The Office Of Procurement Regulation
Port of Spain
Job Description
<div style="text-align: justify; ">The Senior Auditor is responsible for the conduct of objective, independent and systematic reviews for the purpose&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">of improving performance of the systems of public procurement, as well as improving accountability and&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">ensuring sound governance to facilitate compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">Property Act. Duties include conducting audits of public bodies to assess compliance, identifying control gaps,&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">suggesting corrective actions, following up on management action items and performing related activities that&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">occur as a result of the audit.</span></div>
Key and Critical Responsibilities
<div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Leads and executes audits</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> Prepares for audits by researching materials, collaborating with internal&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">stakeholders, attending audit meetings and formulating and developing&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">audit plans.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Conducts pre-audit analyses and classifies public bodies into risk&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">categories.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Develops audit objectives, scope and programme testing to execute&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">audit plans.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Leads and executes audit programs which verify and validate planned&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">and performed work programs are in accordance with regulations and&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">internal controls by examining and analysing records, reports, other&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">documents and operating practices.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reviews source documents, conducts staff interviews and observes&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">processes to assess the execution of the public entities controls&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">outlined in related policies and procedures handbooks and guidelines&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">with a view of identifying gaps and recommending systems / controls to&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">mitigate the entities exposure to procurement and disposal risks.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Completes audit work papers and reports by documenting audit tests&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">and findings.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Full Job Description can be viewed at:&nbsp;<a href="https://oprtt.org/careers/" style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: left;">Vacancies - The Office of Procurement Regulation</a></div>
Key Competency
<div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">&nbsp;</span>Extensive/Expert knowledge of auditing</div><div> Substantial/In-depth knowledge of procurement</div><div> Substantial/In-depth knowledge of law</div><div> Substantial/In-depth knowledge of document management</div><div> Substantial/In-depth knowledge of project management</div><div> Applied/Working knowledge of the process of procurement, disposal and contract management in public</div><div>entities</div><div> Extensive/Expert interpersonal and negotiation skills</div><div> Specialist computer literacy skills inclusive of Microsoft Office Suite</div><div> Specialist ability to multitask and adapt to changing work schedules</div><div> Specialist skills in oral and written communication</div><div> Specialist report writing skills</div><div> Substantial/In-depth analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail</div><div> Applied/Working organisational and people management skills</div>