Is to compile and complete the audit program of the Below the Line and Development Projects Accounts controlled by the Chief Accountant and other Accounting officers as required in Part V and in accordance with the rules set out in Schedule 2 of the Public Finance (Control and Audit) Act.
In this connection the Senior Auditor is responsible to the Auditor General inter alia for:
a. examining financial statements for Development Projects;
b. verifying financial statements in respect of Overseas Service Aid Scheme (OSAS) accounts;
c. examining all journal vouchers and other relevant documents raised by the Treasury relating to the reconciliation of the Below the Line accounts;
d. assuring the accuracy of the operation and administration of the OSAS, Development Funds and other overseas Aid Donations;
e. conducting periodic examination of the BTL subsidiary ledger accounts;
f. verifying correctness of the reconciliation of the BTL accounts by the Treasury Task Force;
g. issuing reports and follow up to conclusion matters arising from the audit work carried out in (a) to (e) above;
h. drafting audit reports arising from the examination carried out in (a) and (b) above for submission to the Aid Donors;
i. taking action on correspondence files allocated to the schedule of duties in his/her section;
j. assisting in obtaining details for inclusion in the Annual Report and verifying the contents under the instruction of the Auditor General;
k. training and supervising staff under his/her section in conduct of Government auditing;
l. bringing to the attention of the Principle Auditor (Operations) any amendments necessary to current audit guides and manuals associated with his/her Schedule of Duties;
m. assisting the Principle Auditor (Operations) in the compilation of the annual audit plan;
Generating audit programs for each activity set out in the audit plan and to seek approval for them from the Principal Auditor (Operations).
