Internal Auditor

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Prepare and perform audits arising from annual action plan and specific requests from the Executive Management.
• Prepare appropriate audit tests aimed at addressing identified risks and achievement of desired audit objectives as stipulated in the audit charter.
• Recommend improvements to the processes leading to efficiency/cost saving, and mitigation against revenue leakage.
• Conduct process and inspection audits, and spot checks on Head Office departments and branches.
• Document findings (including identified control weaknesses/lapses) and proffer appropriate recommendations.
• Conduct prompt investigation of frauds, disciplinary issues, whistle-blowing cases, and other irregularities that come to the knowledge of the unit.
• Ensure prompt and qualitative rendition of relevant reports as may be required by the Head of Audit.
• Ensure updated status of all open items and follow up with management to ensure closure rate is within acceptable range.
• Ensure all escalated audit exceptions open in the business offices and departments are properly closed.
• Attend trainings to improve on audit skills and achieve set Continuing professional Development points.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, rules and devices implemented.

Minimum Requirements; Work Experience, Academic and Professional Qualifications.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance essential
• Professional Qualifications i.e. CPA-K essential; CIA, CISA (desirable)
• Minimum 3 years’ Banking experience or equivalent financial institution

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.
• Teamwork: Assign work amongst different audit officers in the department for efficiency to cover the approved audit plan.
• Analytic skills: Ability to collect and analyze information, problem-solve, and make decisions.