Assistant Manager, Internal Audit – Grade 4 at Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, Risk Management & Compliance, the job holder will be responsible for coordinating conduct of various types of audits and reviews in accordance with International Standards for professional practice of Internal Auditing to promote efficiency and effective of operations, reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, safeguarding assets and to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations, policies and procedures, standards and contracts for the Board

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating assurance on the management of the institutions loan records in excess of Ksh. 115 Billion since inception;
• Coordinating operations of the audit section for effective service delivery;
• Coordinating development and implementation of internal audit section policies and procedures to achieve the audit strategic objectives;
• Coordinating development of the Audit section’s risk- based work plan to ensure timelines set are attained;
• Managing individual engagements from planning to follow up by the direct reports to enable seamless completion of activities;
• Coordinating implementation of approved annual audit plan by developing individual assignment work plans and allocating activities to appropriate resource and monitoring execution;
• Mentoring and coaching staff in the Audit section for career growth and enhanced performance;
• Coordinating preparation of audit reports for presentation to management and to the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee of the Board and ensure implementation of arising recommendations;
• Ensuring maintenance of ISO Standards and other quality standards implemented by the institution for the section to fulfil the mandate and align with best practice;
• Coordinating the performance of investigations as necessary; 

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• A holder of a Bachelors’ Degree in a Business-related field of study from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in business related field from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant Kenya (CPA (K))/Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) qualification;
• Membership to a relevant professional body such as Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAK) /ACCA; Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), or Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ relevant work experience in Auditing with at least 3 years’ experience as an audit supervisor or a comparable position with similar
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