Senior Internal Audit Manager

Full Time7 hours ago

Employment Information

IndustryFinance Jobs / Banking Jobs / Accounting Jobs

Job LevelSenior Professional

Open Positions1

SalaryAttractive

Experience10 Year

Job Type Full Time

Location Kampala, Central, Uganda

Start date17 Nov, 2025

Apply Before21 Nov, 2025

About the Company

Absa Bank Uganda Limited is a member of Absa consortium Limited, a consortium of African financial services companies that wants to be the pride of the continent.

Absa Group Limited is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services firms. It is listed on the JSE in South Africa and has offices in 12 countries throughout the continent with about 42,000 people.

Absa Bank Uganda Limited is a well-known and forward-thinking bank that offers a full range of banking services to help people and businesses grow the economy and improve their communities.

The bank has become well-known for being the best in its field, having a strong dedication to quality, and having high ethical standards. Its purpose is to provide excellent financial services and build long-lasting connections with customers.

Absa Bank Uganda Limited has grown from a small bank to a key player in Uganda's banking industry. The company has a dynamic work culture that encourages diversity, constant learning, and employee empowerment through competitive perks, flexible work arrangements, and plenty of career prospects.

The bank has a wide reach and strong presence in the area because to its modern business model and cutting-edge technology. Its basic values are integrity, innovation, and putting the customer first.

It shows its commitment to corporate social responsibility by actively supporting community projects, educational activities, and efforts to protect the environment.

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Role Overview

Title of Job: Senior Manager of Internal Audit

Company: ABSA Bank Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Summary of the Job: To organize, carry out, and oversee audit assignments, making sure that the results are of high quality and that the team works well together, in line with the Country and Group Audit organize, as well as any related policies, processes, and quality standards.

Roles, Duties, and Responsibilities

Planning for Audit Delivery (25% )

Plan and carry out audits to a high standard, making sure there are enough resources, the right schedule, and that the audits are done on time. Also, make sure that the audit work meets the standards of the methodology.
Help with the annual audit planning process by finding entities that can be audited, figuring out what they need to be audited, and making the necessary Management Information reports.
Do audits and give assurance within set time frames and budgets for resources.
Get a full grasp of the audit technique through training and real-world implementation, making sure that all certified audits are focused on risk.
For each audit, build and keep relationships with accountable stakeholder management.
Get at least 85% on the Quality Assurance (QA) scorecard, which shows that the audit was of excellent quality.
Talk to your Absa Internal Audit (IA) coworkers while you're working and ask for technical help when you need it.
Technical help could involve looking over important risks and controls, working papers, and audit reports.
When you work with Absa Internal Audit, ask for help with technical issues as needed, such as risk and control evaluations, working paper assessments, and audit report reviews.
Give the audit team on-the-job training on audit tools like Audit Bond, and make sure that all audit work is done correctly, updated, and authorized according to QA standards.

Audit Delivery—Fieldwork (20% )

Make plans for testing important business controls to make sure that risks are properly reduced.
Oversee the audit team's Design Effectiveness Testing (DEA) and Operational Effectiveness Testing (OET) to make sure they follow the methodology and the QA scorecard.
Check the DEA and OET working papers to make sure they are complete and follow the rules.
Give audit personnel useful input during the audit to make sure that the working papers are done according to the IA process.
Talk to management and auditors about how the audit is going and give them regular updates on any control problems that have been found at both the DEA and OET levels.

Audit Delivery—Reporting (30% )

During the audit reporting process, build and keep good connections with coworkers and other people who have a stake in the outcome.
Follow IA technique to make sure that all important issues are recorded in audit reports of the highest quality.
Check the management action plans to make sure that the risks that were found to be related to the control failure are properly addressed. Make sure that the actions are SMART: precise, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound.
Make and give high-quality reports for meetings of the Board Audit Committee and meetings with regulators.
Use your business knowledge to evaluate changing risks and write high-quality audit reports that include useful observations, address root causes, suggest actionable remedies, and completely support the Issues Assurance process.

Management and Leadership (25% )

Teach and coach team members on how to do audits and the steps involved
Help the IA management team find, recruit, develop, and keep talented people all the time.
Delegate audit tasks to the teams who are in charge of the audit so that each team member has the power to do their job well.
Give feedback on time to point out areas for improvement and praise good work and audit success.
By combining formal performance development with informal coaching, you may build a high-performing team.
Encourage team members to share what they know with each other often.
Encourage your team members and make sure their hard work is noticed.
Help the audit team carry out the activities from the Employee Opinion Survey (EOS).
Plan time off, deal with disciplinary issues, and settle complaints.

Knowledge Management (5% ): Being responsible

You can improve your technical skills by learning on your own or through training, which may include required ongoing professional education.
Share what you know about your area of responsibility with the team to make sure that audit activities are planned well and done according to quality standards and the audit methodology.
Share knowledge and information, such as methodology, standards, modifications, and new developments, with business stakeholders on a regular basis so that you can give effective presentations at stakeholder meetings and forums (such as Risk and Governance Forums).
Do any extra tasks that are reasonable.

Risk and Control (5% )

Know and follow the right Absa Policies and Standards for your job.
Know how to handle risks and risk events (incidents) in the job, which helps the Absa Risk and Control Framework be followed.
Finish all required training.

Skills, Education, and Qualifications

Education:

A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a comparable field with a major in accounting or finance from an approved university
Full professional qualification in accounting or auditing from ACCA, CIA, CISA, or a similar organization.
A member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)

Preferred Experience:

At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years of it in a management role, preferably in a banking or financial services setting.

Knowledge:

Being able to use audit management and data analysis applications like ACL and others.
A deep understanding of the laws and rules that apply to financial institutions in both local and group settings.
A lot of understanding about banking products, services, functional areas, and how they all work together.
Knowledgeable about planning, carrying out, and judging risk assessments and control activities.
Knowing what's going on in the market, what your competitors are doing, and how the industry works.
A history of success and excellent performance in a big, matrix organization.

Skills:

Proven ability to create relationships and work at the Senior/ExCo level while staying independent in audits.
Great in talking and writing; good at using audit tools and MS Office programs.
Strong ability to organize, set priorities, and handle several audits and deadlines at the same time.
Ability to lead, coach, and grow audit teams to reach high levels of performance and produce good results.
Uses logic and expert judgment to solve audit problems and make useful, value-adding suggestions.

Technology Skills:

Knows and can use the rules and procedures for auditing
Good knowledge of how audits work, what they involve, and the instruments used in them.
Uses knowledge of how to obtain information (via inquiry, inspection, interviews, analyzing financial data, and using fundamental elements of audit technology).
Knows the basics and some more advanced elements of audit technology.
Able to write down and show results.
Able to use knowledge of risks and controls in business and financial procedures.
Shows that they know how to be professional and ethical in auditing.

Managing Security and Risk:

Uses knowledge and understanding of the rules and laws that govern risk and security management in the workplace.
Takes charge of managing risk and security or actively manages them.
Able to look at risk variables that could affect the organization.
A deep understanding of the tools and techniques used to manage risk and ensure safety.
Gives advice on how to better manage risk and security.

Leadership Focus: 25% of role dedicated to team development, coaching, and building high-performing audit teams.

How to Apply

Deadline:20 November 2025

All qualified and interested applicants who want to work with ABSA Group in the position described above should apply online by clicking the APPLY Button below.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.