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Irene Mgimba

Dar es Salaam

Summary

A highly motivated External auditor and Internal Auditor with Seven years experience in auditing of Client’s financial statements. I am confident with a track proven track record for first class account handling and client’s satisfaction, an extensive hands-on experience in working with clients in various sector with an established record of success in helping the client implementing the up to-date business practices, identifying gaps in their control environment and assess their compliance status to laws and regulations. A broad knowledge of a wide range of financial practices including credit and financial control, budget handling and forecasting.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER

I&M BANK TANZANIA
02.2024 - Current

Audit Planning and Execution

  • Developing annual audit plans based on risk assessments and organizational objectives.
  • Conducting internal audits according to established standards and procedures.
  • Identifying areas of risk and recommending strategies for mitigation.

Risk Assessment and Management

  • Assessing the effectiveness of internal controls to mitigate risk.
  • Identifying emerging risks and advising management on proactive measures.
  • Developing risk management frameworks and policies.

Compliance Monitoring:

  • Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
  • Conducting regular compliance audits and providing recommendations for improvement.
  • Keeping abreast of changes in regulations and industry standards
  • Identified opportunities for cost savings through careful analysis of financial data during audits, contributing to improved profitability.

Reporting

  • Follow-up with the Executive Committee members on issues raised by the Internal Auditors and ensuring the Corrective Action Points are being adequately closed on time.
  • Held Monthly meetings with the Chief Executive Officer and EXCO members to discuss issues that are still open.
  • Perform verification of closed audit issues raised by both Internal and External Auditors.
  • Prepare board papers for Board Audit Committee presentations and attend matters if any raise by the Board


AUDIT SENIOR

KPMG EAST AFRICA, TANZANIA
11.2022 - 01.2024
  • Ensure properly planning of an audit engagement is archived to smoothen the audit to the reporting stage
  • Perform audits in line with the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
  • Assisted the team members in ensuring a proper understanding of an auditee client is being archived
  • Made risk analysis of the respective audited client by making inquiries from the Management, review internal risk registers, made awareness of various publications etc
  • Which assisted in identify various risks and come up with audit procedures that would result into capturing such risks
  • Made reviews of the Internal Controls in place and analyze weakness in place that are necessary to be reported to the Management
  • Ensuring no gap is left out, since I was responsible to ensure Executives, expectations are properly communicated to the team members
  • Led meetings with the Client Management upon Entry and Exit of the assignment and whenever necessary and meetings held between auditors for alignment of the audit scope and responsibilities
  • Made communications to the Client Management on any finding that is required to be reported
  • Properly allocation of work to the team members is being done basing on level of experience and proper couching to be done to the team
  • Ensured timely reviews of the work papers is being attained from my end at Executives end
  • Ensuring Client's expectations and deadlines are met by ensuring a close follow-up is being made to the team members, client personnel as well as audit Executives
  • Build a positive and credible relationship with clients with Integrity and Authentic
  • Prepare Management reports
  • Provide various advisory services to ensure that the required Laws and regulations affecting the audited client are adhered to
  • Ensured being up to date with the respective International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), by reviewing the updates that are made
  • Prepared and reviewed Financial Statements and ensured that they are in line with the requirements of TIFRS 1 as issued by National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA).

AUDIT SENIOR

ERNST AND YOUNG TANZANIA
11.2020 - 10.2022
  • Ensure properly planning of an audit engagement is archived to smoothen the audit to the reporting stage
  • Assisted the team members in ensuring a proper understanding of an auditee client is being archived
  • Made risk analysis of the respective audited client by making inquiries from the Management, review internal risk registers, made awareness of various publications etc
  • Which assisted in identify various risks and come up with audit procedures that would result into capturing such risks
  • Made reviews of the Internal Controls in place and analyze weakness in place that are necessary to be reported to the Management
  • Ensuring no gap is left out, since I was responsible to ensure Executives, expectations are properly communicated to the team members
  • Led meetings with the Client Management upon Entry and Exit of the assignment and whenever necessary and meetings held between auditors for alignment of the audit scope and responsibilities
  • Made communications to the Client Management on any finding that is required to be reported
  • Properly allocation of work to the team members is being done basing on level of experience and proper couching to be done to the team
  • Ensured timely reviews of the work papers is being attained from my end at Executives end
  • Ensuring Client's expectations and deadlines are met by ensuring a close follow-up is being made to the team members, client personnel as well as audit Executives
  • Builded a positive and credible relationship with clients with Integrity and Authentic
  • Prepare Management reports
  • Provide various advisory services to ensure that the required Laws and regulations affecting the audited client are adhered to
  • Ensured being up to date with the respective International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), by reviewing the updates that are made
  • Prepared and reviewed Financial Statements and ensured that they are in line with the requirements of TIFRS 1 as issued by National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA).

AUDIT ASSOCIATE

ERNST AND YOUNG
10.2016 - 10.2020
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
  • Prepared comprehensive audit reports, detailing findings and presenting recommendations for improvement.
  • Identified various risks and errors to propose corrective action to decision makers.
  • Performed auditing work in accordance with rigorous auditing standards and principles.
  • Analyzed trends in financial data to investigate fluctuations.
  • Developed strong relationships with clients through clear communication, transparency, and professionalism throughout the entire audit process.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance -

St. John's University of Tanzania
12.2016

ACSE (Economics, Commerce and Accountancy (ECA) -

Edmund rice Sinon High School
12.2013

CSE (Business Studies) -

Swilla Secondary School
12.2010

Primary Education -

St. Benedict Primary School
12.2006

Skills

  • Excellent Financial and Management Skills
  • Confident Communicator
  • Outstanding team leader, capable of leading by example and setting a clear and concise direction
  • Flourishers under the pressure of leadership and business target
  • Broad Knowledge of Financial Management and Client's expectations
  • Technically competent with variety of computer applications, accounting software systems and database
  • Proven ability to work independently as well as perform as a team leader and a team member
  • Demonstrated Organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple and complex tasks

Certification

ACPA-PP5676

Languages

English
Fluent
Swahili
Fluent (Mother Tongue)

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

I started my Audit career at Ernst & Young as an Assistant Auditor in October 2016. I was consistently exceeding firm expectation and on annual assessment I was rated as a good performer and hence i was promoted to a Senior Level and moved to KPMG Tanzania holding a Senior Position in November 2021 and Currently working as an Internal Audit Manager at I&M Bank Tanzania. My exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries has enabled me to obtain a detailed understanding of accounting and auditing practices, in addition to developing skills in controls identification, testing and statutory reporting.


