Internal Auditor
Our client urgently seeks to fill the above position.
Reporting To:Finance Manager
Role/ Purpose: To provide independent and objective assurance on
the Management of risk throughout the organization.Our client urgently seeks to fill the above position.
Reporting To:Finance Manager
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Audit Planning/Design
- Develop
an annual audit plan using input from the team and stakeholders to identify
priorities and resource requirements for the year. Annual audit plan to
cover all operational, financial & system audit of all Subsidiary
companies.
- Meet
with Directors, HOD’s and Managers to discuss needs and propose audits, to
- Build
stakeholder requirements into department plans.
- Ensure
plan is developed to meet the management expectations.
- Schedule
and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective and efficient use of
resources.
- Ensure
quality control of the team’s audit plans on an ongoing basis by reviewing
and approving plans as they are developed and communicated to HOD.
- Ensure
annual audit plans have contingency built in, to provide unexpected audits
to HOD as they may surface.
- Report
to the CFO at the required intervals on Internal Audit assignments
including planned reviews, investigations, risk advisory work and any
other ad-hoc activity as required.
Conducting Audits
- Oversee
and provide quality control for the department’s audits, to ensure
departmental mandate and business goals are met and that professional
standards are maintained at all times.
- Ensure
completion of audit assignments to provide independent, objective
assurance to the management.
- Develop
the team’s engagement with and support of major business change
programmers’ thus ensuring that appropriate consideration of risk and
control is given to all change.
Reporting
- Ensure
monthly final reports are issued with all recommendations agreed and
accepted by the audited individual/group to the company management.
People Management & Development
- Manage
and oversee team performance through performance planning, coaching and
performance appraisals.
- Hold
direct reports accountable for managing and developing their assignments
to
- Ensure
the department’s goals are achieved and customers satisfied.
- Provide
ongoing feedback to the team to ensure they develop the skills and
competencies required for effective planning and individual professional
and personal career growth.
- Motivate
and inspire the team by providing them with the information and tools they
- Need
to do their jobs well and meet customer expectations.
- Deal
with performance issues, discipline as necessary and address poor
standards, ensuring department targets and customer satisfaction is not
compromised.
- Manage
the head count, recruiting and deploying resources as required, to ensure
the department budget is balanced and the right mix of skills and
strengths are being leveraged as effectively as possible.
Improving the Practice of Audits/Championing Risk Management
- Build
relationships with leaders across the organisation to understand issues
and identify areas for improvement for the organisation as a whole.
- Support
and encourage team members to be proactive in identifying opportunities to
- Share
best practice with Directors and Managers to improve the control
Environment.
- Develop
new methodologies to improve the audit process, making it “easier” for the
organisation to request audits and implement recommendations.
- Provide
assistance to the business in meeting regulatory & Tax requirements.
- Keep
abreast of developments in Corporate Governance practices and advise the
business accordingly.
This job description reflects the current requirements of the
role.
As duties and responsibilities change and develop, this will be
reviewed and will be Subject to amendment in consultation with the post-holder.
General
- Any
other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the
title of the post and its grading as requested by the line manager or Head
of Department/Division.
- To
implement the Equal Opportunities Policy into your daily activities.
Person Specification
- Institute
of Internal Auditors or equivalent
- Finance
qualification with Internal Audit min 3 years of Experience
- ACA
/ ACCA / CISA / QICA / ACII / ACIB /
Experience
- Significant
management experience in Group companies internal audit function.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong
analytical and evaluation ability
- Advanced
level spreadsheet skills and PC literacy. SAP will be plus.
- Strong
communication skills both verbal and written
- Influencing
and negotiation ability
- Decisive
- Strong
planning and organizational skills
- Strong
team player able to work effectively.
KPIs
- Systems
in order
- Documentation
kept in correct manner
- SOPs
followed
- Identification
of training
- Hierarchy
followed
If you meet the above minimum requirements, kindly email your cv
(include your current & expected salary) to;
Recruiting Consultant,
Frank Management Consult Limited,
Nyaku House, 1st Floor, Argwings Kodhek Road,
P.O Box 5351-00200,
Nairobi.
Recruiting Consultant,
Frank Management Consult Limited,
Nyaku House, 1st Floor, Argwings Kodhek Road,
P.O Box 5351-00200,
Nairobi.
Emails: wbeth@frank-mgt.com
and cc to frankmconsult@yahoo.com