Job Title: Internal Auditor
Hiring Organization: The Open University
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Education
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/06/2024
The
Duties And Responsibilities Shall Include But Are Not Limited To:
Support
the Secretary to Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee of Council:
Assess
the security and reliability of information systems, ensuring a robust control
environment is in place to protect data.
Evaluate
the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls across departments to
ensure financial records are accurate and comply with university policies and
regulations.
Identify
potential risks within the university and ensure that adequate measures are in
place to mitigate these risks.
Review financial transactions, procurement processes, and other operations to ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies.
Perform
comprehensive audits of the university’s financial statements, examining
accounting records and financial reports for accuracy and integrity.
Create
detailed audit reports with findings, concerns, and recommendations, and
present them to university management and the audit committee. Follow up on the
implementation of recommendations.
Prepare
audit reports with actionable recommendations and communicate findings to
management and the audit committee.
Update
audit plans regularly and stay current with auditing standards to ensure
continuous improvement in auditing processes.
For
Appointment To This Grade, One MUST Have:
A
Master’s degree from a recognized University in a relevant field such as
Accounting, Finance, or its equivalent;
A
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University in a relevant field such as
Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration and;
Attained
CPA (K)
Five (5)
years’ experience three (3) of which MUST be at the level of Internal Auditor I
or equivalent;
Have a
supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks cumulatively;
Shown
unquestionable integrity.
