KPMG is a professional service company, being one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, KPMG employs 174,000 people and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.

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Internal Audit and Risk Senior Manager – Kenya

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate

Experience

9 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Finance / Accounting / Audit

Position Summary

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to lead and grow our Internal Audit & Risk portfolio across East Africa by leading complex internal audit, governance, risk and control engagements, build trusted client relationships, and drive business development. He/She will work with senior client stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver risk-based audits and transformation support across key sectors in Kenya (regional hub), and across Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

Key roles and responsibilities

Client delivery & technical leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of internal audit and risk engagements, including risk assessments, annual audit planning, audit programs, working papers, and internal audit reporting.
• Deliver and oversee portfolios of Internal Audit, Governance, Risk and Control engagements, and (where relevant) external quality assessments of internal audit functions.
• Support clients to address evolving risks such as ESG, operational resilience, third‑party risk management, and governance/control framework maturity reviews.

Tech-enabled audit & innovation (strong advantage)

• Embed data and technology in audits (e.g., AI/data analytics using tools such as IDEA, Power BI, Tableau) to improve coverage, efficiency and insight.
• Design risk-based strategies aligned to recognised standards and frameworks (e.g., IIA Standards, COSO), translating methodology into practical value.
• Advise clients on internal audit transformation (e.g., analytics, automation/RPA, continuous auditing and monitoring approaches).

Relationship management & business development

• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships; manage senior stakeholder expectations and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Identify opportunities, contribute to proposals and pitches, and develop compelling solutions aligned to client needs and market trends.

People leadership & practice management

• Coach, mentor and develop team members; lead performance management and capability building across the practice.
• Manage engagement risks, budgets, forecasting and profitability; ensure consistent quality delivery across concurrent assignments.

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, technology, or a related field.
• Must have CIA, CPA, ACCA, CISA or any other relevant professional qualification.
• Minimum of 9 years experience working in internal audit or technology auditing/risk assurance or consulting, with exposure to financial services, manufacturing, development and public sector.
• Experience in internal audit / governance / risk & controls (professional services and/or in-house), including leadership of teams and planning processes.

Technical competencies:

• Proven end-to-end audit delivery and ability to translate risk issues into practical improvement actions.
• Multi-sector exposure is advantageous (e.g., financial services, insurance, manufacturing, development/public sector), given the East Africa client base.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
• Demonstrate curiosity around innovation, managing emerging technologies, driving business performance through technology.
• Enthusiastic approach to work, well developed management, and supervisory skills.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals.
• Displays curiosity and innovation and possesses well-developed problem-solving abilities and strong analytical skills.
• Socially confident, and able to create a strong presence with clients and the KPMG team.
• Excellent report-writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ideal candidate must be able to provide support to various management and leadership levels, as well as work well independently.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting-edge clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity for international travel.

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• Lead end-to-end delivery of internal audit and risk engagements, including risk assessments, annual audit planning, audit programs, working papers, and internal audit reporting.
• Deliver and oversee portfolios of Internal Audit, Governance, Risk and Control engagements, and (where relevant) external quality assessments of internal audit functions.
• Support clients to address evolving risks such as ESG, operational resilience, third‑party risk management, and governance/control framework maturity reviews.
• Embed data and technology in audits (e.g., AI/data analytics using tools such as IDEA, Power BI, Tableau) to improve coverage, efficiency and insight.
• Design risk-based strategies aligned to recognised standards and frameworks (e.g., IIA Standards, COSO), translating methodology into practical value.
• Advise clients on internal audit transformation (e.g., analytics, automation/RPA, continuous auditing and monitoring approaches).
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships; manage senior stakeholder expectations and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Identify opportunities, contribute to proposals and pitches, and develop compelling solutions aligned to client needs and market trends.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members; lead performance management and capability building across the practice.
• Manage engagement risks, budgets, forecasting and profitability; ensure consistent quality delivery across concurrent assignments.

• Proven end-to-end audit delivery and ability to translate risk issues into practical improvement actions.
• Multi-sector exposure is advantageous (e.g., financial services, insurance, manufacturing, development/public sector), given the East Africa client base.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
• Demonstrate curiosity around innovation, managing emerging technologies, driving business performance through technology.
• Enthusiastic approach to work, well developed management, and supervisory skills.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals.
• Displays curiosity and innovation and possesses well-developed problem-solving abilities and strong analytical skills.
• Socially confident, and able to create a strong presence with clients and the KPMG team.
• Excellent report-writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to provide support to various management and leadership levels, as well as work well independently.

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, technology, or a related field.
• Must have CIA, CPA, ACCA, CISA or any other relevant professional qualification.
• Minimum of 9 years experience working in internal audit or technology auditing/risk assurance or consulting, with exposure to financial services, manufacturing, development and public sector.
• Experience in internal audit / governance / risk & controls (professional services and/or in-house), including leadership of teams and planning processes.