The Saint Lucia Development Bank is seeking to recruit an Internal Auditor as part of the management team.
Skills & Core Competencies Required:
- Proven experience in an internal audit function.
- A background in the financial services industry is preferable.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop creative approaches and solutions to solve complex problems.
- Economic, financial, industry, and business analysis.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interface with personnel at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to effectively manage/coordinate simultaneous projects, and successfully prioritize multiple tasks with good judgment.
- Initiative and a strong customer service focus.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Monitoring all financial transactions of the SLDB to assess compliance with the established policies.
- Reviewing the internal controls established by management.
- Assessing and reporting on areas of real or potential risk.
- Appraise the policies and operating procedures of the SLDB and make recommendations to the Board.
- Identify areas of noncompliance in the operations of the SLDB and the SLDB Act no. 12 of 2008 and Guidelines.
- Coordination of overall audit activity.
- Advise, as appropriate on the adequacy of controls is incorporated in accounting and internal control systems.
- Investigate independently or jointly with management as considered necessary, and reporting upon, irregularities reported to Internal Audit under financial management regulations.
- Report on and give advice on fraud control, governance, risk management, safety and security and other related areas of focus determined by the SLDB Board.
- Liaise as necessary with other internal and external oversight agencies e.g., external auditors and inspectors.
- Assist with identification of potential areas for training and capacity building.
- Assist with identification and classification of business risks.
- Formulate audit tests and executing audit programs, monitor and evaluate governance processes.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management processes.
- Assist with the evaluation of the quality of performance of external auditors and the degree of coordination with internal audit.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Banking and Finance, Accounting, and professional certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
- A minimum of five years’ experience of internal audit and audit management with increasing levels of responsibility, demonstrated knowledge of and ability to implement best practices and a strong grasp of risk-based auditing.
Interested applicants should submit their applications, including a cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae, with the names and contact information of two (2) references addressed to: Manager – Human Resource, Saint Lucia Development Bank, No. 4 Bridge Street Castries, Saint Lucia to reach the offices of the Bank by August 26, 2022.
Applications could also be submitted by email at: human.resource@sldb.lc.
All applications will be treated in strict confidence and only suitable applicants will be contacted.