Deadline: 22nd January 2020