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Internal Audit Risk and Compliance Manager at Stratostaff
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 15 days ago (21 Aug 2026) Updated 11 days ago
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Job Description
The Internal Audit Risk and Compliance Manager leads the development and execution of risk‑based audit plans, ensuring robust governance across the SACCO. They conduct audits, provide consulting engagements, and monitor the closure of audit recommendations while reporting progress to senior management. The role also oversees enterprise risk management, maintaining an operational risk register and performing annual risk assessments. Candidates are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher) and possess at least eight years of audit and compliance experience.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • BA/BSc/HND, MBA/MSc/MA or professional certification
- • Minimum 8 years of experience in internal audit, risk, or compliance
- • Strong analytical and reporting skills
- • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Prepare a risk‑based annual audit plan for the SACCO
- • Execute audit assignments and report findings to management and audit committees
- • Provide consulting engagements to improve risk management and operations
- • Track and monitor closure of audit recommendations
- • Review management actions for effectiveness and raise emerging risks
- • Report regularly on progress of recommendation closures and emerging risks
- • Conduct annual enterprise risk assessments and maintain an updated risk register