The core mandate for MOWASCO under the Water Act 2002 is to protect, harness and develop potential of water resources to ensure availability of quality water to the residents of Mombasa County and to maintain the assets leased to the Company by Coast Water Services Board (CWSB). To achieve its vision “To be a reputable provider of world class customer focused water and sewerage services” and to assist the Company in implementing the water sector reforms in Mombasa County, MOWASCO is seeking to recruit a strategic and futuristic leader who is performance driven and passionate about water reforms to fill the position of General Manager Internal Audit and Compliance based in Mombasa.
Roles & Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with laid down management systems, policies and procedures, statutory compliance, best governance practice, conducting periodic audits to assess and mitigate against financial and operational risks, as well as supporting the Board monitor the prudent utilization of company resources
Key Responsibilities
•Develop and provide professional leadership to sustain best practice in good governance, and foster team work across the company.
•Prepare and implement short term and long term audit plans.
•Conduct and report audit findings to the Board Audit Committee.
•Contribute to the strategic management of Financial Services.
•Conduct quarterly audits to assess adequacy of established internal controls and good governance practices, and provide solutions to mitigate any risks.
•Prepare reports for management, committees and Divisions/Departments.
•Ensure that all external audit and regulatory audit recommendations are fully implemented.
•Support the Board and management to develop policies and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure the company’s systems and processes are effective adhered to on a continuous basis.
Requirements
•Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting/Finance/Economics or any other Business related degree.
•CPA (K) or ACCA and a full member ICPAK, or relevant recognized professional body.
•Certified Internal Audit certification with at least two years post qualification experience.
•At least Seven years’ experience, of which three must be at a senior management level.
Additional Information
•Ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with other staff and to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
•Excellent report writing skills.
•Team leader with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
•Complex decision making skills within time frame involving known and uncertain variables.
•Significant contributions in policy formulation having a long term impact on departments as a whole as well as relationship with external sources.
•Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
•Knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits.
•Knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems.
•Ability to gather, analyze and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports.
•Ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit, particularly legislation changes and developments as they affect charities, and new auditing techniques and practices.
Please attach a resume that contains details of your qualifications, experience and present positions. While applying, quote the title of the position you are applying for and include your day and evening telephone numbers, email address and names and address of three referees.
Only applications received online will be processed and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.