Equity Bank Kenya Internal Audit Officer Job

Internal Audit Officer Job, Current Accounting Jobs In Kenya,

Reporting to the Senior Audit Manager, the ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the Bank has effective financial, administrative, and management systems and controls, adequate and effective risk management processes, and ensure observance of good corporate governance practices.

The Officer will conduct financial, operational, and compliance audits and furnish management with analyses, advice, and recommendations concerning risk management, control, and governance processes.

Key Job Description 

• Conducting reviews from various units/branches & ensuring timely closure.
• Ensuring appropriate audit planning; Execution; documentation and timely reporting.
• Providing support and guidance to management on how to handle new opportunities.
• Timely reporting of audit findings for management action
• Coordinating meetings with auditees to develop an understanding of business processes.
• Preparing reports to highlight issues and problems distributing the reports to the relevant people and ensuring proper follow-up. 
• Assessing compliance with Bank rules and regulations & informing management whether any issue needs to be addressed.
• Conducting exit meetings and ensuring a suitable understanding of concerns to be addressed. 
• Testing the operations and credit procedures and supporting the design of adequate financial controls
• Improving customer care by initiating improvements to the financial control and auditing process
• Developing new audit programs to ensure adequate financial controls.
• Planning internal client meetings and overseeing financial disclosures.
• Reviewing and making recommendations on systems, policies, and regulations.

Qualifications

Technical & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business-Related course with completed or ongoing professional qualification e.g ACCA, CPA, OR CIA

Skills & Attributes

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in auditing preferably in a financial institution or an internationally accredited audit firm.
• Broad knowledge of the Banking industry including regulatory framework.
• Excellent report writing, oral communication, logical and analytical skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) and full MS Office suite.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Open-minded with the ability to learn in a dynamic environment, good commercial awareness, and knowledge of international best practice standards in financial reporting (IFRS), IIA standards, and Corporate Governance.

How To Apply

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Deadline closes: 1st December 2023