Chief Internal Audit Specialist

Main tasks:

1) functioning of the internal control system and its improvement;

2) improvement of the management system;

3) prevention of illegal, inefficient, and ineffective use of budget funds and other assets;

4) prevention of errors or other shortcomings in the activities of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Poltava region.

Main functions:

1) ensures the assessment of:

• the effectiveness of the internal control system functioning,
• the degree of execution and achievement of goals defined in strategic and annual plans,
• the efficiency of planning and execution of budget programs and the results of their implementation,
• budget fund management,
• the quality of functions and tasks defined by legislative acts,
• the use and preservation of assets,
• the reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness of information systems and technologies,
• state property management,
• the correctness of accounting records and the reliability of financial and budget reporting,
• risks that negatively affect the performance of functions and tasks of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Poltava region;

2) plans internal audit activities, organizes and conducts internal audits, documents their results, prepares audit reports, conclusions, and recommendations, and monitors the implementation of such recommendations;

3) prepares and submits for approval to the Head of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Poltava region an internal audit activity plan based on risk assessment results to determine work priorities that must align with the strategy (priorities) and objectives of the Territorial Office. Forms the internal audit activity plan based on risk assessment results to determine priorities and performance results of the Chief Specialist for Internal Audit for the next three years, which take into account the strategy (priorities) and objectives of the Territorial Office. In the event of changes to the strategy (priorities) and objectives of the Territorial Office, based on risk assessment results or other justified grounds, performs reviews and makes amendments to the internal audit activity plan following the established approval procedure, providing the Head with a written justification for the necessity of such changes;

4) interacts with other structural units of the Territorial Office, the Internal Audit Sector of the ESBU, other state bodies, enterprises, institutions, and organizations on matters related to internal auditing;

5) submits audit reports and recommendations to the Head of the Territorial Office for appropriate management decision-making; provides proposals and consultations to promote: the improvement of activities, including management processes, internal control and risk management, the development of integrity, accountability, and efficiency, and the maintenance of ethical values, as well as conducting unscheduled internal audits by the decision of the Head; 

6) reports on the results of internal audit activities to the Head of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Poltava region and the Internal Audit Sector of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine;

7) conducts (updates) risk assessments at least once a year and ensures their documentation; defines the scope of the internal audit, ensuring its formalization and documentation by maintaining and updating a database.

8) conducts interviews with the Head of the Territorial Office and consultations with individuals responsible for activities regarding problems and risks in the Territorial Office's operations for the purpose of internal audit planning;

9) ensures, within the scope of their competence, the preservation of information constituting state secrets obtained for the performance of official duties; ensures compliance with legislation on civil service and anti-corruption; and handles information, documents, and materials that contain or may contain restricted information.

Contacts:

Mailing address: Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Poltava region, 47 Reshetylivska St., Poltava, Poltava region, 36007

Email: poltava@esbu.gov.ua

Telephone: +38 (0532) 56 63 93