Food Manufacturing Company Senior Internal Auditor Job

Our client, a well-established Food Manufacturing Company is looking to recruit a dynamic and motivated professional for the role of Senior Internal Auditor.

Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager, the Internal Audit is a key support function of the group with tremendous growth potentials that provides three core services: corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and internal audit.

The Senior Internal Auditor will be responsible for day to day engagement, management and execution of audit function.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate, develop and implement risk management strategies and annual audit plans;
• Develop, execute and manage core audits and advisory engagements across the group’s businesses and operations;
• Develop, review and continuously update financial, operating and internal control systems for group companies;
• Develop and update system narratives, audit program and other internal control evaluation questionnaires;
• Carry out regular and special audits of group companies and identify weaknesses and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings;
• Prepare, review and present audit reports that reflect audit’s results and document process;
• Conduct follow up audits of management‘s interventions and implementation of recommendations;
• Engage to continuous knowledge development regarding sector’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques and performance standards;
• Actively manage, motivate and develop the skills and competence level of audit staff;
• Carry out any tasks that may be assigned by the management from time to time.
• Participate in internal audit strategy formulation and planning;
• Carry out risk assessment of the group companies’ internal controls;
• Develop and continuously evaluate audit strategies and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that risk management, control, and governance systems are functioning as intended
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of how current and emerging legal, regulatory, governance, internal auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards affect clients;
• Prepare and review reports on internal audit findings and recommendations

Required

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in internal audit or in professional external audit firm
• A minimum of a degree in Accounting / Finance / Business Administration from a recognized university, coupled with a professional qualification (CPA / ACCA)
• Additional qualification such as CIA / CISA
• Must have excellent report-writing and presentation skills
• Commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Strong management and administrative skills
• Effective planning, organizing and problem solving skills.
• Strong Business and Financial Analytical skills.

Salary: Ksh. 150,000 – 200,000 gross plus other benefits.

Applications

Interested candidates who fully meet the above requirements should send their applications along with a detailed CV indicating current and expected salary and their daytime contact to execsearch254@gmail.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We do not charge any fees for receiving and reviewing applications or for interviews.

Deadline: 30th January 2018