Etienne Nzabonimana

Rwanda

NZABONIMANA Etienne is an Audit Manager at the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of Rwanda. As a performance audit team leader, he continuously aims at building successful teams and ensuring good cooperation with auditee management as well as reporting to the supervisors and OAG management. During the six years he has worked in performance auditing, he has conducted audits in sectors such as education, health, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, environment, business development, development of industrial zones, and national revenue collection. These audits contributed significantly to ensuring accountability while implementing government policies, projects, and programs.

He joined the OAG in October 2014 as an Assistant Auditor in financial audit. Prior to joining the OAG, he worked as an accountant at MEREZ Petroleum and as a secondary school teacher.

Etienne holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is currently completing a master’s degree in finance from the University of Rwanda. He is also taking courses to become a Certified Public Accountant. He has attended various local, regional, and international trainings in performance auditing organized by CAAF, AFROSAI-E, the Swedish National Audit Office and the OAG of Rwanda.

My goals for the Fellowship

My goals are to learn and develop skills and knowledge on how to:

• Engage stakeholders in planning (topic selection, scoping) and in the course of an audit to capture and cover all aspects of the subject matter.
• Align teams’ goals, the OAG’s mission, and stakeholders’ expectations (goal congruence).

The impact I hope to make as a graduate Fellow

After completing my Fellowship, I will:

• Ensure that the quality of performance audit reports is enhanced through adequate planning and examination.
• Improve on conducting performance audits relating to the Sustainable Development Goals and share the skills gained with my fellow auditors back home.