Auditor

The Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is a specialized agency with the responsibility for the care and protection of children, especially those who are at risk or have been victims of abuse or neglect.

The Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is seeking to recruit for an Auditor, on contract.

The Auditor will review internal control systems and objectively examine, evaluate and advise on the adequacy of internal controls and risk management at the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (CATT). He/she will ensure that standards and quality are maintained throughout the Authority.

Principal Accountabilities/ Key Functions:

• Assist the Lead Auditor in conducting the annual Risk Assessment exercise to determine priority audit areas.
• Test the operation of and enhance the design of financial and operational controls.
• Track the timeliness and completeness of statutory reporting to ensure consistent compliance.
• Observe control procedures and attend physical counts and perform sample tests as instructed.
• Analyze and evaluate accounting documentation, reports, data, flowcharts, etc. Review and report on the reliability and integrity of financial and operating data.
• Evaluate information security and associated risk exposures.
• Review and report on operations and programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals.
• Examine systems and processes at Child Support Centres.
• Examine the effectiveness of all levels of management in the Care Sections in their stewardship of the CATT’s resources and their compliance with established policies, procedure, government regulations and guidelines and make recommendations for improvement as necessary.
• Review and report on operations or programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals.
• Track responses to audit reports to ascertain the level of deficiencies corrected and adherence to internal controls. Conduct follow up audits to monitor control remediation. Recommend and support process improvements and collaborate with departments to bring about solutions to ensure strong internal controls.
• Ensure that Follow-up mechanisms are implemented within agreed timeframe and Corrective strategies are reviewed within agreed timeframe.
• Engage with control owners and build trusted business relationships. 
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and content, and participating in professional societies
• Perform other Auditing duties as assigned by the Lead Internal Audit.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or completion of level II ACCA qualified.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Three (3) years’ experience in an Audit or Accounting environment.

The Authority would like to thank all applicants for their interests, however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: October 2, 2023