Our client is an Environment
Organization based in Nairobi and established to mobilize, manage, and avail
resources for environment management.
Internal Auditor
In
addition, the officer will be responsible for developing and implementing a
comprehensive loss and waste prevention programme through independent,
systematic and objective audit reviews and programmatic evaluations of business
policies, systems, processes and practices.
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and evaluate internal
control framework for preventing and detecting irregularities such as
fraud, theft, robberies, dishonesty and negligence as well as managing
organizational risks factors
- Determine the adequacy of internal controls by
conducting protective and constructive audits of controls mechanisms,
financial records, administrative procedures, workflow process as well as
MIS and security systems
- Examine and inspect activity records,
accounting systems and procedures relating to organizational assets such
as equipment, machinery, facilities, including knowledge assets and
intellectual property to determine their efficiency and protective value
and the degree of resource utilization
- Monitor and review procurement policy and
procedures including staff recruitment and selection process to ensure
that all decisions made with regard to purchasing of goods and services,
including staff appointments comply with approved guidelines
- Analyze data for evidence of deficiencies and
weaknesses in internal controls, duplication of effort, extravagance,
fraud or lack of compliance with approved policies and government
regulations pertaining to the procurement and disposal of public property
- Provide leadership in the conduct of special
audits to investigate and discover the mechanics of detected fraud; also
develop effective controls for fraud prevention and provide suggestions
for improving accountability and performance
- Coordinate and interact with members of the
Board Audit Committee, all staff, and with external auditors and
Government agencies as necessary, may be required to testify in courts of
law; may also be required to interact with stakeholders and members of the
public
- Evaluate progress and status of steps taken to
address any current and past audit comments received from all external
audits in order to follow up on the implementation of their
recommendations aimed at strengthening the reliability and integrity of
various operations and business processes
- Perform other duties as may from time to time
be assigned by the supervisor
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,
Commerce, Economics or equivalent qualifications
- Professional accounting qualifications such as
CPA/ACCA and membership to a relevant professional body
- Minimum five (5) years relevant professional
experience in the areas of accounting and audit gained from an
organization with strong internal control frameworks.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of approved
principles, audit procedures, and practices involving accounting and
financial planning, record keeping including government policy and
accounting procedures
- Demonstrated ability to properly execute
audits
- Innovation to improve organization’s
operational policies and procedures, business processes, audit objectives
and key management strategies for the audit function
- Proficiency in spreadsheet databases, word-processing,
presentation applications,, and record keeping systems and working with
large and complex data sets
- Ability to provide timely and accurate
information on matters related to audit without compromising the
independence or objectivity of the internal audit function
- Ability to work independently without
supervision and to maintain highest integrity and confidentiality of audit
information
Terms of Offer
The successful Applicants will be
offered a vibrant working environment, attractive remuneration package
commensurate with the seniority and responsibilities of the position.
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications in PDF format via email clearly quoting the job title and job reference number in the Subject Area as well as the cover letter.
The application should include a
cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae indicating telephone contacts, mail
address, names and contacts of three (3) referees to:
Email address
skillsgro@worthafrica.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Our client is an equal opportunity
employer.
