Internal Audit and Risk Senior Manager – Kenya at KPMG

Position Summary

• We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to lead and grow our Internal Audit & Risk portfolio across East Africa by leading complex internal audit, governance, risk and control engagements, build trusted client relationships, and drive business development. He/She will work with senior client stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver risk-based audits and transformation support across key sectors in Kenya (regional hub), and across Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

Key roles and responsibilities

Client delivery & technical leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of internal audit and risk engagements, including risk assessments, annual audit planning, audit programs, working papers, and internal audit reporting.
• Deliver and oversee portfolios of Internal Audit, Governance, Risk and Control engagements, and (where relevant) external quality assessments of internal audit functions.
• Support clients to address evolving risks such as ESG, operational resilience, third‑party risk management, and governance/control framework maturity reviews.

Tech-enabled audit & innovation (strong advantage)

• Embed data and technology in audits (e.g., AI/data analytics using tools such as IDEA, Power BI, Tableau) to improve coverage, efficiency and insight.
• Design risk-based strategies aligned to recognised standards and frameworks (e.g., IIA Standards, COSO), translating methodology into practical value.
• Advise clients on internal audit transformation (e.g., analytics, automation/RPA, continuous auditing and monitoring approaches).

Relationship management & business development

• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships; manage senior stakeholder expectations and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Identify opportunities, contribute to proposals and pitches, and develop compelling solutions aligned to client needs and market trends.

People leadership & practice management

• Coach, mentor and develop team members; lead performance management and capability building across the practice.
• Manage engagement risks, budgets, forecasting and profitability; ensure consistent quality delivery across concurrent assignments.

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, technology, or a related field.
• Must have CIA, CPA, ACCA, CISA or any other relevant professional qualification.
• Minimum of 9 years experience working in internal audit or technology auditing/risk assurance or consulting, with exposure to financial services, manufacturing, development and public sector.
• Experience in internal audit / governance / risk & controls (professional services and/or in-house), including leadership of teams and planning processes.

Technical competencies:

• Proven end-to-end audit delivery and ability to translate risk issues into practical improvement actions.
• Multi-sector exposure is advantageous (e.g., financial services, insurance, manufacturing, development/public sector), given the East Africa client base.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
• Demonstrate curiosity around innovation, managing emerging technologies, driving business performance through technology.
• Enthusiastic approach to work, well developed management, and supervisory skills.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals.
• Displays curiosity and innovation and possesses well-developed problem-solving abilities and strong analytical skills.
• Socially confident, and able to create a strong presence with clients and the KPMG team.
• Excellent report-writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ideal candidate must be able to provide support to various management and leadership levels, as well as work well independently.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting-edge clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity for international travel.