{"id":107216,"date":"2026-08-12T05:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/internal-auditor-and-risk-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T05:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:37:40","slug":"internal-auditor-and-risk-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/internal-auditor-and-risk-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Auditor and Risk Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Internal Auditor and Risk Officer\", \"description\": \"Budget: 60-80k\\nJob Purpose\\nTo provide independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of the Company's governance, enterprise risk management, internal controls, and operational processes.\\nThe role is responsible for proactively identifying financial leakages, fraud risks, compliance gaps, operational inefficiencies, and control weaknesses across all business functions, while recommending practical solutions that safeguard company assets, strengthen accountability, improve profitability, and support strategic decision-making.\\nKey Responsibilities\\nA. Governance, Risk & Internal Controls SOPs\\nDevelop and execute the annual risk-based internal audit plan approved by the Managing Director.\\nEvaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls across all departments.\\nConduct enterprise-wide risk assessments and maintain the corporate risk register.\\nIdentify operational, financial, compliance, strategic, and fraud risks and recommend mitigation measures.\\nReview and strengthen company policies, SOPs, delegated authority matrices and governance frameworks.\\nConduct root cause analysis on audit findings and monitor implementation of corrective actions.\\nAdvise management on risk mitigation, cost optimization, and process improvement initiatives.\\nFinancial Audit & Compliance\\nAudit revenue, receivables, payables, banking, payroll, inventory and fixed assets.\\nReview financial transactions and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy.\\nEvaluate compliance with IFRS, company policies, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.\\nReview cash management, bank reconciliations, statutory remittances and expenditure approvals.\\nAssess segregation of duties and financial authorization controls.\\nReview budget performance and investigate material variances.\\nBusiness Generation & Commercial Audit\\nAudit the quotation-to-cash cycle.\\nReview pricing approvals and discount controls.\\nReview tender management process\\nVerify contracts, LPOs, quotations, invoices and sales documentation.\\nAudit credit approvals and debtor management.\\nReview sales commissions and incentive calculations.\\nAudit customer complaints, warranty claims, refunds and after-sales processes.\\nManufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain Audit\\nAudit production planning, Bills of Materials BOM, costing, yields, and material utilization.\\nReview production efficiency, quality controls, preventive maintenance, and equipment utilization.\\nAudit procurement processes from requisition through supplier payment.\\nEvaluate supplier performance and procurement compliance.\\nReview warehouse operations, inventory controls, cycle counts, stock accuracy, and valuation.\\nAudit dispatch operations, logistics, vehicle utilization, fuel controls, and proof of delivery.\\nVerify fixed asset management and physical asset controls.\\nImports & Procurement Audit\\nReview purchase planning and supplier selection.\\nAudit purchase orders and delegated approvals.\\nVerify import documentation and customs compliance.\\nReview freight, clearing, insurance, and import costs.\\nAudit foreign supplier payments and trade finance controls.\\nReview exchange rate management and import-related risks.\\nStocks & Raw Materials Audit\\nConduct periodic, cyclical, and surprise stock audits of raw materials, work-in-progress WIP, finished goods, consumables, and spare parts.\\nVerify stock accuracy by reconciling physical inventory with ERP\/Sage records and investigate all variances.\\nAudit the receipt, storage, issuance, transfer, and consumption of raw materials to ensure compliance with approved procedures.\\nReview material requisitions, Goods Received Notes GRNs, Stock Issue Vouchers SIVs, transfer notes, and stock adjustment records for completeness and authorization.\\nAssess inventory controls to prevent theft, pilferage, damage, obsolescence, and unauthorized stock movements.\\nVerify material consumption against Bills of Materials BOMs, production schedules, and standard costing, and investigate abnormal usage and wastage.\\nReview stock valuation methods to ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.\\nAudit inventory aging and monitor slow-moving, obsolete, damaged, and expired stock, recommending timely disposal or provisioning where necessary.\\nEvaluate warehouse layout, storage conditions, stock preservation practices, and access controls to safeguard inventory.\\nReview cycle count programmes and annual stock take processes to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely reconciliation.\\nMonitor inventory turnover, reorder levels, stock replenishment practices, and inventory carrying costs to optimize working capital.\\nVerify that stock write-offs, adjustments, and disposals are properly approved, documented, and accurately recorded.