Senior Officer Internal Audit at Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

JOB REF HR/6/SIA

Job Purpose 
Responsible for drafting and implementing Risk Based Audits and leading audit teams during field assignments to ensure accurate audit findings towards optimal support 
functions for KNTC.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks 

• Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities 
• Spearhead the drafting of internal Audit policies, procedures, manuals and guidelines for implementation;
• Oversee the review of division’s audit risk based audit plan and reports to ensure completion;
• Coordinate performance appraisal, professional and educational development 
• plans for staff in the division. 

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Participate in reviewing and evaluating the system of internal controls, assess 
• their adequacy, effectiveness and proposing recommendations for their improvement.
• Coordinate the review of draft audit test procedures, draft notifications and 
• draft request for information memos. 
• Participate in evaluating and compiling draft audit reports on completion of each audit engagement for further review
• Guide in conducting preliminary reviews of the areas to be audited and develops 
• risk-based audit plans, programmes and schedules for implementation.
• Establish a follow up mechanism on recommendations received from all internal and external audits to ensure implementation.
• Evaluate the progress and effectiveness of action taken to implement audit 
• recommendations received from internal and external audits;
• Establish appropriate means of verifying assets existence, ownership and valuation for proper accountability.
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• Perform audit tests on the internal controls in accounting, administrative and 
• operational procedures for compliance.
• Provide input in the review of procurement plan, annual risk based audit plan 
• and audit strategic plan for completion.
• Perform comparability of audit findings with supporting audit evidence to confirm their accuracy;
• Coordinate audit assignments to ensure successful completion;
• Participate in review of income generating activities and grants to confirm 
• accountability and provide appropriate recommendations;
• Participate in administrative functions to ensure smooth running of the internal Audit division.

Job Dimensions: 

• Financial Responsibility 
• Participate in the development and implementation of divisional budget and 
• procurement plan.
• Responsibility for Physical Assets 
• Equipment, Office Furniture, Records and data
• Decision Making / Job Influence 
• Operational decisions
• Analytical decisions
• Working Conditions 
• The job holder works in an office setting and occasionally travels to the Corporation’s 
• depots within the country while conducting audits.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills) 
Academic qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounting, Business 
• Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution.
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies 
• Passed CPA Part II or CISA, or CFE, or CIAfrom a recognized institution.
• Previous relevant work experience required. 
• Four (4) years of relevant work experience