Job Description
Audit Jobs. Kenya Methodist University Jobs.
Answering to the Manager, Internal Audit and Risk Management, the Internal Audit Assistant will ensure the University resources are safeguarded and economically utilized by planning and completing financial audits, identifying inadequate, inefficient, or ineffective internal controls and recommending improvements.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Internal Audit Assistant will:
- Assist in planning financial audits by understanding University objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; preparing audit programs.
- Assess compliance with relevant regulations and legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions.
- Assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance, evaluating manual and automated (ERP) financial processes, identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies as well as operational issues.
- Verify assets and liabilities by comparing and analyzing items and collateral to documentation.
- Complete audit paper work by documenting audit tests and findings.
- Communicate audit progress and findings by providing information to management highlighting unresolved issues, reviewing working papers and preparing final audit reports.
- Improve governance by recommending changes in management monitoring, assessment, and motivational practices, in the internal control structure, and in operating processes as well as identifying root causes.
- Support external auditors by coordinating information requirements.
- Provide financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Contribute to team results by welcoming new and different work requirements and exploring new opportunities to add value to the University.
Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or its equivalent
- CPA (K) / ACCA and a member of ICPAK.
- At least 2 years audit experience preferably in institution of higher learning
- Strong business acumen and an ability to identify audit issues.
- Strong analytical skills, team player, ability to multi-task, flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
- Training in risk and/or fraud management is highly preferable.
- Experience in fraud/risk management is an added advantage
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send three (3) copies of their application, accompanied by detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of academic and professional certificates, National ID card or passport, and any other relevant testimonials.
An electronic copy in PDF format to the Vice Chancellor through email address applications.sept25@kemu.ac.ke
and
Three hard copies marked as per the position should be sent to:
The Vice Chancellor
Kenya Methodist University
P. O. Box 267 – 60200
MERU, KENYA
Successful candidates will be required to bring the following:
- Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority;
- Higher Education Loans Board;
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
- Credit Reference Bureau;
- Certificate of Good Conduct from Criminal Investigation Department;
- Letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes) from at least three persons familiar with the applicant’s professional experience and general character one of whom
- must be the pastor of their local church.
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