Machakos County, nicknamed ‘Macha,’ was the first capital city of Kenya and is now an administrative county in Kenya. Machakos is made up of eight (8) constituencies including Machakos Town, Mavoko, Masinga, Yatta, Kangundo, Kathiani, Matungulu, and Mwala. Machakos Town is the administrative capital of the County.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Set the agenda for each meeting with the committee members.
- Arrange for a periodic review of the effectiveness of the audit committee.
- Demonstrate independence and impartiality in decision-making, which accord with legal, constitutional, and policy requirements.
- Provide clarification to members on the audit committee’s responsibilities
Requirement for Appointment
- To serve as Chairperson of the AUDIT committee, the applicant must meet the following minimum qualification:
- Be a Kenyan citizen.
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Accounting, Auditing, Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting option) from a university recognized in Kenya.
- Possession of relevant Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
- Have at least 10 years of experience in a senior management position, where their scope of work covered the entire organization they were working with.
- Be a member and in good standing of at least one of the following professional bodies: IIA, ICPAK, ICPSK, IAK, APSEA, ACFE, LSK or any other relevant professional body.
- Have a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in Financial Management/ Accounting or its equivalent, five (5) of which must be in senior management position;
- Be an independent, proactive leader with confidence and high integrity.
- Demonstrate competence in leadership and business management.
- Possesses a good understanding of government operations, financial reporting and auditing
- Possess excellent working knowledge of an audit committee’s functions and risks management framework
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and time available to develop and monitor the committee agenda.
- Not a holder of a political office
- MUST NOT be past or present employee or agent which has carried out any business with the Machakos County Government in the last two (2) years;
