Internal Auditor at ICT Authority

Grade: ICTA 6

Direct Reports: NA Date: May, 2018

Responsible for: Assisting the Manager, Internal Audit and Risk in fulfilling their governance responsibilities, including ensuring the efficiency, effectiveness of ICTA’s internal control systems and governance processes.

Key Tasks

• Contribute to the preparation of work plans (including risk assessment) and audit programs for internal and external audit exercises
• Prepare detailed audit plans for audit assignments.
• Conducting routine and special audits on the Authority’s operations in line with approved policies and procedures.
• Review and check audit papers to ensure adequate audit coverage
• Preparing timely and accurate audit reports and follow up on implementation of recommendations.
• Obtain relevant information required for audits directly or indirectly through examination of records or interviews with staff
• Conduct periodic financial, operational and compliance audits of the different functional units in ICTA
• Assist in the review and evaluation of the system of management controls and assess their adequacy and effectiveness and, where appropriate, make potential recommendations for improvements
• Assess the reliability and effective use of internal controls and assist in reviewing administrative procedures
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Accounting or related field
• CPA (K)/ACCA finalist
• Member of a professional body e.g. Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
• Five years’ experience in a similar role in a comparable organization

Personal skills and attributes required

• A strategic mind-set
• Managerial skills
• People management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Effective communication skills