MINISTRY : AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
JOB TITLE : INTERNAL AUDITOR
GRADE : G
RESPONSIBLE TO : SENIOR INTERNAL AUDIT
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO LINE MINISTRIES, EVALUATE AND ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING PROCESSES.
MAIN DUTIES
- PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO LINE MINISTRIES
- Carry out special audit assignments and acts on audit requests by Chief Accounting officers in the line ministries.
- Provide consulting services to line ministries regarding policies, formal documentation, rules and regulations.
- EVALUATE & ASSESSE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RISK
MANAGEMENT & OPERATING PROCESS
- Prepare risk-based audit programs.
- Examine and appraise the existing controls in line ministries to ensure that objectives are economically and efficiently achieved.
- Recommend revision of operating procedures to strengthen reliability and accuracy of information.
- Maintains and safe keep records and working papers including updating of existing government regulations for use by Internal Auditors.
- Examine accomplished audit programmes to ensure they conform to acceptable audit standards.
- MONITOR PERFOMANCE OF STAFF
- Approve annual work plans for Assistant Internal Auditors.
- Appraise the performance of Assistant Internal Auditors and determines relevant training.
- Monitor and review working papers on a weekly basis during the course of the audit.
- Follow ups on previous audit.
- REPORT ON ACCOMPLISHED AUDIT ENGAGEMENTS
- Draw on annual work plan subject to review and approval by Senior Internal Auditor.
- Develop and communicate observations made during the audit process with the Senior Internal Auditor.
- Review internal audit reports prepared by Assistant Internal Auditor for communication with the organization’s executive management, subject to review by the Internal Auditor.
JOB SPECIFICATION
- Masters in Internal Auditing/ Certified Internal Auditor
- Two (2) working experience internal auditing
- Degree in Internal Auditing/ Internal Audit Technician
- Four (4) years working experience in internal auditing
OTHER RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of financial and stores rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of public service rules and regulations.