Gulf African Bank Job Opportunities

In an effort to strengthen its Audit Team, Gulf African Bank, a fast-growing, fully-fledged shari’ah Bank, is seeking to fill the following challenging positions:

Head of Audit

Key Responsibility:

Reporting to the Board of Directors and working closely with the CEO, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing an independent and objective assurance to the Board of Directors on the system of internal control within the Bank.

Main tasks:

• Review, evaluate and report on adequacy of laid down policies, procedures and controls.
• Establish and maintain policies, standards and guidelines specific to the effective discharge of roles and responsibilities of the internal audit function.
• To assess risks to the Bank through use of Risk Assessment Matrix with a focus on threats to existing operations and profitability.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• A degree holder from a recognized university and a member of ICPAK
• Ten (10) years experience in audit with at least 3-5 years spent in a financial institution
• Exposure in dealing with Board Audit Committee is essential
• CIA and CISA qualifications will be an added advantage

Information Systems Auditor

Key Responsibility:

• Conduct IS audits to evaluate systems controls and ensure security risk are clearly identified and addressed.

Main tasks:

• Evaluate existing and new applications, operating systems, technologies and networks and assess the adequacy, effectiveness and reliability of internal controls.
• Performing reviews of IS installations and services to determine the adequacy of logical and physical security controls, operational, change control, back up and disaster recovery procedures and business continuity management.
• Conduct and support financial, operational audits and investigative audits.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• A university degree in IT and/or related discipline with CISA certification and working knowledge of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs)
• At least 3 years experience in Audit preferably in IS audits in large and highly computerized environment or in IS audits in a professional audit firm
• Experience in database administration and user support role preferably gained in a banking environment would be important.

Competitive salary packages will be negotiated with the right candidates in line with the Bank’s
remuneration policies.

Applications to be sent with detailed CVs and names of three referees and should reach us on or before Monday, 21st February 2011 through our recruitment e-mail recruitment@gulfafricanbank.com.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.