1 month ago
Internal Audit Assistant
Rose Avenue Consulting Group
Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Education
KSh
30,000 - 45,000
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Job Summary
Our client, Imperial College of Medical and Health Sciences (ICMHS) is a registered private tertiary medical training institution based in Thika and regulated by TVETA , is seeking to employ an Internal Audit Assistant to serve as the architect and custodian of our company-wide audit and risk activities.
- Minimum Qualification : Bachelors
- Experience Level : Mid level
- Experience Length : 3 years
Job Description/Requirements
Job Responsibilities
- Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining internal audit policies and procedures under local and international best practices.
- Compile and implement the annual Internal Audit plan.
- Conduct ad hoc investigations into identified or reported risks.
- Support in the overseeing of risk-based audits covering operational and financial processes.
- Ensure complete, accurate, and timely audit information is reported to Management and/or Risk Committees.
- Assist in overall supervision of planned annual audits.
- Support and assist in controlling the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability, and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations
- Obtain, analyze, and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts, etc.
- Prepare and present reports that reflect the audit’s results and document process
- Act as an objective source of independent advice to ensure validity, legality, and goal achievement
- Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings
- Conduct follow-up audits to monitor management’s interventions
- Engage in continuous knowledge development regarding the sector’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques, and performance standards
- Ensures a company or organization complies with internal regulations and established control protocol
- Examines documentation, including reports, statements, records, and memos to gather information
- Reconciles documentation with actual inventory or assets to ascertain the accuracy.
- Any other assignments were given by the Head of the Department.
Other Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Finance (master’s degree will be an added advantage)
- Certified Internal Audit (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA K)
- Membership with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) or Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
- Minimum 3 or more years’ experience in a busy internal audit environment, preferably in the education industry.
- Strong knowledge of audit/risk assessment techniques and principles.
- Unquestioned personal integrity with strong ethics and values consistent with business culture
- Ability to maintain independence and demonstrate integrity, credibility, confidentiality, and responsibility in all member/client interactions.
- Effective analytical skills and critical thinking to understand processes, controls, and risks of areas covered, identify root causes of issues, and recommend practical solutions.
- Strong team player with the ability to work within diverse teams in diverse cultural environments.
- Excellent written and verbal skills with demonstrated ability to clearly articulate issues and facilitate the definition and implementation of solutions.
- Ability to speak truth to power and challenge the status quo, inquire, and understand issues quickly and constructively.
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