Internal Audit Assistant - Entry Level

Purpose of the Role

• To support the Internal Audit Manager in safeguarding organizational assets, monitoring compliance, and testing internal controls across the head office and branch network.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation of compliance with organizational procedures and regulations.
• Keep track of actual expenditure against budget allocations.
• Assist in verifying accuracy of records by carrying out actual stock-taking Participate in Audit investigations
• Participate in assessing the efficacy of existing controls, systems processes and procedures by subjecting them to weakness tests.
• Work with senior officers to re-examine and amend as necessary the existing safeguards and standards to make them more full proof
• Assist seniors to compile and submit reports on reconciliation and evaluation aspects of organizational assets.
• Maintain internal audit working paper files.
• File documents in the department.
• Maintain registers used in the department.
• Coordinate dispatches from the department.
• Any other duties as assigned

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

• Should be 25 years and above
• Be a holder of a business related degree. 
• Completed CPA Part 2
• Have a minimum of grade B plain at KCSE
• Have at least At least 2 years’ experience in an internal audit department of a financial institution preferably the Microfinance sector
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication 
• Hold a valid certificate of good conduct (to be provided once successful) 

Competencies

• Proficiency in data analysis tools like Excel and Power BI.
• Driven by integrity, results, with good interpersonal skills, a team player, bold and decisive.