Candidate Profile

Experience

• Finance Trust Bank Uganda Limited
   January 2016 – Present :  Internal Auditor
   Yearly Salary : Ugx. 48,000,000
   Job Duties : 
  Principal accountabilities and responsibilities  Planning for audits, defining audit objectives and preparing quality risk based audit plans.  Assessing whether organizational units and functions perform their activities in compliance with organizational policies, procedures, regulatory and legal framework.  Conducting audits in accordance with International standards for the Professional Practice Framework of internal audit (IPPF).  Review and assessment of inherent risks associated with both new & existing processes, products, systems and people and recommending improvements where control lapses have been identified  Collecting and appraising evidential data.  Effective execution of risk based audits in accordance with the annual audit plan.  Sharing with the audit clients, the results of the audit and agreeing appropriate corrective actions to remedy any non-conformances and the date by which the actions should be carried out.  Completing on-site audits, evaluating the effectiveness of controls and timely writing up of quality audit reports.  Conducting special reviews upon request.  Reviewing Bank Of Uganda returns on a weekly and monthly basis  Monitoring and following up on key audit recommendations to ensure effective and timely implementation by the responsible functions. Selected Accomplishments:  Led a number of teams in auditing both the bank branches and head office departments and timely submitted all the reports during the period 2016 to current.  Scored satisfactory ratings of 97% , 98%, 92% and 96% during the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 annual staff performance appraisals respectively  Ensured that there were no penalties imposed on Finance Trust Bank (FTB) on account errors noted in the returns submitted to Bank Of Uganda (BOU)  I took an average of 1 day to review the BOU Weekly/Monthly Returns  Inducted two (2) new internal audit team members in quality report writing during the periods 2017 and 2019  Played an instrumental role in ensuring that Internal Audit Department achieved 98% and 100% completion of the planned Audit activities during the period 2018 and 2019 respectively.  Exhibited all-star performance, winning the highly coveted Best Performing Staff of the year award in the Head Office Internal Audit Department for the period 1st January – 31st December 2019  Has consistently attained more than 18 hours of Continuous Professional Development/Training – CPD, annually  The perception of internal audit within the bank greatly improved in 2017. This is because of the culture of excellent stakeholder relationship that I inculcated among the audit team and general bank staff.
• Finance Trust Bank Uganda Limited
   January 2014 – December 2015 :  Banking Officer - Clearing, Payments, Settlements & Reconciliations
   Yearly Salary : Ugx. 24,000,000
   Job Duties : 
  Principal accountabilities and responsibilities  Liaising with 36 Branch Accountants and Managers in ensuring that customers’ transaction instructions through Cheques/Drafts, Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTS), Real Time Gross Settlements (RTGS), Telegraphic Transfers (TTs), Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) transfers and Standing Orders are effectively and efficiently processed.  Ensuring that all the clearing instruments mentioned above are timely presented to/received by Bank of Uganda for the eventual settlement and providing quick notification to branch supervisors on failed transactions especially bounced cheques for actions.  Daily reconciliation of clearing suspense/general ledger accounts maintained at Head Office  Daily monitoring of items outstanding on branch suspense accounts (36 branches in total).  Ensuring that Branch Accountants effectively reconcile and review items outstanding on the branch suspense/general ledger accounts regularly.  Reporting on daily progress of the clearing transactions to the immediate line supervisor.  Ensuring that all staff in the 36 branches and 12 Head Office Departments are trained on clearing instruments and processes.  Printing of cheque books as and when requests are received from the branches  Monitoring all money transfer platforms and ensuring that the network supports business operations.  Ensuring that proper Know Your Customer (KYC) and guidelines are practiced by branches concerning clearing products and processes – Funds transfer.  Monitoring and making settlements on the different business collection accounts.  Promoting and maintaining good work relationships with the regulator (BOU) and other key stakeholders.  Verification prior to approval of Branch Accountants’ work postings in the Core Banking System (BR.Net).  Posting/uploading of staff salaries in the Core Banking System. This was done upon special requests  Supporting the Head of Operations Department with implementation of the regional and departmental work plans and key performance measures in order to achieve department targets. Selected Accomplishments:  Played an instrumental role towards the successful establishment and automation of the clearing function and process at Finance Trust Bank  In liaison with the 36 Branch Accountants and Managers, ensured that all clearing instruments like Cheques/Drafts, EFTS, RTGS, TTs & Standing Orders were timely presented to Bank of Uganda for the eventual settlements  Ensured that all Branch Accountants were trained on clearing instruments and processes  Daily monitored and reconciled items outstanding on all the suspense accounts  Checked and approved Branch Accountants’ work both before and after posting transactions in the Core Banking System (BR.Net).  Timely prepared and submitted clearing and settlement reports to my line supervisors  Scored a satisfactory rating of 93% and 95% during the 2014 and 2015 annual staff performance appraisals respectively  Was a awarded with a Certificate Of Excellence and recognized as Best Performing Staff in the Head Office Operations Department for the period 1st January – 31st December 2015  Maintained excellent and cordial working relationships with the regulator (Bank of Uganda), Bank Management, my line Supervisor and all colleagues
• Mahanga Secondary School, Tororo
   June 2013 - December 2013 :  School Bursar - Unpaid Graduate Volunteer Trainee
   Yearly Salary : N/A
   Job Duties : 
  Principal accountabilities and responsibilities  Preparing and submitting monthly expenditure reports to the District Education Officer (DEO), Chief Administration Officer (CAO) and Ministry of Education & Sports on the Universal Secondary Education - USE funds utilization.  Receipt and accounting for petty cash in relation to school fees and central government transfers under Universal Secondary Education  Financial records documentation in the various books of account maintained at the school for instance ledgers, cash books, incomes and expenditures statements.  Processing of all purchase requisitions from the school cateress and staff on duty allowances upon authorization by the school head teacher.  Procurement of all other school requirements. Selected Accomplishments:  Timely and accurately Prepared monthly expenditure reports and submitted them to the District Education Officer (DEO), Chief Administration Officer (CAO) and Ministry of Education & Sports on the Universal Secondary Education - USE funds utilization.  Ensured that all petty cash expenditure accountabilities in relation to school fees and central government funds under the Universal Secondary Education were reasonable, accurate, duly authorized, supported by a budget and properly filed.  Performed timely reconciliations of all books of accounts including ledgers, cash books, incomes and expenditures statements.  Promptly channeled all requisitions from all staff to the school head teacher for actions.  Ensured value for money in Procurement of school requirements.
• Tororo District Local Government
   June – August 2010 and June – August 2012 :  Internship Trainee - Accounts and Finance Department
   Yearly Salary : N/A
   Job Duties : 
  Principal accountabilities and responsibilities  Receipting of revenues and processing of payments for the District Administration, Finance and Council Departments and funds transfer to the different allocated departments.  Preparing recurring reports on assigned accounts and performing monthly bank reconciliations.  Abstracting both revenue and expenditure vouchers and posting them to the various books of account maintained at the district like subsidiary ledgers, cash books, asset registers and advance ledgers  Preparation of the monthly and Quarterly reports on Revenues and Expenditures collected and spent during a given accounting period as well as posting the same to the general ledger accounting information of the district.  Sorting out all queried vouchers by Auditors during the normal onsite Internal Audit Reviews and ensuring that all accountabilities are properly prepared and filed in conformity with the internal control system Selected Accomplishments:  During the internship training, I exhibited a high degree of integrity, repute and professionalism which helped me to undertake and complete my undergraduate studies within the recommended time frame of three (3) years  Scored 96% in my final university examinations from the field work attachment/internship training programme conducted at Tororo District Local Government

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