Internal Auditor Job Vacancy in Kenya

Job Title: Internal Auditor

Job Grade: tba

Division/Department: Internal Audit

Position Responsible to: Group Internal Auditor -Finance( GIA)

Positions Supervised: Assistant Internal Auditor

Job Purpose:

This position is responsible for providing appraisals, recommendations and other pertinent comments concerning activities if the organisation and effective implementation of internal control systems polices and procedures in the context of the organisation’s overall corporate mission and vision.


Generic Duties:
  • Assists GIA in preparing and managing annual work plans and budgets for audit department.
  • Assess and advice on the organizations financial and operational risk management
  • Continually reviews and appraises the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls.
  • Reviews systems established to ensure;
  1. compliance with policies, plans, procedures, statutory requirements and regulations
  2. Safety of assets.
  • Review operations, programmes and projects to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals and whether operations are being carried out as planned.
  • Ensures that financial information is accurate and financial transactions are in compliance with established practices, policies and values.
  • Review audit work and ensure preparation of timely reports to GIA.
  • Ensure the soundness of accounting procedures and reliability of financial records and reports.
  • Ensure supervision, appraisal and training of personnel in audit unit.
  • Carry out special audit assignments and investigations.
  • Deputise the Group Internal Audit
  • Enforce and adhere to all QSHE procedures, policies and instructions.
  • Perform any other work related duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Educational Requirements
  • Bachelor of Commerce/ Finance/Accounting
Professional Qualifications:
  • (CPA (K)/ACCA or equivalent)
Skills Requirements:
  • Strategic in mindset and sense of corporate result focus
  • Commercial awareness
  • Good negotiation and coordination skills
  • Good people management skills
  • Ability to effectively supervise, motivate, train, mentor and performance – manage staff
  • Good relationship building and decision - making skills.
  • Creativity, innovation and good analytical skills
  • Good interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
  • IT proficiency
Relevant Work Experience:
  • At least 5 years’ audit experience in a busy environment
  • Experience in a set ups with frequent and varied financial activity levels and aspects
  • Good knowledge of taxation and best practise
If you are interested in the position and have the skills our client is looking for, we would like to hear from you.

Please forward an application letter indicating your suitability to this role, together with a copy of your updated resume, and your current salary and benefits package to info@dorbe-leit.co.ke before close of business 01st April 2011.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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