Internal auditor II at Kahama Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (KUWASA) May, 2019

Kahama Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (KUWASA) is a full autonomous public entity established with the water work Act (Cap 272),which has been replaced with the water supply and sanitation Act,2009.The authority was established to operate reliable, affordable and sustainable water supply and sanitation services in Kahama Town. As a result of expansion of the existing distribution network, that has also made a substantial increase of customer base, KUWASA wishes to recruit competent Tanzanians to fill the following vacant posts.
JOB TITLE                           Internal auditor II.
APPOINTING                      MANAGING DIRECTOR
AUTHORITY        
EMPLOYMENT TERMS   3 YEARS CONTRACT
REPORTS TO                      Head of Internal Auditor.
SALARY SCALE                 KWSS 11A

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Holder of Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy/Finance/Business Administration (BBA) majoring in Accountancy or equivalent from a recognised institution and must be an Associate Certified Public Accountant (CPA) registered with NBAA. Must be knowledgeable in accounting packages and working experience of at least five (5) years in internal auditing and must be ICT literate with good interpersonal communication skills. System audit skills will be an added advantage Age limit 25- 35

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The holder of this position shall perform the following duties:

• Carry out internal audits and provide advice on internal control issues including finance, procurement, human resource, assets, operations and governance:
• Prepare periodic internal audit reports;
• Prepare internal audit charter;
• Participate in the preparation of recommendations to the Authority on the operational and accounting systems and procedures put in place for financial controls; procurement; human resources management; management of assets, governance issues; water and wastewater operations;
• Participate in the review of the effectiveness of managerial controls and implementation of systems, policies and practices for the Authority;
• Identify internal control weaknesses in business systems and recommend remedial actions;
• Develop and execute comprehensive audit programme for the evaluation of management controls:
• Implement annual audit plan;
• Participate in the assessment of regulations, operational and financial policies with a view of strengthening the internal control systems to safeguard the assets and liabilities for the Authority;
• Prepare risk register;
• Prepare audit plan;
• Prepare audit reports; and
• Perform any other duties related to the above as assigned by supervisors.

Mode of Application
Application should be sent to KUWASA as registered mails by Postal office, EMS and DHL, Prospective candidates are invited to submit applications in their own handwriting together with copies of their certificates, two (2) passport size of the applicant (recently taken), fully typed curriculum vitae with e-mail address, a reliable postal address and telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates/ testimonials /transcripts and addresses of at least two professional referees to the following address.

    MANAGING DIRECTOR,
    Kahama Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (KUWASA),
    P.O. Box 102,
    Kahama,
    Shinyanga.

Closing Date.
Fourteen (14) days after the first appearance of this advertisement. Deadline 10/June/2019.

• Only short — listed applicants will be contacted.
• The Authority employment policy is not gender biased hence all prospective applicants are encouraged to apply.