Assistant Director Internal Audit at Kiambu County Government

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• Location: Kenya
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• Job type: Contract
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• Plan and execute regulatory, financial, and operational audits allocated by the director;
• Manage the office of internal audit in the absence of the director;
• Coordinate work plans with audit staff and ensure that audit assignments are completed within reasonable time;
• Regular monitors implementation on proper use of regulations and policies;
• Evaluate management controls by assessing the adequacy and effectiveness and draft recommendations for improvement;
• Discuss issues of preliminary nature with heads of sections being audited and give them advisory service and assurance on the audit process;
• Identify and document process and control in order to evaluate risk;
• Ensure that necessary controls are in place that provide for adequate and effective achievement of the department's goals;
• Assist the director in reviewing policies, procedures and systems in accordance with specified terms of reference, report audit findings and assist in the preparation of audit programs;
• Perform departmental audit routines to ensure that proper records are kept of work done according to audit manual and other internal audit standards;
• Perform audit work which is supervised and reviewed by the director;
• Ensure that audit plans are adhered to at all times while conducting the audit.

• Must be a Kenyan Citizen;
• Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Finance or Accounting option) or equivalent;
• Master's in Business Administration (Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Commerce) or related will be an added advantage;
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA K)/ Certified Information Systems Auditor
• Eight (8) years of working experience, three (3) years of which as Principal Internal Auditor or a comparable position in the public or private sector
• Member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK);
• Member of Institute of Internal Auditors of Kenya (IIAK) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) OR Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE);
• Satisfies the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010;

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