Responsibilities or duties

Audit Planning and Execution

• Undertaking audit assignments and preparing detailed audit observations and reports.
• Carrying out institutional risk evaluation, and efficiency audit.
• Conducting financial and systems audit.
• Leading audit team in implementing audit work plans.
• Implementing audit fieldwork strategy.
• Examining vouchers, cashbooks, ledgers, confirming the propriety and accuracy of the transactions.
• Verifying utilization of Council’s resources.
• Auditing of systems and processes.
• Evaluating and documenting audit evidence.

Risk & Compliance Management

• Carrying out risk assessment and management guidelines.
• Stocking and carrying our risk assessment, corruption, risk assessment and anti- corruption awareness activities.
• Undertaking audit investigations.
• Carrying out audit follow- ups on implementation of recommendation and preparing audit report.

Support & Documentation

• Providing support in the development and updating of internal audit manual.
• Carrying out audit inspections of Council’s records.
• Collecting and verifying data on periodical financial returns, estimates and expenditure.
• Preparing audit operational plans.

Person Specifications

Mandatory requirements:

• Have served for cumulative nine (9) years three (3) of which mush have been in the grade of Senior Auditor, or equivalent position in a comparable organization.
• Have a Bachelor degree in any the following disciplines: Commerce, (Accounting / Finance option) Economics, Business Administration, (Accounting /Finance option) or equivalent degree from a recognized institution.
• Have a Certified Public Accountants Kenya (CPA), Kenya Final Certificate Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) part III or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Be a registered Member or any of the following professional bodies and in good standing: - Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
• Have a Certificate in Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) from Kenya Accountants National Examinations Board (KASNEB).
• Have a Certificate in Management course from a recognized institution.
• Be Proficient in Computer applications.
• Have shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Experience needed

Nine (9) years, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Senior Auditor, or equivalent position in a comparable organization.

• Undertaking audit assignments and preparing detailed audit observations and reports.
• Carrying out institutional risk evaluation, and efficiency audit.
• Conducting financial and systems audit.
• Leading audit team in implementing audit work plans.
• Implementing audit fieldwork strategy.
• Examining vouchers, cashbooks, ledgers, confirming the propriety and accuracy of the transactions.
• Verifying utilization of Council’s resources.
• Auditing of systems and processes.
• Evaluating and documenting audit evidence.
• Carrying out risk assessment and management guidelines.
• Stocking and carrying our risk assessment, corruption, risk assessment and anti- corruption awareness activities.
• Undertaking audit investigations.
• Carrying out audit follow- ups on implementation of recommendation and preparing audit report.
• Providing support in the development and updating of internal audit manual.
• Carrying out audit inspections of Council’s records.
• Collecting and verifying data on periodical financial returns, estimates and expenditure.
• Preparing audit operational plans.

• Proficient in Computer applications.

• Bachelor degree in Commerce (Accounting / Finance option), Economics, Business Administration (Accounting /Finance option) or equivalent.
• Certified Public Accountants Kenya (CPA), Kenya Final Certificate Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) part III or equivalent.
• Registered Member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
• Certificate in Certified Information System Auditor (CISA).
• Certificate in Management course.