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Organization:FINCA International
Location:Kampala
Country:UgandaOpportunity Type: Job
About the Organization:
FINCA International, one of the world's leading MFIs, provides financial services to clients through
wholly-owned and operated subsidiaries in Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Greater Middle East.
About the Job:
FINCA is seeking an Internal Control Manager (ICM) for its microfinance bank in Uganda. S/he will report directly to the CEO of FINCA’s operations in Uganda and will also report to the Africa regional internal control manager.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Assist subsidiary management to create and maintain an internal control environment that supports the subsidiary in pursuing its mission with a minimum of risk and a maximum of efficiency;
- Create and maintain an internal control environment that discourages fraud and negligence, detects violations at an early stage, fosters efficient operations and efficient use of human and technical resources, and assists subsidiary management at all levels in controlling and guiding staff and operations, with the aim of performance improvement;
- Manage and monitor control activities and recommend corrective actions, through the management of two functional areas – methodology and compliance – along with other internal control activities.
Qualifications:
- University degree in Business, Finance, Banking, Economics, Management, or equivalent work experience;
- At least 5 years of experience of banking or microfinance operations in internal controls, internal audit, compliance, or risk management functions. Of this, at least 1 year should have been spent as a manager/lead in the function;
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a front-end operations function is an advantage;
- Proven experience in effective management, development, and supervision of a team;
- Practical experience in identifying internal control gaps and creating solutions;
- Knowledge of internal control processes and management of operational risk in a financial institution;
- Knowledge of process analysis and mapping is an advantage;
- Technical report writing skills;
- Strong computer literacy, particularly in MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint). Experience with Core Banking Systems and good understanding of IS issues and the role of IS in financial and business management is an advantage;
- Fluency in English.
Closing Date: 19 Jul 2013
How to Apply:
http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m//template.rc/1.11.191536
