Principal Auditor

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Audit Planning and Execution

• Undertaking audit assignments and preparing detailed audit observations and reports.
• Carrying out institutional risk evaluation, and efficiency audit.
• Conducting financial and systems audit.
• Leading audit team in implementing audit work plans.
• Implementing audit fieldwork strategy.
• Examining vouchers, cashbooks, ledgers, confirming the propriety and accuracy of the transactions.
• Verifying utilization of Council’s resources.
• Auditing of systems and processes.
• Evaluating and documenting audit evidence.

Risk & Compliance Management

• Carrying out risk assessment and management guidelines.
• Stocking and carrying our risk assessment, corruption, risk assessment and anti- corruption awareness activities.
• Undertaking audit investigations.
• Carrying out audit follow- ups on implementation of recommendation and preparing audit report.

Support & Documentation

• Providing support in the development and updating of internal audit manual.
• Carrying out audit inspections of Council’s records.
• Collecting and verifying data on periodical financial returns, estimates and expenditure.
• Preparing audit operational plans.

Person Specifications

Mandatory requirements:

• Have served for cumulative nine (9) years three (3) of which mush have been in the grade of Senior Auditor, or equivalent position in a comparable organization.
• Have a Bachelor degree in any the following disciplines: Commerce, (Accounting / Finance option) Economics, Business Administration, (Accounting /Finance option) or equivalent degree from a recognized institution.
• Have a Certified Public Accountants Kenya (CPA), Kenya Final Certificate Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) part III or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Be a registered Member or any of the following professional bodies and in good standing: - Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
• Have a Certificate in Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) from Kenya Accountants National Examinations Board (KASNEB).
• Have a Certificate in Management course from a recognized institution.
• Be Proficient in Computer applications.
• Have shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.