Internal Auditor

Mackenzie Jones

Kenya

Ref: HP279-3105

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Willing to relocate or currently live in Kenya ONLY

The candidate should be able to learn quickly and apply his/her skills and knowledge across several functional areas, including but not limited to Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing (eg Credit Management, Pricing, Invoicing), Employee relations, Operations (Inventories, Safety/Health/Environment in the terminals), Projects management, Compliance to the local laws, Enterprise risk management, management of Capital expenditure. Affiliate internal auditor will be in charge of conducting periodic review and assessment of affiliate control environment, and assist affiliate management in control activities; and periodically participate in other corporate and internal audits.

Basic Functions
- Work with affiliate management and corporate audit to establish an annual internal audit plan for the affiliate.
- Assist affiliate management in control activities and perform specific control reviews or investigation when requested.
- Ensure system in place to monitor the affiliate implementation of the internal audit recommendations and perform a periodic validation to ensure sustainability of main control gaps closer.
- Perform affiliates control and balance sheet reviews as per the annual plan.
- Prepare a quarterly internal control meeting with affiliate management.
- Support affiliate in implementation of new policies and procedures and perform necessary control training for the affiliate staff on management requests.
- Coordinate the job hand-overs in the affiliate.
- Timely reporting and investigation of any potential irregularity
- Participate to control reviews and internal audits in other group affiliates as per Internal Audit Head requests.

Internal controls framework
- Ensure existence of a comprehensive and effective approved procedures and policies whose aim is to mitigate financial exposure as long as compliance with local laws.
- Develop a stewardship process for resolution of issues
- Implement mechanisms to ensure adherence, and to identify situations of non-compliance

Delegation of authority guidelines (DoAG):
- Ensure that an approved DoAG is place and is shared with to the concerned staff
- Work with authority holders to emphasize diligent exercise of such authority
- Provide guidance in understanding and application of delegation of authority guidelines

Procedures
- Ensure critical business processes and procedures are comprehensively documented, approved, implemented and functioning as intended
- Proactively emphasize the need for full implementation of existing procedures
- Guide the organization to update such procedures and policies from time to time, to reflect changes as applicable

Controls Reviews
- Carry out periodic controls reviews to test sustained integrity of the controls framework, as per the planning set by the management, and submit detailed report to the management
- Provide guidance in developing adequate action plans & corrective measures to close identified control gaps
- Implement a stewardship mechanism to follow up on timely resolution of control gaps

Audit & Control Committee
- Ensure existence of robust Audit & Control Committee for formal stewardship of controls compliance and resolution of controls issues: Audit & Controls; Credit; Oil Loss
- Participate in the meetings and provide required guidance, whenever required by the management

Independence
- Demonstrate independence of the Internal Controls function in implementation of the listed principal accountabilities, consistent with management expectation

Salary: Monthly salary of KES 224,240 - KES 367,760

Requirements

- Minimum of five years of internal or external audit experience
- Bachelors and/or MBA degree in Accounting and Finance field, or equivalent experience
- Strong computer skills: Excel, Word, -PowerPoint, and Access required
- Geographically mobile
- Sound Inter-personal skills, able to establish a rapport with employees at all levels in the organization
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required with the ability to present complex and sensitive issues to management
- Candidates who are Certified Public Auditor and/or Certified Internal Auditor will be strongly preferred.
- Proven knowledge of Accounting, with strong ability to analyze processes and provide recommendations for improvement of --Accounting practices, controls and efficiencies.
- Experience with similar internal audit roles in large organizations or with big audit firms highly preferred.
- Familiar with international Accounting standards (IFRS), consolidation, and risk management
- Strong team player, analytical, and organizational skills are also a must.
- Ethics and Integrity
- Concern for accuracy
- Oil & gas experience is a plus

Salary: AED 8500-14500

About the Company

Mackenzie Jones Middle East has decades of recruitment expertise in various industry sectors. Along with a deep understanding of key market sectors and regions, we never forget to treat clients, companies and candidates as individuals who have unique needs.

So we always listen, constantly learn, occasionally challenge and frequently advise. Its all part of a service renowned for its courtesy, consideration and dedication. Based in Dubai since 2006, our office covers the GCC and Levant countries and with the right regional expertise, we are the leading specialists.

Were growing rapidly because people appreciate our honesty, commitment and results.

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