Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:
Person
Specifications: For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Cumulative service period of nine (9) years
relevant work experience, three (3) of which must be in the grade of
Senior Internal Auditor or a comparable position.
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following
disciplines: Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Economics, Mathematics,
Statistics, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Kenya Part
III or Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) Part III from a recognized
institution.
- Certificate in Management Course lasting not
less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Membership to a relevant professional body where
applicable and in good standing.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work
performance and results.
Responsibilities:
- The Social Health Authority (SHA) is seeking a
Principal Internal Auditor. This role involves verifying the utilization
of resources, validating financial accuracy, managing financial controls
and risks, conducting audit inspections, and evaluating audit evidence to
strengthen internal control systems.
Job
Purpose: This cadre will be responsible for providing overall direction and
leadership of the internal audit function for planning and conducting
operational, financial and compliance audits to evaluate the effectiveness of
internal controls and organizational risk in the Authority.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Verifying utilization of Authority’s resources.
- Verifying payments to ensure validity and
accuracy.
- Implementing regulations on financial control
and management.
- Carrying out risk assessment and developing
management guidelines.
- Implementing annual audit plans and Committee
reports.
- Directing and conducting audit inspections of
SHA’s records.
- Monitoring and reviewing the implementation of
audit programmes.
- Verifying data on periodical financial returns,
estimates and expenditure.
- Evaluating and documenting audit evidence, among
others.
How to Apply
