Cottco - Cotton Company Of Zimbabwe

Senior Internal Auditor

Accounting & Finance Jobs

Job Description

COTTCO is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Internal Auditor to plan, execute, and manage financial, operational, and quality audits across the organization. The successful candidate will play a key role in evaluating internal controls, identifying areas for improvement, and supporting process enhancements in alignment with corporate objectives. This position also involves preparing audit reports, presenting findings to senior management, and following up on the implementation of recommendations. The role reports to the Internal Audit Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contributes effectively to the development of the internal audit plans
and risk-based audit programs.
• Plans individual audit activities for the execution of audits and carries
out those audits in an effective and efficient manner.
• Reviews of audit files to ensure that all work carried out is adequately
documented, sufficient and appropriate evidence is on file.
• Monitors subordinates to ensure that timelines are met and deliverables
produced timely.
• Writes reports on the completion of audits with practical and reasonable
recommendations to address internal control deficiencies.
• Works closely with the organizational departments responsible for
effecting audit recommendations, to ensure they understand and follow
through on audit recommendations.
• Follow-ups on the status of audit recommendations and associated
auditee action plans, to provide updates for reporting to management
and the Audit Committee.
• Undertakes special assignments or investigations as may be directed by
the Internal Audit Manager.
• Communicates audit issues, areas of risk and plans to address those
issues and risks to various parts of the organization in an effective
manner.
• Develops effective working relationships with key partners in the
organization.
• Ensures all audit relationships and work is undertaken in an ethical
manner and with integrity.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, or a relevant professional auditing/accounting qualification.
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in an audit environment.

How to Apply

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should send their detailed CVs to vacancies@cottco.co.zw in PDF format on or before the 2nd of June 2025 with the title Senior Internal Auditor written in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.