Internal Auditor
ABInbev Group - Zambian Breweries
Total years of experience :18 years, 8 Months
Zambian Breweries Plc.
Position Internal Auditor for ABInbev Group of Companies in Zambia-
Zambian Breweries, National Breweries, Heinrich Beverages
Responsibilities include:
* Prepare scoping letters for specific audit assignments and follow through with such
audits based on the internal audit plan for the year and report findings for review.
* Capture, organize and maintain detailed audit working papers
* Provide periodic reports on the progress of ongoing audit projects
* Coach and mentor internal auditors within the function in executing all audit projects.
* At all times comply with IA Methodology in executing all audit projects.
* Planning for, managing and performing comprehensive audits, to ensure compliance
with business policies and procedures, laws and industry best practice, in order to
mitigate key business risk (financial, operational and reputational).
* Identifying and defining business/process issues, reviewing and analyzing evidence
and documenting of processes and procedures.
* Ensure compliance, on each assignment, to the Internal Audit Methodology
implemented within ABInBev Africa.
* To ensure audit engagements are performed effectively and efficiently and with due
professional care.
* Communicates the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and
through verbal discussions at audit close-out meetings.
* Work with and communicate with all levels of the management team during the
performance of audits, consultations and special projects, thereby building and
maintaining effective partnerships with key stakeholders.
* Use of IA Software in accordance with IA Methodology.
* Report periodically to senior management on audit work performed, significant
weaknesses identified and action plans to be implemented to correct and prevent such
weaknesses from recurring
* Support/input into Quarterly Internal Audit Reporting where applicable.
* Where applicable, undertake special investigations into areas of suspected fraud or
other investigations as required by senior management
* Liaise with external auditors to eliminate unnecessary duplication of work if
applicable
* Perform any other ad-hoc projects at the request of management, the Audit Committee
and/or the Board
* Development & training of colleagues where required.
* The above to be performed for the BU and other assigned entities/countries
Achievement: member of the Internal Audit team that won the Global Internal Audit Team
of the year Awards within the SABMiller (now ABInbev) Plc Group for the
year 2015.
Responsibilities included:
* Preparing year-end financial statements for clients.
* Conducting external audit assignments for clients.
* Preparing proposals and business plans
* Performing business reviews and analysis
* Preparing the payroll for GBO
* Preparation of financial budgets for GBO.
• Receiving cash transfer or clearing deposits to savings, current and call accounts.
• Paying out cash
• Balancing the cash at hand and preparing a position for the total amount of cash at hand.
• Providing a good customer service generally.
* Review of transaction processing in a parallel run system implementation.
* Transaction testing for planned audits in the information technology section of Internal
Audit.
* Reconciliation of balances for the banking system accounts for external audit purposes.
* Preparation of working paper files and review clearance for audit assignments in the
section.