Vacancy title:
Internal Audit Assistant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Kenya Methodist University

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, October 16 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Internal Audit Assistant will ensure that the University’s resources are safeguarded and efficiently utilized. The role involves planning and completing financial audits, identifying inadequate or ineffective internal controls, and recommending improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Internal Audit Assistant will:

• Assist in planning financial audits by understanding University objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; and developing audit programs.
• Assess compliance with relevant regulations and legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence, and advising management on needed actions.
• Assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance, evaluating manual and automated (ERP) financial processes, and identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies.
• Verify assets and liabilities by comparing and analyzing items and collateral against documentation.
• Complete audit documentation by recording audit tests and findings.
• Communicate audit progress and findings to management, highlight unresolved issues, review working papers, and prepare final audit reports.
• Improve governance by recommending changes in monitoring, assessment, motivation practices, internal control structures, and operational processes, as well as identifying root causes.
• Support external auditors by coordinating information requirements.
• Provide financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Contribute to team goals by embracing new tasks and exploring opportunities to add value to the University.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or an equivalent field.
• CPA (K) / ACCA qualification and membership with ICPAK.
• At least 2 years of audit experience, preferably in an institution of higher learning.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to identify audit issues.
• Strong analytical skills, teamwork, flexibility, multitasking ability, and capacity to work under pressure.
• Training in risk and/or fraud management is highly preferable.
• Experience in fraud or risk management is an added advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates should send three (3) copies of their application, accompanied by detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of academic and professional certificates, National ID card or passport, and any other relevant testimonials.

An electronic copy in PDF format to the Vice Chancellor through email address applications.sept25@kemu.ac.ke
Three hard copies marked as per the position should be sent to:
The Vice Chancellor
Kenya Methodist University
P. O. Box 267 – 60200
MERU, KENYA

To be received on or before 16th October 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Successful candidates will be required to bring the following:

• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Higher Education Loans Board;
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
• Credit Reference Bureau;
• Certificate of Good Conduct from Criminal Investigation Department;
• Letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes) from at least three persons familiar with the applicant’s professional experience and general character one of whom must be the pastor of their local church.

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