Audit Manager

Job Purpose

Participate in the establishment and achievement of the Annual Audit Plan and follow up the recommendations issued.
Contribute actively to provide an assurance on the degree of risk management within the audited activities

Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Financial pillars contribution

Recommend improvements to the processes leading to efficiency/cost saving, and mitigation against revenue leakage.

Customer satisfaction

Designate teams and monitor the progress of the mission various phases.
Follow up the recommendations on carried out missions.
Hold briefing sessions with the audit staff.

Internal Processes/Projects

Review reports and recommendations of carried audits.
Ensure the compliance with Internal Audit requirements (Executive Management Requirements;
International Auditing Standards Requirements, Legal and Regulatory Requirements)
Ensure compliance with procedures, rules and devices implemented.
Update Documentation Process (Work Programs – Checks List – Working Papers).
Carry out activities in accordance with the Ethics Code of the Internal Audit Department.
Ensure research and collect relevant information and data relating to audited areas.
Report on work and progress status of the missions to Head of Internal Audit
Define, develop, and harmonize methodological tools needed to carry out audits.
Ensure audits achievement in accordance with International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

Learning & Growth

Ensure continuous optimization of the Audit organization and skills development of the team.
Develop a training schedule for the Audit staff and follow up its implementation.

Annual Key Performance Indicators (at least 5)

Cost recovery/ savings/ efficiency of KES 10Mn.
Management (Audit Clients) satisfaction (Average of 2).
Timeliness completeness of Audit Missions within allocated time
Review of reports , programs, work plans for HOA final review
Five (Fifteen) assurance engagements completed.
5 (Five) special engagements and strategic priority missions.
90 Percent (%) of recommendations implemented.
Average of 40 professional training hours per auditor.
Staff engagement through work life balance (average leave balance of 5 days)

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration
Must be CPA(K)
Eight (8) years audit experience work within financial sector with demonstrated leadership abilities/qualities.
Undertaken technical Audits of Finance, credit, treasury, trade finance and any other large/Complex operations.

Competencies and Attributes

Stakeholder Management: Able to identify the interests of various stakeholders, and champion positive engagements with them to achieve the coverage of approved annual audit plan.
Professionalism, negotiation, and Communication skills: able to engage, persuade and convince stakeholders to get desired decisions, information, and output in line with the envisioned deliverables
Independence and impartiality. Ability to work efficiently without external influence for independence reporting.
Adaptability and listening ability. To quickly respond to emerging trends on the audit areas affecting the bank.
Analytic skills. Ability to collect and analyse information, problem-solve, and make decisions.
Teamwork: Assign work amongst different audit officers in the department for efficiency to cover the approved audit plan.

Relationships and working contacts

Internal Stakeholders: All bank Entities.
External Stakeholders: External Auditors

Application CriteriaSend your Current CV and brief application Letter to recruitment@boakenya.com Application deadline is Friday, 1st April 2022.

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recruitment@boakenya.com