Internal Audit Officer at Kenya Red Cross Society

PURPOSE:

The position holder be responsible in ensuring adequate and effective governance, internal control and risk management processes and systems are in place and provide an assurance of the same.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor transactions to ensure that they conform to approved policies and procedures
• Review and handle incidences of violation against organizational policy and regulations and recommend appropriate action
• Monitor compliance to policies and regulations
• Analyze deficiencies in management controls, duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud or irregularities to improve the control environment
• Assist external audit and law enforcement agencies in conducting audits
• Follow up recommendations made in both internal and external audit reports
• Review presented evidence and information in order to unearth cases of fraud and theft
• Prepare periodic audit reports, showing findings and making appropriate recommendations

Key Competencies

• Quality work output, contributes to team success, initiating action, applied learning.
• Seeks continuous learning.
• Formal presentation and impactful report writing skills
• Good Analysis skills
• Good Communication skills and ability to engage with various stakeholders
• Knowledge in performing data analytics for audit work and basic data analytic tools/techniques an added advantage
• Knowledge in HIV programs/ general donor funded programs an added advantage
• Knowledge of risk management assurance an added advantage

Minimum Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or related field;
• CPA (K)/ACCA (UK)
• Certified Internal Auditor
• Member of any relevant professional body
• Minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience