Internal Auditor

Job responsibilities

The Internal will be responsible to:

• Audits business dealings on a regular and ad hoc basis to determine compliance with relevant policy, rules and regulations and the laws;

• Examines financial documents, statements, stores records and other reports to verify accuracy on a regular and ad hoc basis;

• Assess compliance with internal controls procedures

• Examines the Ministry’s expenditures to ensure correctness, prudence and value-for-money;

• Prepares and undertakes an internal audit plan that provides at least two visits annually;

• Present management audit reports to the Minister

• Recommends improvements in performance transactions in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness;

• Liaises with External auditor in the external audit of Ministry’s books of accounts.

• Follow up with the implementation of external audit recommendations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Management with at least Foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM (Applied Knowledge of ACCA); Stage two of CAT/API Certificate; A transition period for professional Certification requirement is three (3) years starting from 1st January, 2021. However, a new entrant without the required professional certification for a given job position shall not be eligible, one (1) year before the expiration of the transition period

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Resource management skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Fluency in Kinyaranda English and or French knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage

• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and auditing standards (Such as IPSAS, IFRS; ISSAs)

• Proficiency in financial management systems

• Risk Resource management skills

• skills in Analytical