Manager, Internal Audit (CRV3)

Role Overview

The Manager, Internal Audit will provide independent assurance on governance, risk management, and internal controls to ensure the Agency complies with statutory regulations and internal policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing development, implementation, and review of audit policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines.
• Providing independent assurance on the risk management process on both design and operation.
• Spearheading audit assignments in line with the approved audit work plan.
• Overseeing compliance of accountable records and documents and preparing audit papers.
• Overseeing monitoring and evaluation of progress and effectiveness of action taken to implement audit recommendations received from internal and external audits.
• Coordinating monitoring and reporting on the Agency's overall risk profile.
• Spearheading the initiation of information systems audit engagements, including testing and evaluation of programs, quality assurance, and reporting of audit results.
• Overseeing the preparation of reports and analyses that communicate audit results for the relevant business conditions and risks control.
• Safeguarding the Agency’s assets by establishing appropriate means of verifying their existence, ownership, and valuation.
• Spearheading the review and evaluation of the system of internal audit controls, assessing their adequacy, effectiveness, and proposing recommendations for their improvement.
• Verifying data on periodical financial returns, estimates, and expenditure.
• Facilitating management of investigations by monitoring and tracking the progress of cases allocated to auditors.
• Supporting various divisions in risk profiling.
• Facilitating research and benchmarking on auditing and emerging technologies.
• Initiating special audits and investigations and ensuring that a follow-up mechanism is established and implemented.
• Facilitating assessment of exposures resulting from ineffective or missing control practices.
• Managing the implementation of new technologies and business applications.

Requirements & Person Specifications

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, with three (3) years of experience in a supervisory role or in a comparable position in the Public Service or Private Sector.
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (Finance and Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution.
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution.
• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) or its equivalent.
• Registered member of ICPAK and/or CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) OR a member of the IIA/ISPAK in good standing.
• Leadership course from a recognized Institution.
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative, and professional competence in work performance and results.
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and the ability to relate them to the Agency’s mandate.
• Proficiency in computer applications.