Chief Audit and Compliance officer 

Job Category: ISP Industry 

No. of Vacancies: 1 

Employment Type: Full Time 

Job Location: Kathmandu

Qualification: CA 

Experience: 7+ work experience  

Reporting: Risk & Audit Committee 

Job Description 

Internal Controls: 

• Develop an Internal control Framework based on COSO. 
• Reviewing Internal Controls and accounting procedures to ensure that they are operating effectively.  

Internal Audit: 

• Develop and execute a risk-based operational audit plan, including tracking audit findings through to remediation assessing the impact of findings on the internal control environment and the impact, if any, on financial statements. 
• Managing the Internal audit team / external (Outsourced) auditors. 
• Execute day-to-day operational audit work and contribute to the delivery of audits. 
• Plan audits documenting activity flows. 

Ethics: 

• Develop an Ethics framework. 
• Training staff on the importance of ethics and compliance with laws and regulations 

Special Audits / Forensic: 

• Conduct special audits and investigations into suspected misconduct. 
• Conduct forensic audits in conjunction with other auditors from other disciplines such as accounting or law firms or investigating agencies. 

Risk Management: 

• Develop a Risk Management framework. 
• Evaluate the effectiveness of risk management programs within an organization to ensure that risks are identified and managed appropriately. 

Compliance: 

• Develop overall compliance framework with the help of external counsel 
• Active overall company compliance monitoring and reporting. 

Audit Committee Secretariat: 

• Work in close coordination with the Risk and Audit committee of the company as the committee secretary. 
• Take part in the coordination of audit assignments and ensure good interactions with the operational management. 
• Perform other related assignments as assigned by the risk and audit committee. 

Job Requirements 

• Qualified Chartered Accountant from ICAN/ICAI/ACCA with min 5-7 Experience in the field of risk assurance.
• Preferred but not mandatory – LLB.
• Preferred but not mandatory – 2 -3 years of experience in handling operational functions of any company. 
• Having excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Having excellent skills of using analytical tools.
• Having effective time management skills. 
• Having analytical skills to process large financial data, records, reports, and statements