WORK EXPERIENCE/MAJOR CLIENT SERVED, ROLE PLAYED AND WORK PERFORMED.

BANKING INDUSTRY
I have been involved with several major banks in Tanzania. I was an assistant auditor in auditing banks like ICB, CHINA BANK, MKOMBOZI BANK and TCB previously named TPB bank for various financial period and Banc abc. Below are activities that were done,
• Review on Compliance to the Country’s Laws and regulations.
• Review on the Compliance to the bank industry regulator – Bank of Tanzania (BOT).
• Review of the Loan files that were offered to the customers basing on the product that is being offered and align accordingly.
• Review loan restructures that were done during the period under review.
• Review of the Expected Credit Losses (ECL) done by the client to align with the requirements of IFRS 9.
• Review of Other Income that are being originated from fees that are being charged onvarious services such as Withdrawal fees, POS Income, Trade Finance income such as Letter of Credit’s, Guarantees.
• Review of Internal Controls in place in the general operations of a bank at the Head Office and the branches as well.
• Perform various Substantive and analytical procedures of the entity being audited.


GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
I have been involved with different Government institutions audits, such as National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) and Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB) and Public Service Social Security Fund (PSSSF), where below are the activities that were performed;
• Risk Identification and procedures to be done to ensure the risks are properly captured and addressed.
• Review of various Significant Government contracts that may Materially affect the specified audit.
• Perform analytical reviews through historical trends, ratio analysis and analysis by a specific product/service.
• Review of Internal controls and analyses if they are complied to by the respective entity under audit.
• Review of any commitments and contingencies that the entity has and analyses the impacts on our audit.
• Perform review of various activities that are being carried out aside from the normal operation region of the specified entities and report on any significant issues that have been noted.
• Perform the Substantive procedures that do align with the risks that have been identified at our planning stage of our audit.
• Review on the compliance of the required Applicable Financial Reporting Framework (IFRS, IPSAS) on the entity’s accounting.
• Review various compliances on the Government required Laws and Regulations.


MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
I have experience with manufacturing industry after being involved in the audits of ALAF LIMITED, EAST AFRICAN CABLES, METAL PRODUCTS and TANGA CEMENT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY for various financial periods, below are some of the activities that were being
performed,
• Risk Identification and audit procedures to address such risks.
• Review of the entity’s going concern with involvement of various specialists required suchas Actuarial.
• Review of the entity’s Internal Controls and check on the compliances to the controls inplace.
• Review on Compliance to the Country’s Laws and regulations.
• Perform various Substantive and analytical procedures of the entity being audited.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
I have been involved in auditing entities such as Legal and Human Rights Centre, BMAF(USAID PR OJECT) Tanzania Media Foundation (TMF), Kilimo Trust and Action Aid International, DCL USAID Projects (Afya Yangu and Kizazi Hodari), below are some of the activities that
were being performed,
• Review compliances to USAID Financial Guide, Agreement/Contract and US GAGAS
• Review compliance on the Country’s Laws and Regulations.
• Review of Internal Controls in place.
• Perform various Substantive and analytical procedures of the entity being audited.
• Review compliance to the requirements that were agreed by the specific donors and make reviews accordingly.


Additional Information

OTHER AUDIT ASSIGNMENTS
I have also served as an assistant auditor in other various engagements including Engen Petroleum, Grumeti Group of Companies, Capital properties, Capital Drilling, Ceylex Engineering, WAT, DHL, Cement Distributors East African Limited (CDEAL), ARYSTA, SIEMENS TANZANIA BRANCH, TANZGRAPHITE, TAPEX REINSURANCE, EQUATORIAL LOGISTICS, GAME DISCOUNT, Aga Khan Health Services, Norplan Tanzania etc and performed the necessary audit in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing and Financial Framework.

Referees

  • BAHATI SUMAI,

Senior Audit Manager,

Ernst and Young, Tanzania,

P.O.BOX 2475 Dar es Salaam,

+255 715 951 376,

bahati.sumai@tz.ey.com


  • JACOB GWATALILE,

Internal Auditor,

Tanzania Revenue Authority,

Dar es Salaam,

+255716674614,

jacobgwatalile@gmail.com


  • NAOMI ELIBARIKI,

Audit Manager,

KPMG EAST AFRICA, Tanzania,

+255 715 951 376,

nelibariki@kpmg.co.tz

Timeline

INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER

I&M BANK TANZANIA
02.2024 - Current

AUDIT SENIOR

KPMG EAST AFRICA, TANZANIA
11.2022 - 01.2024

AUDIT SENIOR

ERNST AND YOUNG TANZANIA
11.2020 - 10.2022

AUDIT ASSOCIATE

ERNST AND YOUNG
10.2016 - 10.2020

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance -

St. John's University of Tanzania

ACSE (Economics, Commerce and Accountancy (ECA) -

Edmund rice Sinon High School

CSE (Business Studies) -

Swilla Secondary School

Primary Education -

St. Benedict Primary School
Irene Mgimba