Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management

Job Qualifications
Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any field relevant to operations of the Central Bank.
• A professional qualification in relevant field of study i.e. CIA, CPA-K, ACCA, CISA etc
• Ten (10) years' experience in audit (internal and or external) and any other relevant area. At least three (3) years should be at management level.
• Three (3) years' experience in leading audit teams, project teams, risk based audits and in undertaking special investigations/audits
• Should be proficient in MS Office applications and ability to promote the use of informaiton and communicaiton technology in the University.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop Internal Audit framework and policy and operating procedures.
• Develop University Risk Matrix.
• Develop, train, coach, motivate and evaluate functional staff in the department to achieve their highest levels of performance.
• Ensure independent appraisals of CUEA’s activities, functions and operations to ensure internal control frameworks are in place and operating efficiently.
• Ensure that appropriate technical advice and support and quality assurance is provided to the University Management Board.
• Ensure that CUEA has appropriate and effective operational planning and management systems.
• Establish, implement and monitor risk based internal audit mechanisms.
• Identify and evaluate emerging risks and development of risk based audit plans.
• Keep abreast with emerging issues in corporate governance practices and advice accordingly.
• Lead and carry out branch audits and currency destruction independent reviews periodically as required.
• Lead and carry out special investigations and unplanned internal audit work through relevant Internal Audit project teams.
• Lead and carry out systems audits on regular basis.
• Liaise with external auditors to ensure that key risk areas are audited and or investigated.
• Provide independent and objective opinions on audit findings through written reports.
• Provide regular reports to the Audit Committee of the Council on progress of work in the department.
• Provide secretarial duties to the Audit Committee of the Council.