Director/Senior Manager- Internal Audit

Department:

Assurance

Job type:

Permanent

Closing date:

12-Jul-13

Location:

Nairobi

Reference Number:

123-KEN00055

The Company

PwC firms help organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. In Sub-Saharan Africa, we're the largest provider of professional services with offices in 26 countries and close to 8 000 people. This enables us to provide our clients with seamless and consistent service, wherever they’re located on the continent. Our in-depth knowledge and understanding of African operating environments enables us to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and offer truly tailored Tax, Assurance and Advisory solutions to unique business challenges.
Risk Assurance helps management to make well informed decisions. The insight and independent assurance we bring provides an invaluable safeguard in today's complex operating environment. We work with our clients in their boardrooms and their back offices, delivering business control to help them to protect and strengthen every aspect of their business in risk management and compliance, internal audit, corporate governance, IT risk management,business controls advisory, corporate sustainability and IT consultancy.
We draw proudly on our auditing heritage as well as our commercial experience, to rigorously evaluate our clients' governance procedures, processes, information and controls and, where necessary, recommend the best way to fix them.

Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking a high performing Director/Senior managers with Internal Audit specialization, reporting to the Risk Assurance Services leader.
The job holder will be responsible for public sector business development, delivery in ERM frameworks, controls frameworks at county and national government levels; NGOs; Procurement Assurance and Business control Advisory. The position will provide support within the East Territory markets (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mauritius and Rwanda).

In addition, the role holder will be required to:
-Manage Risk & Quality on assignment as well as participate in risk & quality assessments
-Manage project/assignment economics by providing smarter ways of executing engagements, challenging draft project at the time of planning, monitoring of costs, negotiating of fees
-Develop technical solutions to client issues by keeping abreast with technical industry issues and technical pronouncement and interpreting the same for the client
-Ensure engagements are performed to meet quality standards by providing the team with timely review and follow up on the key areas of the engagement
-Develop deep relationships with clients at senior management level and in addition develop networks at the industry level through regular interaction on and off engagements and attendance of industry forums at PwC thought leadership events
-Support key internal roles in aiding them meet firm objectives e.g. firm client feedback process, implementation of velocity methodology, Finance (NIC management), Human Capital (performance management process, dealing with people issues)
-Support staff development through coaching and mentoring
-Develop relationships with colleagues in a bid to appreciate their service offerings which is useful in providing linkages to clients and cross-selling

Additional Information

The successful candidate should:
-A degree with honors and relevant accounting qualification( CIA, CISA, CISM)
-Minimum of seven years audit experience ( at least 2 in a senior management role)
-Deep audit technical know-how
-Deep knowledge of the regulation around the areas of specialization
-Good knowledge of risk management polices as well as other internal firm’s policies
-Good judgment
-Business development skills
-Advance project management skills
-Advance presentation and facilitation skills
-Excellent communication skills
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