Our client, Hotpoint Appliances Ltd,
a leading manufacturer and retailer of home and commercial appliances with fast
growing operations in Kenya.
It seeks to recruit a talented,
creative and result-oriented professional to fill the following position:
Internal Auditor – HR/IA/PKF 01
Objectives
- Review / development and implementation of a
risk compliance framework
- Risk mitigation and reporting
- Reviewed policy procedure manuals
- Compliance to sound auditing principles
Key Responsibilities
I. Managerial Roles and
Responsibilities:
- Work with finance and non-finance colleagues
to deliver financial and operational audits;
- Engage the management teams, senior management
and Board of Directors to ensure implementation of agreed action plans;
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the
company model to aid the Board of Directors by suggesting improvements to
processes in order to increase profitability and manage risk;
- Prepare internal audit reports and related
board presentations
- Maintain an oversight over the company’s
complaints register;
- Develop in liaison with the Board &
Management of the company a Risk Policy Framework;
- Develop annual internal audit plans for
approval by appropriate authority and ensuring that routine audits are
carried out as per agreed plan;
- Review operations and business support
activities to ensure they are consistent with established objectives and
goals;
- Check the soundness of accounting procedures
and reliability of financial records and reports;
- Conduct audit reviews of policy and compliance
to standards/regulatory requirements;
- Regularly inspect company records and
transactions and evolve scrutiny methodology to ensure compliance; and
- Carry out audits and investigations and
recommend remedial actions as per operational procedures requirements;
II. Operational Roles and
Responsibilities
- Develop and ensure implementation of a risk
and compliance framework on the company’s overall risk management
strategies and annual work plans;
- Report to the Board in a timely manner any
risk related threats and advice on risk mitigation plans of identified
risks;
- Create risk awareness to managers and staff on
risks relevant to their departments and at individual level to enhance
understanding of their accountability for their departments’ risks;
- Assist in developing policy, procedure and
systems for the departments, including documentation where necessary;
- Ensure appropriate controls and procedures are
established and met in the key departments of the organization; and
- Verify and follow-up variances on daily stock
take reports from all departments.
III. Perform any other duties as may
be assigned from time to time
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- 7 years of audit experience as a commercial
auditor
- A CPA (K) holder, ACCA or ACMA
qualifications
- Member of ICPAK
- Membership of the Institute of Internal
Auditors is an added advantage
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounts BCOM
or related field will be an added advantage
- Strong organisational skills and proven
analytical ability
- Conviction and confidence to make
recommendations based on findings
- High integrity personality, excellent interpersonal
skills with demonstrated ability to work independently
- A Strong team player with demonstrated
experience in leading and working with teams
- Results oriented with proven track record of
working to achieve targets
- Excellent research, data analysis and
presentation skills
- Experience working with External Auditors
If you are interested in this
challenging opportunity, please submit your application with a detailed CV,
stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone
contacts quoting the job title/reference in the field of interest directly to
hrconsulting@ke.pkfea.com
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