Job Description
INTERNAL AUDITOR GENERAL – ONE (1) POST - V/NO. 118 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.180,160 - Ksh.335,450 p.m. (CSG 4)
House Allowance: Ksh.80, 000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.24, 000 p.m.
Entertainment Allowance: Ksh.65,000 p.m.
Extraneous Allowance: Ksh.60,000 p.m.
Domestic Servants Allowance: Ksh.15,600 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As existing in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service Permanent or Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
(i) served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have
been at the grade of Deputy Internal Auditor CSG 5 or in a comparable and
relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Finance or
Accounting option), Business Administration (Finance or Accounting option) or
its equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters Degree in any of the following fields: Auditing and Consultancy,
Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, Strategic
Management, Risk Management or its equivalent from a university recognized in
Kenya;
(iv) Certified Public Accountant III (CPAK);
(v) been registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
(ICPAK);
(vi) broad experience and knowledge of the Public Sector financial management,
policies and goals;
(vii) demonstrated professional competence in managing the Internal Audit function;
and
(viii) demonstrated understanding of national development goals and objective,
policies, National values and principles of governance.
Duties and Responsibilities: -
An officer at this level will be responsible for the overall management of the Internal
Audit function. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
(i) overseeing formulation of Internal Audit policies, strategies and procedures to
guide the Internal Audit function:
(ii) providing technical advice on Internal Audit matters to public sector entities;
(iii) developing and implementing the use of modern approaches in performing
independent assessment of systems, controls and efficiencies in line with
professional standards;
(iv) monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the risk management
framework;
(v) preparing statutory and management audit reports; and
(vi) overseeing capacity building for Public Sector entities.