Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable upon successful completion of six (6) months probationary period.
Remuneration: As per KRA salary structure
Job Highlights
The Manager – Continuous Audit shall report to the Chief Manager – Information Systems Audit within Internal Audit Division.
Job Summary
The jobholder shall be responsible for planning, organizing and overseeing continuous audit activities, including data acquisition, validation, analytics and automation of control testing to enhance assurance, efficiency and effectiveness of internal audit processes.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the Annual Audit Work Plan for the Continuous Audit Unit.
- Oversee execution of continuous audits and integration of data analytics into audit engagements.
- Review audit programmes, working papers and reports for quality, completeness and compliance with standards.
- Prepare audit reports for Top Management and the Audit Committee of the Board.
- Manage unit budgets and monitor utilization of allocated resources.
- Coordinate; identification, assessment and risks mitigation within the unit.
- Act as primary liaison with the Office of the Auditor-General on unit audit matters.
- Perform continuous audits designed to provide assessment of internal control processes and operational performance, in accordance with department and professional standards
- Review application of audit procedures, methodology and general accepted auditing standards to reviews to ensure adequacy of internal controls, compliance with policies, procedures and professional best practices.
- Implement corporate initiatives in the Unit: Performance Management, Audit, Integrity, Quality Management Systems, and Risk Management.
- Support staff career development and performance enhancement within the unit, ensuring alignment with departmental goals.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in: IT, Computer Science, Business IT, Engineering or relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized Univeristy.
- Master’s Degree in: Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized University will be an added advantage.
- CISA certification.
- CISM, CIA or CEH is an added advantage.
- Membership of ISACA or Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
- Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
- Cumulative service period of five (5) years relevant work experience, two (2) of which should have been in first level management position or comparable position.
Key Competencies
- Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability in conducting and supervising both financial and management audit.
- Strategic & Analytical Thinking
- Leadership & Communication Skills
- Operational Effectiveness
- Ethical Judgment & Customer Focus
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Planning and organizational skills.
- High level of integrity.
- Understanding and ability to apply risk and control concepts.
- Ability to apply audit standards through practical application.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to understand business processes and good awareness of functional relationships of Departments.
Job Application Guidelines
Registration:
- Go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login and then click on the ‘Register’ button to start the application process.
- After registration, you will receive an email enabling you to confirm your email address and complete your registration.
Log on:
- After registration go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login
- Key in your username and password then click on ‘Log in’ to access your account.
- After successful log in, the system will open the ‘Applicant Cockpit’.
Candidate Profile (To create or update applicant detail):
- On the ‘Applicant Cockpit’ page, go to the tab ‘Candidate Profile’.
- Click on ‘My Profile’ to create and update your profile.
- Follow the instructions to complete your profile.
- The process will end by clicking the tab “Overview and Release”.
- Ensure you click the check box on the page to complete the profile.
Application process:
- To view the open job postings, click on the tab ‘Employment Opportunities’ on the ‘Applicant Cockpit’ page.
- Under the heading ‘Job Search’ click the ‘Start’ button to view all available vacancies.
- Click on the Job posting to display the details of the position.
- To apply for the position, click ‘Apply’ button at the top of the page.
- Follow the instructions to complete and submit your application.
- Kindly note that all mandatory fields must be completed.
- To complete the process of application, click the ‘Send Application Now’ button after reviewing and accepting the ‘Data Privacy Statement’.
In case of any challenges, please send your email query to isupporthr@kra.go.ke
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Kenya Revenue Authority does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, shortlisting, interviewing, and/or offer)
