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Manager, Internal Audit
Job Overview
Business Segment: Group Functions
Location: KE, Nairobi County, Nairobi, Westlands Road
Job Type: Full-time
Job Ref ID: 80427622A-0002
Date Posted: 06/03/2025
Job Description
To lead and review the audit process for a portfolio of audits through audit execution and oversight of the audit team to independently and objectively provide assurance that enables client centric risk management.
Strategy
- Contribute to the GIA (Group Internal Audit) risk assessment and design of a risk-based audit plan;
- Complete detailed risk assessment on assigned portfolio to identify the key risks to be covered by planned audits;
- Monitor continuing relevance of the audit plan throughout the year and propose changes, as appropriate, as the risk profile of the business changes; and
- Ensure adherence to the Audit Charter, Auditing Standards and Methodology during engagements.
Processes
- Effectively manage and deliver assigned audits within the allocated resources for audit engagements; and
- Identify and implement opportunities for optimal productivity of assigned audit engagements.
- Provide clear guidance, detailed review, and supervision of the audit team’s work to meet quality standards and timelines in line with the Group Internal Audit methodology.
- Provide guidance on business and audit technical knowledge and management skills to audit team members to enable them to effectively deliver their assigned responsibilities.
- Provide technical input and challenge on audit work being undertaken. Identify and influence change by highlighting potential areas for improvement.
- Support adherence to the GIA methodology in all audit engagement, as well as raising awareness and understanding of the methodology.
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of both business and technical areas and expert knowledge in the audit process.
- Lead reporting of audit outcomes with stakeholders and in the GIA report review process.
- Monitor the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.
- Escalate delays in the execution of audit work, both to auditee management and GIA management.
Risk Management
- Understand the financial services industry and the impact of economic and regulatory environment. Demonstrate application of this knowledge in the assessment of risks and recommending appropriate control and quality frameworks.
- Adopt an anticipatory approach to risk assessment and update the continuous risk assessment on a regular basis to identify changes in risk profiles and document these in a timely manner, proposing changes to the audit plan, as appropriate.
- Drive proactive/timely identification and escalation of risks, issues, trends, and developments to relevant stakeholders. Be able to raise issues/concerns outside the normal audit process.
- Be able to clearly explain issues and risks identified.
Qualifications
Type of Qualification: First Degree
Experience Required
Internal Audit
Minimum of 10 years of diversified experience in auditing a financial services organisation or in an audit firm, including 5-7 years’ experience:
- Analysing complex sets of data to interpret, visualise and identify trends.
- Auditing Corporate Credit, and Transaction Banking areas such as Trade Finance and Investor Services.
- Planning and executing audits. Managing and engaging with various stakeholders at a Senior Level.
- Experience in managing and leading teams, delegating and prioritizing tasks.
Additional Information
Behavioural Competencies:
- Developing Strategies
- Examining Information
- Interacting with People
- Interpreting Data
- Upholding Standards
Technical Competencies:
- Business Acumen (Audit) especially in Transaction Banking
- IA Data Analysis
- IA Technology Application
- Internal Auditing
- Maintain IA Professional Practices
