Job at The Office of the Auditor General (OAG)

Job description

Background

The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is Rwanda’s Supreme Audit Institution. It derives its mandate from Articles 166 and 167 of the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda. This mandate is detailed in the law N° 79/2013 of 11/09/2013, determining the mission, organisation and functioning of the Office of the Auditor General of State Finances. The Office has legal personality, financial and administrative autonomy. OAG is responsible for the following:

1. Auditing and reporting on accounts of all public entities, local administrative entities, public enterprises, parastatal organisations and projects;
2. Conducting financial, compliance, performance (economy, efficiency and effectiveness) and special audits in respect of expenditure in all institutions referred to above;
3. Conducting accountability, management and strategic audits of accounts in the institutions mentioned above.

OAG offers great opportunities for career growth, training and, above all, an opportunity to serve the nation in promoting accountability, transparency and best practice in Government operations as a mean to good governance. To fulfil its mandate, the Office of the Auditor General of State Finances wishes to recruit competent and skilled staff for the following positions:

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Job Title: Financial Assistant Auditors

Job duties and responsibilities

The scope of work of the Assistant Auditor will include but not limited to the following:

• Ensuring completion ofallocated work within the budgeted time according to the required OAG quality standards as per OAG audit manual & other applicable guidelines.
• Seeking clarification on instructions given and informs the Team Leader/Director/Assistant Auditor General of progress against agreed deadlines and output.
• Ensuring proper documentation, filing and referencing of work done in accordance with the audit manual and other guidelines
• Properly concluding on work done, preparing and submitting to the Team Leader clear, concise and properly supported audit queries for exceptions identified and ensuring that all review notes are addressed.

Job Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Upper Second-Class Degree or above); or having bachelor’s degree in any other field with at least intermediate level of accounting professional qualification (CPA orACCA) certificate;
• Being not more than 28 years of age.
• Being a Rwandan citizen;

Additional skills

• High level of integrity;
• Being innovative and results-oriented
• Being a good team player;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal, particularly staff/management relations;
• Ability to deliver accurate results on time and in an environment with multiple and challenging tasks.

Interested candidates are required to submit their applications letters in English language to the Office of the Auditor General of State Finances along with an updated CV, the relevant academic degree, relevant profession certificates (ACCA, CPA, etc.), proof of requested work experience and a copy of National Identity Card, on https://recruitment.oag.gov.rw/ not later than Thursday 21st August 2025 at 5:00 P.m. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

NOTES:

1. All applications must be addressed to Auditor General.
2. All documents should be in PDF format.
3. Proof that they have completed at least three (3) years of service in the same public institution (If the candidate is currently a public servant)

Kigali, 12th August 2025