Internal Auditor at Kenya Space Agency

Person Specifications (Education, Experience & Competencies) 

• Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Business Administration, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or a relevant professional body;
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementing fraud investigation and anti-corruption policies, strategies, legislation, regulations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, standards, procedures, programmes and plans in accordance with auditing standards;
• Collecting and collating data on financial records, systems and processes in the Agency;
• Carrying out audit checks and identifying any accounting errors;
• Undertaking spot-checks and cash surveys;
• Undertaking audit investigations;
• Developing scripts for mining and analyzing data for routine internal audit activities;
• Undertaking audits on compliance of statutory provisions and internal regulations;
• Assessing actual expenditure against budget allocations and reporting variances;
• Carrying out audit follow-ups on implementation of recommendations in audit reports;
• Identifying areas of risk in the department;
• Implementing the department's charter;
• Promoting Business Process Re-engineering (BPR); and
• Implementing the business continuity plan for the department.