Chief Risk Management & Compliance Officer at Uasin Gishu County Government

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or other business-related fields from a recognized institution.
• Must be a qualified accountant with relevant professional qualifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or ACCA, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• Should be a registered member of any of the following professional bodies: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), or Information Systems Audit Control Association (ISACA)
• Minimum of 4 years audit experience;

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Internal Audit and Risk divisional strategy initiatives.
• Advisory and Decision Making: Serve as a consultant and advisor to the department, on the efficacy and efficiency of the governance structures, risk exposure, internal control systems and revenue leakages by leading audits of the aforementioned areas against best practice; and high quality-impactful reporting to uphold the sustainability of the hospital.
• Lead the development and execution of the approved annual risk-based audit plan.
• Keep abreast and understand healthcare organizational vulnerabilities (financial crime, fraud, and corruption) and establish an appropriate framework to identify, prevent, and respond to them.
• Reduce/ prevent revenue losses by institutionalizing systems, in collaboration with Finance and IT Departments.
• Regulatory Compliance: Drive organization-wide compliance to legal and regulatory standards
• Align the efforts of the departmental employees by translating the divisional objectives into actionable initiatives and effectively cascading them to staff organizational goals.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.