Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 06, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
JOB REF HR/6/SIA

Job Purpose
Responsible for drafting and implementing Risk Based Audits and leading audit teams during field assignments to ensure accurate audit findings towards optimal support functions for KNTC.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
• Spearhead the drafting of internal Audit policies, procedures, manuals and guidelines for implementation;
• Oversee the review of division’s audit risk based audit plan and reports to ensure completion;
• Coordinate performance appraisal, professional and educational development plans for staff in the division.
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
• Participate in reviewing and evaluating the system of internal controls, assess their adequacy, effectiveness and proposing recommendations for their improvement.
• Coordinate the review of draft audit test procedures, draft notifications and draft request for information memos.
• Participate in evaluating and compiling draft audit reports on completion of each audit engagement for further review
• Guide in conducting preliminary reviews of the areas to be audited and develops risk-based audit plans, programmes and schedules for implementation.
• Establish a follow up mechanism on recommendations received from all internal and external audits to ensure implementation.
• Evaluate the progress and effectiveness of action taken to implement audit recommendations received from internal and external audits;
• Establish appropriate means of verifying assets existence, ownership and valuation for proper accountability.
• Perform audit tests on the internal controls in accounting, administrative and operational procedures for compliance.
• Provide input in the review of procurement plan, annual risk based audit plan and audit strategic plan for completion.
• Perform comparability of audit findings with supporting audit evidence to confirm their accuracy;
• Coordinate audit assignments to ensure successful completion;
• Participate in review of income generating activities and grants to confirm accountability and provide appropriate recommendations;
• Participate in administrative functions to ensure smooth running of the internal Audit division.

Job Dimensions:
Financial Responsibility
• Participate in the development and implementation of divisional budget and procurement plan.
• Responsibility for Physical Assets Equipment, Office Furniture, Records and data
Decision Making / Job Influence
• Operational decisions
• Analytical decisions

Working Conditions
The job holder works in an office setting and occasionally travels to the Corporation’s depots within the country while conducting audits.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills)
Academic qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
• Passed CPA Part II or CISA, or CFE, or CIAfrom a recognized institution.
• Previous relevant work experience required.
• Four (4) years of relevant work experience

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
NOTE: Kindly take note of the following revisions to the earlier job advertisement that appeared on the MY GOV Publication dated 5th April, 2022;
• Please note that this job advert closing date has been revised to 25th April, 2022
• The Position of Senior Office Assistant/Messenger has been revised to Grade KNTC 8;
The following Clearances will ONLY be required from successful candidates on offer of job and not at application stage;
• Clearance from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Good Conduct Certificate);
• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission;
• Clearance from Kenya Revenue Authority (Tax Compliance Certificate);
• Clearance from Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB);

Interested candidates are hereby called upon to apply in confidence to the address below via Post Office or Hand delivery or via the Email recruitment@kntc.co.ke, latest 25th April, 2022. enclosing cover letter, CV with full details of education background, professional qualifications and relevant experience together with copies of testimonials, academic certificates and National Identity card.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KENYA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION
2ND FLOOR, KNTC COMPLEX
OFF NANYUKI ROAD, INDUSTRIAL AREA
PO. BOX 30587 – 00100
NAIROBI

KNTC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified persons including the Youth, Women, Persons with Disability and Persons from Minority groups to apply. Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews and canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
KNTC does NOT charge any fee at any stage of recruitment.

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