Latest Jobs at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job Purpose

The job holder is responsible for review of the Internal control system, Governance and Risk management processes and oversees audit staff during audits.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coordinate documentation of audit findings to ensure they are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstance and risk with requisite recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure field assignments are conducted on a timely basis.
• Supervise auditors assigned to engagements providing guidance and overall review of deliverables.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Participate in identification of key business risks, evaluate and test controls and make recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in preparation of Unit Annual Audit Work Plans (AAWPs).
• Develop audit programmes for assurance/consulting engagements.
• Perform audits in conformance to audit procedures, methodology, general accepted auditing standards and comply with policies, procedures and professional best practices.
• Document workings on audit tests carried out in Audit Management System (Teammate).
• Ensure other team members have captured their audit workings in Audit Management System (Teammate) and review notes have been addressed adequately.
• Prepare draft audit reports.
• Provide advisory/consultancy support across the Authority.

Job Dimensions:

Financial Responsibility:

• Development of unit budget
• Responsibility for Physical Assets
• Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution.

Decision Making:

• Makes decisions using standard operating procedures.
• Assigns work to subordinates
• Monitors subordinates work performance
• Appraises/evaluates subordinates performance

Working Conditions:

• Works predominantly within the office

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Tax, Finance, Accounting, Business, Mathematics, Information Technology.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• CIA or CISA, CPA or ACCA, Membership of ICPAK, ISACA or IIA

Previous relevant work experience required.

• At least 4 years of work experience,1 year at supervisory level.

Need to know: 

• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Computer proficient

  Attributes:              

• High level of integrity.
• Ability to understand business processes and good awareness of functional relationships of Departments within the Authority.
• Ability to apply audit standards through practical application.
• Understanding and ability to apply risk and control concepts.
• Supervisory skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.

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Job Purpose        

The job holder is responsible for carrying out review of the Authority’s Infrastructure fraud, forensic and data analysis and to ensure technology in place and system controls are adequate.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Execute Data Analytics designed to provide assessment of internal control processes and operational performance, in accordance with the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit as set forth by the IIA, and department standards.
• Assist in preparing detailed plans for performing individual audits including the identification of key risks and controls, determination of audit objectives, development of an appropriate audit program and make necessary recommends for staff and budget to complete the project
• Prepare audit working papers documenting the result of reviews of assigned activities and recommended management action.
• Prepare under minimal supervision draft audit findings on assessment of systems, processes and operations, and management’s planned corrective actions.
• Carrying out ad hoc special assignments and investigations

Job Dimensions:

• Responsibility for Physical Assets
• Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution.

Decision Making:

• Makes decisions using standard operational procedures.

Working Conditions:

• Works predominantly within the office.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business,  Mathematics, Information Technology, Law

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• CISA
• Diploma in data management and analytics
• Membership of ISACA, IIA, ACFE

Previous relevant work experience required.

• At least 1 year work operational experience with adequate working knowledge in an environment that provides exposure to fraud and forensics audit techniques

Need to know:   

• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Computer proficient

Attributes:              

• High level of integrity
• Ability to understand business processes and good awareness of functional relationships of Departments within the Authority.
• Ability to apply audit standards through practical application
• Understanding and ability to apply risk and control concepts.
• Analytical skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.

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Job Purpose

The Job holder is responsible for carrying out review of the Internal control system, Governance and Risk management processes.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Participate in identification of key risks to business objectives and controls. 
• Participate in development of audit programmes for assurance/consulting engagements.
• Perform audits in conformance to audit procedures, methodology, general accepted auditing standards and comply with policies, procedures and professional best practices.
• Document audit observations/findings to ensure they are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstance and risk with requisite recommendations for improvements.
• Document workings on audit tests carried out in Audit Management System (Teammate).
• Complete field assignments on a timely basis.
• Provide advisory/consultancy support across the Authority.

Job Dimensions:

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution.

Decision Making:

• Makes decisions using standard operational procedures.

Working Conditions:

• Works predominantly within the office.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business,  Mathematics, Information Technology

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• CIA II, CPAII Membership of IIA

Previous relevant work experience required.

• At least 1 year work experience.

Need to know:   

• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Computer proficient

Attributes:

• High level of integrity
• Ability to understand business processes and good awareness of functional relationships of Departments within the Authority.
• Ability to apply audit standards through practical application
• Understanding and ability to apply risk and control concepts.
• Analytical skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.