Principal Internal Auditor at Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority ( KNRA)

Vacancy No.  KNRA/09/2023

For appointment to this Grade, a candidate must have:

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been at the supervisory level;
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or any other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Have Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Accounting, Finance or Business Administration (Finance and Accounting option) or relevant field from a recognized university;
• Passed Part III of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Kenya examination or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Information System Auditor (CISA);
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or its equivalent;
• Be a registered member and in good standing, of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or any other relevant professional body;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating assessment, identification and ranking of risks;
• Coordinating conduct of scheduled and ad hoc audits;
• Coordinating development and implementation of audit programmes and annual work plans;
• Conduct risk based, value-for-money and systems audit to strengthen internal control mechanisms of the Authority;
• Communicating audit findings through audit reports;
• Conducting a follow up review of implementation of the audit recommendations;
• Offering secretarial duties to the audit committee;
• Coordinating identification of key risk areas in the Authority; and
• Analyzing risk reports and advising on potential risk areas that require remedial measures.