Background

The Central Bank of Kenya is a public institution established under Article 231 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The Bank is responsible for formulating monetary policy to achieve and maintain price stability and issuing currency. Pursuant to the CBK Act, the Central Bank promotes financial stability through regulation, supervision and licensing of fin...

Job Purpose

The role holder will support the Manager, IT Audit to independently assess, test, and report on the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls of processes/information systems within the bank. The role holder may also serve as a team leader on audit engagements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the preparation and implementation of the annual risk assessment and audit plan.
• Perform walkthroughs and document business processes and workflows for processes under review.
• Document comprehensive, relevant and accurate working papers for audit assignments done.
• Document all working papers in line with methodology requirements in the audit management system.
• Maintain productive relationships with process owners throughout the audit cycle.
• Carry out audit assignments within the set timelines and communicate the status of on-going assignments to the team leader throughout the engagement.
• Prepare draft audit reports with audit observations, risks and recommendations for review by the team leader.
• Develop and maintain data analytics scripts, models, and programs with proper documentation of code, data dictionaries, and functional specifications.
• Execute continuous auditing and continuous monitoring routines in key risk areas.
• Build and maintain dashboards, datasets, and visualizations required for audit analytics and reporting.
• Participate in identified Bank wide projects for pre and post implementation assurance and ensure timely risk advisory support to project management steering committees.
• Conduct periodic follow-up of prior audit recommendations.
• Participate in implementation audit tools to improve audit efficiencies - use technology, data analysis tools and other modern tools to drive automation.
• Perform special audits, investigations and/or ad-hoc projects whenever necessary.
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science or a technology related discipline from a reputable university.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Professional qualification(s) and membership in any of the following is an added advantage:
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Work Experience

• At least three (3) years’ relevant audit experience with an established audit firm/accounting firm or institution of similar size and complexity.

• Participate in the preparation and implementation of the annual risk assessment and audit plan.
• Perform walkthroughs and document business processes and workflows for processes under review.
• Document comprehensive, relevant and accurate working papers for audit assignments done.
• Document all working papers in line with methodology requirements in the audit management system.
• Maintain productive relationships with process owners throughout the audit cycle.
• Carry out audit assignments within the set timelines and communicate the status of on-going assignments to the team leader throughout the engagement.
• Prepare draft audit reports with audit observations, risks and recommendations for review by the team leader.
• Develop and maintain data analytics scripts, models, and programs with proper documentation of code, data dictionaries, and functional specifications.
• Execute continuous auditing and continuous monitoring routines in key risk areas.
• Build and maintain dashboards, datasets, and visualizations required for audit analytics and reporting.
• Participate in identified Bank wide projects for pre and post implementation assurance and ensure timely risk advisory support to project management steering committees.
• Conduct periodic follow-up of prior audit recommendations.
• Participate in implementation audit tools to improve audit efficiencies - use technology, data analysis tools and other modern tools to drive automation.
• Perform special audits, investigations and/or ad-hoc projects whenever necessary.
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned.

• Data analytics scripts, models, and programs development
• Continuous auditing and monitoring
• Dashboard, dataset, and visualization building
• Risk assessment and audit planning
• Process documentation and walkthroughs
• Audit report writing
• Technology and data analysis tools utilization

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science or a technology related discipline
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (Advantageous)
• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) (Advantageous)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (Advantageous)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Advantageous)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (Advantageous)