CHINWE ONUOHA
Winnipeg
Summary
Dynamic Senior Manager with extensive experience at APIN Public Health Initiatives, excelling in audit planning and risk management. Proven track record in optimizing internal controls and enhancing operational efficiency. Adept at building relationships with C-level executives and leading teams to achieve strategic objectives while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager – Internal Audit & Compliance
APIN Public Health Initiatives
10.2020 - Current
- Full execution of the annual Enterprise Risk Framework-based audit plan, ensuring coverage of critical areas
- I analyze and assess business risks and related processes and systems to help management understand and address business objectives, requirements, risks, controls, and identify improvement opportunities
- Engage with Audit Committee and other board members to review and approve audit planning
- Plan and lead audits with knowledge, skills, experience, and professional certifications to execute plans effectively
- Conduct ad-hoc audits in investigating fraudulent activity & ensuring policy compliance
- Collaborate annually with a range of external auditors
- Establish and maintain a quality assurance programme to evaluate internal audit operations in line with IIA standards
- Drive continuous improvement, conducting annual self-evaluation of internal audit function to optimise effectiveness
- Review and approve audit plans prior to field work, as well as draft audit reports prior to delivering to management
- Deliver quarterly reports to Audit Committee with results of audit activities and annual audit plan status
- Ensured mitigation of high and moderate risk audit issues, maintaining monitoring programme to ensure timeliness
- Connects effectively with both internal and external subject matter experts to audit high risk and unique areas
- Manage the consistent updating and maintenance of the APIN audit manual to ensure accuracy and relevancy
Manager – Internal Control & Compliance
APIN Public Health Initiatives
06.2015 - 09.2020
- Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of internal control systems, recommending improvements to optimise operations, enhance internal controls and processes, reduce costs, and minimise waste where possible
- Spearheaded significant initiative to introduce the practice of preparing the risk register annually to identify risks
- Successfully completed audits, identifying critical risk areas, and establishing controls to mitigate risk occurrence
- Drafted Internal Audit Charter in line with international standards and developing risk-based annual audit plans
- Provided advice to management on resourcing requirements for audit function including outsourcing opportunities
- Reviewed accuracy, timeliness, and relevance of financial information and other disclosures provided to management
- Engaged with line manages to discuss audit finding and recommendations, reporting significant issues to seniors
- Monitored timely implementation of management recommendation actions to drive risk mitigation and minimisation
- Provided senior management and the Board with expertise on effectiveness of organisational internal controls
- Prepared audit reports inline with approved audit plan, and performed them to ensure compliance with regulations
- Collaborated with external audit or internal control issues, designing internal audit procedures and work program
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
03.2008 - 05.2015
- Managed teams of 5+ consultants on the audits of various clients including developmental organisations and banking
- Conduct compliance audits focusing on compliance with donor agreements and applicable cost principles
- Successfully closed out engagement as team lead in consolidation of financial statements of public Group of companies
- Acted as team lead for process and procedural review of various companies, as well as an IFRS conversion project
- Documented, validated, tested, and assessed various control systems to optimise effectiveness & improve processes
- Identified and considered all policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, and authoritative bodies
- Made recommendations to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures with strong expertise
- Performed audit procedures to verify client financial record accuracy, and conducted financial statements analysis
- Supported in drafting financial statements, annual income tax returns, and management recommendation letters
- Crucial role in audit planning including planning audit approach, preparing audit budgets and staff forecasting
- Managed audit fieldwork, delivering reviews of audit working papers to monitor and maintain service quality
- Engaged with senior client stakeholders to resolve significant issues and discuss possible audit issue resolutions
- Clients include Trust fund Pensions Plc, Bank of Industry, Central Bank of Nigeria, Society for Family Health, Action aid Nigeria, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria, Catholic Relief Society, Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, ARFH, NACA, National Malaria Programme (Under the ministry of health), Global Fund projects, European Commission, USAID and CDC Funded projects
Education
Msc - Accounting
University of Abuja
01.2024
BSc (Hons) - Accounting
University of Abuja
01.2006
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Regina Pacis Girls College
Abuja01.2001
Skills
- Audit planning and strategy
- Risk management and analytics
- Data mining and process optimization
- Commercial acumen and analysis
- Project management and cost reduction
- Negotiation and influencing skills
- Relationship building with C-level communication
- Team leadership
Affiliations
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) – Member
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – Member
- Fellow institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) – Member
- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – Member
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – Member
- Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) – Member
It Technical Skills
Advanced expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAGE Accounting, SAP, and Audit System Application 2., Comprehensive experience in accounting, risk management assurance, data mining and analytics, and business processes., Extensive background in ICFR, IT controls, risk assessment, internal audit, operational audits, and annual internal audit planning., Strong understanding of IT systems and IT controls., Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities, coupled with analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills., Proven track record of effective teamwork, recognizing and valuing others' contributions, and facilitating shared values., Skilled in diagnosing project issues, developing solutions, managing client communications, facilitating decision-making, documenting processes, and leading teams., Proficient in leveraging Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.
Key Clients
- Trust fund Pensions Plc
- Bank of Industry
- Central Bank of Nigeria
- Society for Family Health
- Action aid Nigeria
- Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria
- Catholic Relief Society
- Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria
- ARFH
- NACA
- National Malaria Programme (Under the ministry of health)
- Global Fund projects
- European Commission
- USAID
- CDC Funded projects
Certification
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) – Member Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – Member Fellow institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) – Member Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – Member
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – Member
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) – Member
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Manager – Internal Audit & Compliance
APIN Public Health Initiatives
10.2020 - Current
Manager – Internal Control & Compliance
APIN Public Health Initiatives
06.2015 - 09.2020
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
03.2008 - 05.2015
Msc - Accounting
University of Abuja
BSc (Hons) - Accounting
University of Abuja
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Regina Pacis Girls College
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