Assurance & Advisory Services Specialist - Control & Compliance

Purpose:

Perform assurance engagements to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the systems of internal control, risk management, governance process and the quality of performance in order to support achievement of the Annual Group Assurance & Advisory Services assignment plan approved by the Audit Committee.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan each engagement in consultation with the Assurance & Advisory Services Manager - Control & Compliance, considering time frames, scope of work, and the nature and extent of testing, to ensure timely, efficient execution and effective results.
• Design engagement programmes with detailed audit procedures to provide reasonable assurance that engagement objectives have been achieved.
• Assist in the review of policies and procedures to evaluate the adequacy of internal controls established by management.
• Identify, analyze, evaluate, interpret and document sufficient and appropriate information to achieve engagement objectives, ensuring that the information is competent, relevant, useful and provides a reasonable basis for the engagement findings.
• Discuss the summary of observations with Assurance & Advisory Services Manager - Control & Compliance and Manager Assurance and Advisory Services - Control & Compliance to arrive at reasonable conclusions and communicate the engagement results through a draft report, ensuring that findings are reported in an objective, clear, concise, constructive, and timely manner.
• Perform special assignments, agreed-upon procedures and projects as required to meet management's needs or any administrative work assigned by the Assurance & Advisory Services Manager - Control & Compliance.
• Conduct follow-up reviews to ensure that action owners have implemented the agreed recommendations appropriately.

Requirements

• Passed finalist of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka or equivalent professional qualification with 2 years work experience. OR
• Bachelors Degree in Finance/ Commerce/ Engineering/ Maths/ Science/ Statistics/ Information Technology(IT)/ Information Systems (IS) streams with 2 years work experience in audit and/or assurance services.

Age to be not more than 35 years as at 13th September 2026 which is the closing date.

Be a Sri Lankan Citizen.

Influencing will be a reflection of unsuitability.

We are an equal opportunity Organization.

Please note that we will correspond with you within a month of closing the advertisement in the event your application is shortlisted for consideration.