\\nIdentify inventory losses, shrinkage trends, and control weaknesses, recommending corrective actions to strengthen inventory management.\\nHuman Resource & Administration Audit\\nAudit recruitment, onboarding, contracts, and employee records.\\nReview payroll, statutory \", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-11\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Fast Choice\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-25T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Fast Choice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-25<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Budget: 60-80k<br \/>Job Purpose<br \/>To provide independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of the Company&#8217;s governance, enterprise risk management, internal controls, and operational processes.<br \/>The role is responsible for proactively identifying financial leakages, fraud risks, compliance gaps, operational inefficiencies, and control weaknesses across all business functions, while recommending practical solutions that safeguard company assets, strengthen accountability, improve profitability, and support strategic decision-making.<br \/>Key Responsibilities<br \/>A. Governance, Risk &#038; Internal Controls SOPs<br \/>Develop and execute the annual risk-based internal audit plan approved by the Managing Director.<br \/>Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls across all departments.<br \/>Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments and maintain the corporate risk register.<br \/>Identify operational, financial, compliance, strategic, and fraud risks and recommend mitigation measures.<br \/>Review and strengthen company policies, SOPs, delegated authority matrices and governance frameworks.<br \/>Conduct root cause analysis on audit findings and monitor implementation of corrective actions.<br \/>Advise management on risk mitigation, cost optimization, and process improvement initiatives.<br \/>Financial Audit &#038; Compliance<br \/>Audit revenue, receivables, payables, banking, payroll, inventory and fixed assets.<br \/>Review financial transactions and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy.<br \/>Evaluate compliance with IFRS, company policies, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.<br \/>Review cash management, bank reconciliations, statutory remittances and expenditure approvals.<br \/>Assess segregation of duties and financial authorization controls.<br \/>Review budget performance and investigate material variances.<br \/>Business Generation &#038; Commercial Audit<br \/>Audit the quotation-to-cash cycle.<br \/>Review pricing approvals and discount controls.<br \/>Review tender management process<br \/>Verify contracts, LPOs, quotations, invoices and sales documentation.<br \/>Audit credit approvals and debtor management.<br \/>Review sales commissions and incentive calculations.<br \/>Audit customer complaints, warranty claims, refunds and after-sales processes.<br \/>Manufacturing, Operations &#038; Supply Chain Audit<br \/>Audit production planning, Bills of Materials BOM, costing, yields, and material utilization.<br \/>Review production efficiency, quality controls, preventive maintenance, and equipment utilization.<br \/>Audit procurement processes from requisition through supplier payment.<br \/>Evaluate supplier performance and procurement compliance.<br \/>Review warehouse operations, inventory controls, cycle counts, stock accuracy, and valuation.<br \/>Audit dispatch operations, logistics, vehicle utilization, fuel controls, and proof of delivery.<br \/>Verify fixed asset management and physical asset controls.<br \/>Imports &#038; Procurement Audit<br \/>Review purchase planning and supplier selection.<br \/>Audit purchase orders and delegated approvals.<br \/>Verify import documentation and customs compliance.<br \/>Review freight, clearing, insurance, and import costs.<br \/>Audit foreign supplier payments and trade finance controls.<br \/>Review exchange rate management and import-related risks.<br \/>Stocks &#038; Raw Materials Audit<br \/>Conduct periodic, cyclical, and surprise stock audits of raw materials, work-in-progress WIP, finished goods, consumables, and spare parts.<br \/>Verify stock accuracy by reconciling physical inventory with ERP\/Sage records and investigate all variances.<br \/>Audit the receipt, storage, issuance, transfer, and consumption of raw materials to ensure compliance with approved procedures.<br \/>Review material requisitions, Goods Received Notes GRNs, Stock Issue Vouchers SIVs, transfer notes, and stock adjustment records for completeness and authorization.<br \/>Assess inventory controls to prevent theft, pilferage, damage, obsolescence, and unauthorized stock movements.<br \/>Verify material consumption against Bills of Materials BOMs, production schedules, and standard costing, and investigate abnormal usage and wastage.<br \/>Review stock valuation methods to ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.<br \/>Audit inventory aging and monitor slow-moving, obsolete, damaged, and expired stock, recommending timely disposal or provisioning where necessary.<br \/>Evaluate warehouse layout, storage conditions, stock preservation practices, and access controls to safeguard inventory.