ROLE OBJECTIVE

To independently review and strengthen end-to-end operational and financial controls across all Kenya depots, warehouses, plants and distribution operations, with a primary focus on identifying revenue leakage, process gaps, inventory leakage, unauthorized transactions and control failures.

The role should provide Management with an independent and factual view of where money is being lost, why it is happening and what corrective action is required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Depot & Warehouse Controls – Review receiving, storage, dispatch, stock movement and safeguarding controls.
• GRN / MIGO / GRIR Controls – Verify accuracy, approvals, reconciliations and GR/IR interface.
• Sales, PGI & Invoicing Control – Ensure correct billing, cut-off, pricing, discounts and timely invoicing.
• POD & Distribution Controls – Validate POD tracking, accuracy, timeliness and exception handling.
• Route Sales & Collection Controls – Reconcile route sales, returns, collections and identify variances.
• Inventory Controls – Review physical counts, cycle counts, shrinkage, slow movers and inventory accuracy.
• Purchase & Vendor Controls – Review procure-to-pay process, vendor master, payments and reconciliations.
• Revenue Leakage Identification – Identify leakages, quantify impact, establish root cause and accountability.
• System & Process Controls – Assess SAP controls, user access, authorizations and process adherence.
• Management Reporting – Provide risk-based audit reports with clear findings, impact, root cause and corrective action tracking.

CORE EXPECTATION

The Internal Control Auditor should not merely report whether a process is being followed. The primary responsibility is to identify where the Kenya business is losing money, quantify the leakage, identify the root cause, establish accountability and ensure corrective controls are implemented.

• Depot & Warehouse Controls – Review receiving, storage, dispatch, stock movement and safeguarding controls.
• GRN / MIGO / GRIR Controls – Verify accuracy, approvals, reconciliations and GR/IR interface.
• Sales, PGI & Invoicing Control – Ensure correct billing, cut-off, pricing, discounts and timely invoicing.
• POD & Distribution Controls – Validate POD tracking, accuracy, timeliness and exception handling.
• Route Sales & Collection Controls – Reconcile route sales, returns, collections and identify variances.
• Inventory Controls – Review physical counts, cycle counts, shrinkage, slow movers and inventory accuracy.
• Purchase & Vendor Controls – Review procure-to-pay process, vendor master, payments and reconciliations.
• Revenue Leakage Identification – Identify leakages, quantify impact, establish root cause and accountability.
• System & Process Controls – Assess SAP controls, user access, authorizations and process adherence.
• Management Reporting – Provide risk-based audit reports with clear findings, impact, root cause and corrective action tracking.

• DEGREE IN FINANCE / ACCOUNTING WITH CPA (K) / ACCA FINALIST.