Internal Audit Manager - Kenya

About the role

KPMG's Nairobi office, which acts as the regional coordinating office for its East Africa practice (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda), is hiring an Internal Audit Manager. The manager leads a portfolio of internal audit, governance, risk management and controls engagements across diverse industries, mentors high-performing teams and contributes to business development and the growth of the Risk Advisory practice.

Key responsibilities

• Lead risk-based internal audit, governance, risk and controls engagements from planning to reporting and follow-up, owning quality, risk, budgets, resourcing, timelines, profitability and stakeholder expectations.
• Present clear insights and practical recommendations to senior management, boards and audit committees, applying the Global Internal Audit Standards, COSO and technology-enabled techniques.
• Build trusted relationships with executives, heads of internal audit and other senior decision-makers, understand client priorities and lead proposals, pitches and market initiatives.
• Coach team members, manage performance and resourcing, support recruitment, succession and retention, and strengthen the practice through knowledge sharing and thought leadership.
• Ensure full compliance with Quality and Risk Management policies before releasing any draft or final report.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, engineering, information technology or a related field.
• At least 6 years' experience in internal audit, including demonstrable experience managing teams.
• Relevant professional qualification such as CIA, CPA(K), ACCA, CISA or equivalent.

Required skills

• Strong risk-based audit, report-writing, presentation and senior stakeholder-management experience.
• Project management, commercial and business development acumen, and the ability to build trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills, and clear communication and report-writing.

What we offer

• The chance to work with a Big 4 firm on clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development, exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams and room to grow and innovate.
• Opportunity for international travel.