<br \/>Review cycle count programmes and annual stock take processes to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely reconciliation.<br \/>Monitor inventory turnover, reorder levels, stock replenishment practices, and inventory carrying costs to optimize working capital.<br \/>Verify that stock write-offs, adjustments, and disposals are properly approved, documented, and accurately recorded.<br \/>Identify inventory losses, shrinkage trends, and control weaknesses, recommending corrective actions to strengthen inventory management.<br \/>Human Resource &#038; Administration Audit<br \/>Audit recruitment, onboarding, contracts, and employee records.<br \/>Review payroll, statutory deductions, and employee benefits.<br \/>Audit leaves administration, attendance, overtime, and timekeeping.<br \/>Review performance management, disciplinary processes, and training programmes.<br \/>Verify compliance with labour legislation and company HR policies.<br \/>ERP &#038; Information Systems Audit<br \/>Audit Sage ERP transactions and audit trails.<br \/>Review user access rights and segregation of duties.<br \/>Investigate system overrides, deleted transactions, manual journals, and unauthorized amendments.<br \/>Verify system data integrity and reporting accuracy.<br \/>Recommend ERP control enhancements and automation improvements.<br \/>Petty Cash &#038; Cash Management Audit<br \/>Conduct periodic and surprise audits of petty cash across all business locations.<br \/>Verify that all petty cash transactions are properly authorized, supported by original documentation, and comply with approved limits and company policies.<br \/>Review petty cash reconciliations, reimbursements, and replenishments for accuracy, completeness, and timely approval.<br \/>Identify duplicate, fictitious, unsupported, or irregular cash expenditures and recommend corrective action.<br \/>Assess cash handling controls, segregation of duties, and accountability to minimize the risk of fraud, misuse, and financial leakage.<br \/>Fraud Prevention &#038; Investigations<br \/>Lead investigations into suspected fraud, theft, corruption, collusion, and financial misconduct.<br \/>Conduct forensic reviews where necessary.<br \/>Investigate whistleblower reports.<br \/>Support disciplinary investigations involving financial irregularities.<br \/>Recommend disciplinary, legal, and control improvement actions.<br \/>Reporting &#038; Continuous Improvement<br \/>Prepare monthly Internal Audit Reports for the Managing Director.<br \/>Develop dashboards highlighting key risks, audit findings, and implementation status.<br \/>Present audit findings to management.<br \/>Track implementation of agreed corrective actions.<br \/>Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.<br \/>Train managers on governance, risk management, and internal controls.<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.<br \/>CPAK Holder or Finalist Mandatory.<br \/>CIA Certified Internal Auditor highly preferred.<br \/>CISA or Certified Fraud Examiner CFE will be an added advantage.<br \/>Membership of ICPAK and\/or IIA Kenya.<br \/>Experience<br \/>Minimum<br \/>5 years<br \/>progressive experience in Internal Audit, Finance, Risk Management or Compliance.<br \/>At least<br \/>2\u20133 years<br \/>auditing manufacturing, distribution, FMCG, or inventory-intensive businesses.<br \/>Experience conducting operational, financial, compliance and fraud investigations.<br \/>Experience auditing ERP systems Sage preferred.<br \/>Technical Competencies<br \/>Internal Audit Standards<br \/>COSO Internal Control Framework<br \/>Enterprise Risk Management<br \/>IFRS<br \/>ERP Auditing Sage, SAP, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics<br \/>Procurement &#038; Supply Chain Controls<br \/>Inventory Management<br \/>Fraud Investigation<br \/>Financial Analysis<br \/>Root Cause Analysis<br \/>Advanced Excel<br \/>Power BI preferred<br \/>Behavioural Competencies<br \/>High integrity and professional ethics.<br \/>Independence and objectivity.<br \/>Strong analytical and investigative skills.<br \/>Commercial awareness.<br \/>Excellent communication and report-writing skills.<br \/>Ability to influence senior management.<br \/>Excellent stakeholder management.<br \/>Strong decision-making capability.<br \/>High attention to detail.<br \/>Confidentiality and professional scepticism.<br \/>Key Performance Indicators<br \/>Completion of the approved annual audit plan.<br \/>Percentage of audit findings closed within agreed timelines.<br \/>Reduction in repeat audit findings.<br \/>Reduction in financial losses from control failures.<br \/>Number of fraud cases detected and resolved.<br \/>Inventory variance maintained within approved tolerance.<br \/>Compliance with company policies and statutory requirements.<br \/>Timely submission of monthly audit reports.<br \/>Number of high-risk issues identified before financial impact.<br \/>Reduction in ERP overrides and unauthorized transactions.<br \/>Cost savings and process improvements resulting from audit recommendations.<br \/>Requirements added by the job poster<br \/>3+ years of Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing experience<br \/>3+ years of work experience with Internal Audits<br \/>5+ years of experience in Accounting\/Auditing<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? 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