Our client, Hotpoint Appliances Ltd,
a leading manufacturer and retailer of home and commercial appliances with fast
growing operations in Kenya.
It seeks to recruit a talented,
creative and result-oriented professional to fill the following position:
Internal Auditor – HR/IA/PKF 01
Reporting to the Directors, the
successful candidate will be responsible for providing professional oversight
in independent assurance, effectiveness of governance, risk management and
internal control processes to ensure compliance with relevant auditing
standards, laws and regulations.
Objectives
- Review / development and implementation of a
risk compliance framework
- Risk mitigation and reporting
- Reviewed policy procedure manuals
- Compliance to sound auditing principles
Key Responsibilities
I. Managerial Roles and
Responsibilities:
- Work with finance and non-finance colleagues
to deliver financial and operational audits;
- Engage the management teams, senior management
and Board of Directors to ensure implementation of agreed action plans;
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the
company model to aid the Board of Directors by suggesting improvements to
processes in order to increase profitability and manage risk;
- Prepare internal audit reports and related
board presentations
- Maintain an oversight over the company’s
complaints register;
- Develop in liaison with the Board &
Management of the company a Risk Policy Framework;
- Develop annual internal audit plans for
approval by appropriate authority and ensuring that routine audits are
carried out as per agreed plan;
- Review operations and business support
activities to ensure they are consistent with established objectives and
goals;
- Check the soundness of accounting procedures
and reliability of financial records and reports;
- Conduct audit reviews of policy and compliance
to standards/regulatory requirements;
- Regularly inspect company records and
transactions and evolve scrutiny methodology to ensure compliance; and
- Carry out audits and investigations and
recommend remedial actions as per operational procedures requirements;
II. Operational Roles and
Responsibilities
- Develop and ensure implementation of a risk
and compliance framework on the company’s overall risk management
strategies and annual work plans;
- Report to the Board in a timely manner any
risk related threats and advice on risk mitigation plans of identified
risks;
- Create risk awareness to managers and staff on
risks relevant to their departments and at individual level to enhance
understanding of their accountability for their departments’ risks;
- Assist in developing policy, procedure and
systems for the departments, including documentation where necessary;
- Ensure appropriate controls and procedures are
established and met in the key departments of the organization; and
- Verify and follow-up variances on daily stock
take reports from all departments.
III. Perform any other duties as may
be assigned from time to time
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- 7 years of audit experience as a commercial
auditor
- A CPA (K) holder, ACCA or ACMA
qualifications
- Member of ICPAK
- Membership of the Institute of Internal
Auditors is an added advantage
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounts BCOM
or related field will be an added advantage
- Strong organisational skills and proven
analytical ability
- Conviction and confidence to make
recommendations based on findings
- High integrity personality, excellent interpersonal
skills with demonstrated ability to work independently
- A Strong team player with demonstrated
experience in leading and working with teams
- Results oriented with proven track record of
working to achieve targets
- Excellent research, data analysis and
presentation skills
- Experience working with External Auditors
If you are interested in this
challenging opportunity, please submit your application with a detailed CV,
stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone
contacts quoting the job title/reference in the field of interest directly to
hrconsulting@ke.pkfea.com
