HEAD GROUP PERFORMANCE & AUDIT – ZESA HOLDINGS (PVT) LIMITED 857 views

VACANCY
ZESA Holdings (Pvt) Ltd is a state owned Company whose mandate is the generation, transmission, distribution and retailing of electricity, provision of telecommunication services as well as manufacturing and retailing of related electrical equipment. The Company is inviting suitably qualified and motivated candidates to apply for the following position that has arisen within the Company and based at its Head Office in Harare:

ZESA Holdings is seeking an outstanding individual with exceptional strategic and managerial skills, a forward thinking and commercial mindset to lead and manage the Group Audit Function. This position will manage diverse professionals including accountants, information systems and information technology auditors and engineering professional auditors in power utility operations.

KEY FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
⦁ Responsible for the Group Internal Audit function
⦁ Ensures that corporate performance targets are set for subsidiary companies, and reports on performance, against international best practices and specific customized performance indices.
⦁ Formulates Business Risk Assessment Guidelines and Risk Profiling for the Group of Companies, and strategies for mitigating potential risk.
⦁ Formulates an Audit Work plan, to ensure compliance to Corporate Governance Issues and set policies/procedures.
⦁ Evaluates effectiveness of systems and develops revised systems in areas of noted deficiencies.
⦁ Develops audit systems and evaluates their effectiveness
⦁ Carries out special audits as directed by the Executive Management and/or the Board of Directors.
⦁ Carries out Value for Money and Technical Audits in line with legislation, policies, regulations and procedures
⦁ Identifies and implements relevant staff development programmes in order to improve subordinates’ performance.

QUALIFICATIONSAND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
⦁ Degree in Accounting. Finance or equivalent
⦁ Chartered Accountant
⦁ Postgraduate qualification such as an MBL/MBA or equivalent
⦁ Full membership of a recognised professional institution.
⦁ 12 years relevant experience, of which 5 years should be at Senior Management Level in an international audit firm.
⦁ Must have managed audits in complex industrial environments.
⦁ Must demonstrate capacity to have successfully managed a diverse team of experts.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
⦁ High degree of analytical skills
⦁ A person of high integrity and confidentiality
⦁ Sound knowledge of Public Finance Management and guidelines
⦁ Sound knowledge of automated auditing systems
⦁ Familiarity with International Accounting Standards and International Auditing Standards
⦁ High level of independence and objectivity
⦁ Knowledge of Enterprise Wide Risk Management