Principal Internal Auditor at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description

Reporting to a Senior Manager - Internal Audit, the position will be responsible for delivering audit assignments, driving improvement of the business control environment and leading risk assessments for proactive identification of risks, assurance and advisory.

The position holder will also be responsible for supporting strategic business initiatives by advocating and enhancing the risk and control environment, and when appropriate, engaging, managing and reviewing the work of external consultants/advisors. 

.Key responsibilities:

• Participation in the overall development, continuous review and delivery of the audit plan.
• Plan, execute and communicate results of audit assignments as per the audit plan.
• Manage assignment level quality requirements in all audit work in conformance to Internal policies, standards (IPPF) and procedures for consistent quality audit results.
• Provide advisory support management on designing, implementing and enhancing business controls.
• Provide independent assurance in strategic projects and proactively recommend controls to mitigate risks.
• Follow up audit recommendations and validate the implementation of the closure actions.
• Provide support to Risk Management processes to ensure that business key risks are adequately assessed, mitigated and the assurance map appropriately updated.
• Provide automation of audit testing support in the Commercial and/or Business processes spaces.
• Provide timely and relevant reports on audit outcomes to support management and the Board on risk assurance and mitigation decisions. 
• Keep abreast with the latest technology trends and provide input to mitigate emerging threats

Qualifications

.Role requirements: 

• Upper second degree from a Technical or Business field from a recognized University
• Fully qualified accountant - CPA (K) or equivalent and /or Holder of Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 - 8 years working experience in audit specializing in Business processes and information systems assurance from a reputable audit firm or extensive experience within an internal audit function.
• Strong understanding of key applications supporting core business processes and business assurance, and IT controls. Familiarity with common ERP systems and databases is highly desirable.
• Proficient in Data analytics, with experience in data analytics tools e.g. IDEA, ACL.
• Proficient in use of MS Office applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of management with excellent reporting (oral and written) capabilities.
• Demonstrable history of leading teams of auditors in successfully delivering audit engagements, including those with a system assurance component, either from an internal audit or external advisory capacity.
• Proven ability to self-start and effectively manage their own workload, task prioritization to deliver multiple assignments effectively