Internal Auditor at Living Goods , Nairobi, Kenya

At Living Goods we empower people to improve the health of their families, friends and communities. Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ health entrepreneurs who go door to door to teach families how to improve their health and wealth and sell life-changing products such as simple treatments for malaria and diarrhea, safe delivery kits, fortified foods, clean cook stoves, water filters, and solar lights. By combining the best practices from business and public health, we are dramatically lowering child mortality AND creating livelihoods for thousands of enterprising women. Living Goods supports a network of over 2,000 micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda and Kenya who teach families in their communities how to improve health and well-being while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook-stoves, and solar lights. As part of the Branch Team, you will play a key role in supporting Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver high quality health care to their communities and generate sales of critical products.

Purpose of role:

The internal Auditor will lead and oversee the internal audit function, ensuring the effectiveness of our internal control systems, risk management processes, and compliance with regulatory requirements. The Internal Auditor will also provide value-added advice and support to business partners on the creation or modification of policies, procedures, processes, products, or services to ensure an appropriate level of internal control and compliance is maintained.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a comprehensive internal audit strategy, including annual audit plans, risk assessments, and audit methodologies.
Identify and assess organizational risks and develop appropriate strategies to mitigate them.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to establish risk management processes and ensure effective controls are in place to address identified risks.
Stay abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices.
Provide guidance and support to management in implementing necessary controls and processes to maintain compliance.
Evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls across the organization.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance internal control systems and ensure adherence to established standards.
Continuously monitor and assess control effectiveness and propose improvements where necessary.
Develop and execute risk-based audit plans to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, financial systems, and operational processes.
Conduct audits independently or in collaboration with the outsourced internal audit team.
Review audit findings and recommendations, and present comprehensive reports to the executive management and the Finance and Audit committee.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the internal audit function.
Identify opportunities to enhance audit methodologies, tools, and techniques to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Stay informed about emerging trends and best practices in internal auditing and implement relevant changes.
Support investigations of internal incidences.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Professional Qualifications / Membership in professional bodies : Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor.

Experience:

9 years’ considerable, demonstrable experience auditing for compliance with applicable regulations, internal control regimes, development frameworks, and best practices.
At least three years of supervisory or project management experience.

Competencies & Attributes:

Mission-driven, articulate professional with substantial auditing experience.
Keen analytical, organization, and problem-solving skills that support and enable sound decision-making.
Proven strength in building and sustaining supportive relationships and persuasively communicating institutional goals and needs.
Prior experience within the development sector.
Specialized functional knowledge in risk management, accounting, audit processes, and standards.
Outstanding ability to translate financial concepts to and effectively collaborate with programmatic and operational colleagues who do not necessarily have financial, risk management, or internal control backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically with knowledge in complex problem solving, decision making, and critical thinking skills, displays good judgment.
Bilingual in French is a plus.