NCPB Audit Manager, and ICT Officer Jobs in Kenya

National Cereals and Produce Board hereby invites suitable candidates to fill the following vacant positions:

Internal Audit Manager: 

REF/NCPB/IAM

Key responsibilities

• Review internal control systems and maintain adequate checks and balances to ensure compliance with set standards and specifications
• Collate and analyze financial data and report on efficiency and effectiveness of funds utilization
•  Prepare and submit periodic audit reports to the CEO/Board
• Monitor and evaluate the status and implementation of audit recommendations
• Undertake risk assessment and evaluation to ensure compliance with set standards and specifications.

Qualifications and experience and skills

Applicants must have a Bachelors degree in Commerce or Business Administration/ Management (Accounting, Auditing or Business Management option) with CPA (K)/ACCA final level plus professional qualifications in Auditing e.g., CISA or equivalent.

The applicants should also have a good working knowledge of ICT accounting software applications with 10 years’ working experience in Audit; five of which should be in a similar or other senior position.

Senior ICT Officer-Navision Expert: 

REF/NCPB/ICT

Key responsibilities

• Ensure that all Business Applications and other Software systems in use are functioning optimally.
• Undertake daily administration, including monitoring system performance, ensuring successful backups, and developing / implementing disaster recovery plans
• Modify existing databases or instruct programmers and analysts on the required changes
• Develop standards to guide the use and acquisition of software and to protect valuable information
• Test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modifications
• Prepare specification documents for other proposed systems
• Prepare specification documents for changes to existing systems as proposed by users.
• Create monitoring mechanisms to identify any lapses in the systems functionality in a scheduled format and reporting the same with recommended resolutions.
• Ensure database security is all the times enhanced and sustained

Qualifications and experience and skills

Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) Certification, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator(MCDBA)Certification ,Microsoft Navision Development I - C/SIDE Introduction, Microsoft Navision - Development II - C/SIDE Solution Development or Microsoft business solutions Navision (Financials), Microsoft business solutions Navision (Trade & Inventory, Microsoft business solutions Navision (Warehousing). In addition to three years working experience.

Interested candidates should send their written applications together with their curriculum vitae, copies of academic and professional certificates and testimonials to:

The Human Resource Manager
National Cereals and Produce Board
P.O. Box 30586-00100
Nairobi

The closing date for receiving applications shall be Tuesday, 20 November 2012.

The reference number for the job applied should be indicated on the envelope.