Position: Hotel Internal Auditor.
Summary
Our client is a 5-star Hotel in Nairobi, seeks to recruit highly qualified and experienced individual for the position of Internal Auditor.
Our client is a 5-star Hotel in Nairobi, seeks to recruit highly qualified and experienced individual for the position of Internal Auditor.
The position holder will manage the internal audit function of the
hotel in a manner that ensures that company assets are safeguarded
against financial risk through the implementation of effective internal
controls, adherence to accounting standards and compliance to the
legislature.
Key Responsibilities
• Draw up the annual audit plan in consultation with the CEO, schedule work and implement such plans.
• Continually review the business operations and identify potential business risk and make recommendations on corrective action.
• Carry out internal control audits and advise the management on the adequacy of internal control systems of the hotel, giving recommendations on improvement and monitor implementation.
• Ascertain the effectiveness with which the company’s assets are accounted for and safeguarded from all kinds of losses arising from fraud and other offences, waste, extravagance, inefficient administration, poor value for money and other causes.
• Reviewing the financial reports and accounting practices to evaluate the reliability of management and financial reporting.
• Carrying out periodic spot checks on processes and records for selected high risk operating functions
• Coordinating the documentation and revision of standard operating procedures with key emphasis on the adequacy of controls. Testing for compliance with the procedures
• Facilitating Internal control review meetings and ensuring actions from internal control reports are drawn and agreed with the action holders
• Preparing and submitting management reports on Internal Control reviews with recommendations for corrective action to the Managing Director within the required time frame.
• Liaises with external auditors on operating, financial and on risk management practices, communicate results of internal audit to stakeholders and assists in the implementation of recommendations from internal audit
• Performing special investigations as directed by management.
• Draw up the annual audit plan in consultation with the CEO, schedule work and implement such plans.
• Continually review the business operations and identify potential business risk and make recommendations on corrective action.
• Carry out internal control audits and advise the management on the adequacy of internal control systems of the hotel, giving recommendations on improvement and monitor implementation.
• Ascertain the effectiveness with which the company’s assets are accounted for and safeguarded from all kinds of losses arising from fraud and other offences, waste, extravagance, inefficient administration, poor value for money and other causes.
• Reviewing the financial reports and accounting practices to evaluate the reliability of management and financial reporting.
• Carrying out periodic spot checks on processes and records for selected high risk operating functions
• Coordinating the documentation and revision of standard operating procedures with key emphasis on the adequacy of controls. Testing for compliance with the procedures
• Facilitating Internal control review meetings and ensuring actions from internal control reports are drawn and agreed with the action holders
• Preparing and submitting management reports on Internal Control reviews with recommendations for corrective action to the Managing Director within the required time frame.
• Liaises with external auditors on operating, financial and on risk management practices, communicate results of internal audit to stakeholders and assists in the implementation of recommendations from internal audit
• Performing special investigations as directed by management.
Minimum Requirements, Skills and Experience
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA (K)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is an added advantage.
• At least 5 years experience as Internal Auditor in hotel industry.
• Knowledge of computer audit packages will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy and a good working knowledge of accounting packages and financial systems.
• Systems and policy review and development
• Compliance monitoring skills
• Investigation and business risk assessment skills
• Good financial reporting skills.
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA (K)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is an added advantage.
• At least 5 years experience as Internal Auditor in hotel industry.
• Knowledge of computer audit packages will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy and a good working knowledge of accounting packages and financial systems.
• Systems and policy review and development
• Compliance monitoring skills
• Investigation and business risk assessment skills
• Good financial reporting skills.
How to apply:
Send your application including cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 12th July 2013.
Send your application including cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 12th July 2013.
Adept Systems
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100 Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100 Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Web: www.adeptsys.biz
Applicants outside hospitality/Hotel industry are unlikely to qualify.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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