Position: Head of Internal Audit & Quality
Region: Nairobi
Reporting to: Chief Security Officer, Cabinet Director
Range: R1L
Role Purpose: He/she will be responsible for planning and
implementing the internal audit, forensic audit and quality strategies,
managing and developing the Audit & Quality team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Operational (including
Planification):
- Develop and implement fraud, internal audit
and quality policy, procedures and work instructions.
- Direct the planning of Internal Audit and
quality activities.
- Coordinates the performance of internal audit
and quality missions based on approved plans.
- Review internal audit and quality work done
and reports related to processes/ activities/ departments reviewed and
propose new controls, methods, processes, procedures, flow of information/
documents (through agreed recommendations) to improve efficiency and to
minimize business risks.
- Direct the follow-up activities to ensure
timely implementation of recommendations/ action plans/ made by internal/
external auditors, quality and investigations teams.
- Direct the assessment and evaluation of
enterprise-wide business and fraud risks within the company and faciltate
development of appropriate risk responses.
- Direct the process of updating company’s
quality procedures and work instructions (quality documentation) and
ensure review and approval of transversal processes.
- Direct the review of the departments’ and
corporate quality documentations for recency and currency.
- Monitor quality objectives and proposes
corrective / preventive actions necessarily for main business processes
and Quality Management System continual improvement
Academic Qualifications
- Degree in Social Science, Accounting, Business
or Finance.
- Master’s degree in Business Administration
would be an advantage
- Training and experience in Forensic Audit
would be an advantage
- At least 6 years of audit experience and at
least 3 years in a similar management position as Head of internal Audit
and Quality
- Background check will be conducted on all
shortlisted candidates
Professional Skills:
- Strong leadership skills.
- Customer focus & results orientation
- Business driven & organizational awareness
- Governance process improvements
- Team-work and cooperation
- Planning and organization
- Analytical thinking & problem solving
- Conflict resolution, influence &
persuasion
- Governance process improvements
Professional Knowledge:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or ACCA
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Internal controls and related legislations
(SOX, COSO etc.)
- Risk assessment and management
- Forensic audit
- Project management
- Quality Management Systems (QMS)
If you fit the required profile,
please apply highlighting how your qualifications, experience and career
aspirations match the requirements for this position.
Application should be sent by latest 14th April 2015, please provide an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) including details of your current telephone contacts and names of three referees.
Apply through
recruitment@orange-tkl.co.ke and quote the job title in the subject
field.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.