JOB ADVERTISEMENT 

MUHABURA SACCO BURERA is a District Savings and Credit Cooperative (D-SACCO) established following the consolidation of 17 U-SACCOs operating within BURERA District, in accordance with the Government of Rwanda SACCO's consolidation framework.

MUHABURA SACCO BURERA is looking for qualified, competent, committed, proactive and self-motivated individual to occupy the following positions at Head office and Branch level:

SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR

1. Main Responsibilities of Senior Auditor

Under the supervision and guidance of the Supervisory Board Committee with reporting line to the Managing Director, the senior Auditor has the main responsibilities:

• To work diligently on the assigned work on time and to produce results;
• To comply with the instructions of the employer or his/her representative;
• To comply with the laws, regulations and decisions of MUHABURA SACCO BURERA;
• To take good care of and manage the equipment assigned to him/her in his/her work;
• To be at work and to respect working days and hours;
• To maintain confidentiality of work;
• To provide basic identification documents before starting work;
• To follow the principles and rules governing the conduct of the Cooperative's business activities;
• Plans and monitors the day-to-day running of business to ensure efficiency and high quality of work in the department;
• Supervises and supports the staff in their roles of implementing their tasks and responsibilities;
• Participates in all management meetings;
• Creates strategies for the department with senior management;
• Revises and/or formulates all related policies and promote their implementation;
• Oversees compliance with regulations and procedures applicable to the departments;
• Establish the internal control checklist as per Central Bank Regulation in force;
• Submit to the Central Bank on a regular basis an internal audit report as required for by central Bank regulation in force;
• Advising management on compliance with laws, regulations, directives, rules and standards applicable to the Cooperative;
• Assisting management to effectively manage the cooperative’s risk;
• Review the risk measurement and stress testing on future liquidity chocks;
• Educating staff on compliance issues; 
• Assessment of the contingency plan to manage liquidity risk;
• Acting as a contact point for compliance queries from staff;
• Oversee the interpretation of laws and regulations if may be outsourced as specific tasks of the Compliance function;
• Manages relationships / agreements with staff, members/ customers and other external partners;
• Prepares timely and detailed reports on financial and operational performance of the department;
• Oversees and manages all audit and internal control operations;
• Ensure the application of the internal control guidelines in order to prevent any malpractices;
• Supports the external auditors during their mission in auditing the MUHABURA SACCO BURERA;
• Develops the audit plan;
• Prepares and deliver timely audit reports;
• Proposes measures to improve the quality of the internal audit;
• Report functionally to the Audit committee and administratively to the Managing Director;
• Oversight of all operations of the MUHABURA SACCO BURERA including the operations of staff and elected organs and providing the report to the Supervisory Committee and the BoD and follow up the implementation of all recommendations provided in his/her reports;
• Verify that the resolutions of the MUHABURA SACCO BURERA organs (BoD, GAM and SB), instructions from NBR, RCA recommendations are implemented;
• Perform any other tasks requested by the BOD/MD/Supervisory Board.

Minimum Requirements

•  Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration and related fields with 3 years of experience in audit of Microfinance/banking industry/Auditing firm or any others related to Audit.
• Accounting professional courses (Intermediate CPA, ACCA…) in progress is an asset.
• Maximum age of 45 years’ old 
• Good strategic thinking, with risk and control consciousness.
• Strong analytic skills.
• Strong decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Working independently; 
• Professionalism and integrity.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics.
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of French is added advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office including: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.

Application Documents Required 

• Motivation letter (addressed to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors);
• Updated CV; 
• Copies of academic degrees or professional certificate;
• Copy of National ID;
• Proof of experience;
• Any other relevant supporting documents to prove experience and skills.

Submission Guidelines

All interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications comprising all mentioned documents via email bureramuhaburasacco@gmail.com not later than 22th July 2026 at 16 :00 pm .

Note:

• Applications will be received by email only. 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for exam.

Done at Burera on 7th July 2026

MUKESHIMANA Claire

Managing Director

MUHABURA SACCO BURERA