Kenya
Red Cross Society is one of the largest humanitarian organizations in
Kenya.
Its
mission is to be the leading humanitarian organization in Kenya delivering
excellent quality service of preventing and Alleviating Human Suffering.
The Society is looking for a qualified person to fill the following position:
Position Title: Internal Audit Assistant
Reporting to: Internal
Audit Manager The Society is looking for a qualified person to fill the following position:
Position Title: Internal Audit Assistant
Job location: Headquarters
Overall
Purpose: Responsible
to the Internal Audit Manager for conducting audits and reviews in accordance
with accepted professional auditing standards to assess effectiveness of
internal controls, reliability and integrity of financial and operational
information, compliance to applicable policies, laws and regulations and
efficiency of processes.
Duties & Responsibilities
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist
in performing assigned tasks as per the annual internal audit plan.
- Analyse
and evaluate adequacy of accounting systems and procedures.
- Monitor
transactions to ensure that they conform to approved policies and
procedures.
- Analyse
deficiencies in management controls, duplication of effort, extravagance,
fraud or irregularities to improve the control environment.
- Assist
external audit and law enforcement agencies in conducting audits.
- Assist
in the follow-up of recommendations made in both internal and external
audit reports.
- Undertake
in assessment of performance to ensure that individual and team
performance is continuously monitored and measured against realistic but
challenging targets.
- Review
and handle incidents of violations against organisational policy and
regulations and recommend appropriate action
- Prepare
periodic audit reports, showing findings and making appropriate
recommendations
Minimum
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in finance, business administration, commerce, economics or equivalent
qualifications plus professional accounting qualifications such as CPA,
ACCA or CIMA.
- Over
one (1) year of relevant professional experience in the areas of
accounting and audit.
Key
Competencies
- Broad
knowledge of approved principles, procedures, and best practices involving
accounting and financial record keeping including donor accounting
procedures.
- Demonstrate
knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, audit techniques,
testing and sampling methods typically involved in conducting audits.
- Broad
knowledge and solid understanding of the fundamentals of internal control
systems and the ability to properly execute audits designed to test these
controls.
- Proficiency
in spreadsheets, databases, word-processing, and presentation
applications.
Application
Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their
applications to the address below on or before 14th September 2016.
Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O. Box 40712-00100,
Nairobi
Applications should have a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three referees.
Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O. Box 40712-00100,
Nairobi
Applications should have a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three referees.
