Description

UMWALIMU SACCO

invites applications from competent, dynamic, and self-driven professionals with high levels of integrity, professionalism, and analytical capability to join our growing institution as we advance to the next level of excellence.;To support this ambition, Umwalimu SACCO seeks to recruit qualified and experienced professionals for the positions of Financial Accountant and Internal Auditor. The successful candidates will play a key role in strengthening financial management, internal control systems, compliance, accountability, and operational efficiency within the institution.The successful candidates will work closely with Management and other stakeholders to support sound financial stewardship, transparency, and continuous institutional improvement. If you believe you have the required qualifications, experience, and commitment, we would like to hear from you.;If you meet the qualifications, please submit your application via email at recruitment@umwalimusacco.rw no later than 03/06/2026 at 5:00 PM local time. Please indicate the position applied for in the subject line of the email.Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the following documents: motivation letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of academic degrees, certificates of service rendered as proof of experience, National Identity Card, and any other relevant professional training certificates or supporting documents.;Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written examinations and interviews.

Key responsibilities

Key responsibilities are:

• Ensure the organization develops sound policies and procedures that minimize risks without compromising efficiency
• Evaluate the organization’s compliance with internal policies, procedures and operating instructions
• Evaluate the organization’s compliance with statutory regulations and requirements
• Conduct regular and surprise inspection of all procedures, policies and processes ensuring that they comply with all statutory requirements and best practice
• Evaluate reliability of the information produced by the accounting and computerized systems of the Sacco
• Provide investigation services to the line managers
• Evaluate the efficacy of internal control procedures that are currently in place
• identifying if and where processes are not working as they should and advising on changes to be made
• performing risk assessments on key business activities and using this information to guide what to cover in audits
• Completes audit work papers by documenting audit tests and findings
• Communicates audit findings by preparing a final report
• discussing findings with auditees
• Prepares special audit and control reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends
• Make recommendations on how to improve internal controls and governance processes
• Conduct follow up reviews of financial, operational, or regulatory compliance deficiencies noted during audits
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
• reviewing professional publications
• establishing personal networks
• participating in professional societies.
• Perform other duties as required by the Supervisor, consistent with the goals, objectives, and responsibilities of the internal audit department and with the approval of the direct Supervisor

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND KEY RESPONSABILITIES REQUIRED

Knowledge and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of financial and regulatory requirements as relates to financial institutions
• Accounting principles and procedures including International Accounting standards and auditing standards and best practice from relevant institutions such as Rwanda Accountants Institute guidelines
• Up to date knowledge of internal audit issues and trend especially risk based internal audit
• Good knowledge of the organization
• Strong Analytical skills
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Computerized accounting system and Internal Audit procedures
• Communication skills
• Broad knowledge of operations and systems