CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR, FINANCIAL - KCAA SCALE 5 (REF: IAD/02/25)

ABOUT THE COMPANY Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) was established on 24th October 2002 by the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 2002 with the primary functions towards; Regulation and oversight of Aviation Safety & Security; Economic regulation of Air Services and development of Civil Aviation; Provision of Air Navigation Services, and Training of Aviation personnel KCAA; as guided by the provisions of the convention on international civil aviation, related ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), the Kenya Civil Aviation Act, 2013 and the civil aviation regulations. JOB SUMMARY Duties and responsibilities will entail:i. Participating in the formulation, monitoring and review of the Internal Audit Services Strategy, Internal Audit Policies and Procedures in line with the Standards and Government Policies.ii. Participating in the development, monitoring and review of the Annual Internal Audit Risk- Based Plan.iii. Providing assurance on Internal Controls in the relevant Directorates and Departments to assess compliance to relevant laws, regulations, policies & procedures and to contribute to improvement in service delivery.iv. Participation in the assessment of the Authority’s governance, risk management and control processes and making appropriate recommendations for improvement in line with best practices and compliance requirements.v. Providing assurance on the Authority’s Asset management to confirm their existence and protection.vi. Conducting reviews of the Authority’s Financial Statements and Operations Reports to determine their completeness, accuracy and reliability for decision-making.vii. Undertaking audits of the Authority’s Information Communication Technology Systems and Infrastructure in line with best practices.viii. Provision of assurance services on the Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness Strategy to contribute towards protection of the Authority’s value.ix. Undertaking special audits assigned by the Head of Internal Audit Function. x. Undertaking follow-up with relevant Directorates and Departments to ensure implementation of agreed corrective action plans arising from both internal and external audits.xi. Preparing complete Internal Audit Reports in line with the Standards with appropriate recommendations for improvement of Authority’s compliance levels and enhanced service delivery on all assigned audit engagements.xii. Participating in the development, deployment, and continual improvement of computer programs (scripts) for automated audit processes for continuous audits/ monitoring as per best practices.xiii. Providing advisory services to other Directorates for enhanced service delivery by the Authority; RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRED SKILLS Auditing of accounts, Financial controlling, Audit (internal) REQUIRED EDUCATION Post-graduate education