About

Seasoned Internal Auditor with over 7 years’ working experience in audit; financial statements audits, project audits, budget reviews, internal control system reviews, physical asset and inventory reviews and expenditure verifications, due diligence review, compliance reviews, ad hoc requests, and risk management. I have undertaken audits of projects and programs funded by various development cooperation agencies and donors including the European Union, UN and its Agencies, USAID and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) among others across East and West Africa.

Skills

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • auditing
  • Risk Management
  • internal auditing
  • Internal Control and compliance
  • Corporate Governance
  • English
    9
  • Kiswahili
    7

Experience

Evans Karuga

Work experience
  • Internal Audit Function
  •  Created the annual audit work plan, with key responsibility for identifying and proposing relevant assurance needs aligned to the principal risk profile and overall strategic priorities.
  •  Prepared audit programs and implement annual audit plans
  •  Prepared reports, document findings and develop recommendations to address the identified issues and control weaknesses; agree on the timelines for corrective action with responsible managers
  •  Maintained and regularly update a database of the Center’s audit findings
  •  Regularly monitored and reported the status of both internal and external audit recommendations and appraised adequacy of follow-up action taken on audit findings and recommendations
  •  Preparation of up to date audit recommendation control database, tracking and reporting of status of implementation.
  •  Participated in identifying training needs, developed a training plan for Center’s operations and programs’ staff on risk management and identified improvement opportunities and efficiency gains for local policies and procedures.
  •  Performed ad-hoc advisory engagements to provide strategic insight on risks and controls to Senior and/or Regional Management.
  •  Supported investigations of internal incidences
  • Risk Management and Compliance Function
  •  Carry out compliance audits for implementing partners such as local NGOs, CSOs and Community Based Organizations.
  •  Coordinated compliance audits for sub recipients in liaison with the Finance and grants departments and followed through the implementation of the audit recommendations
  •  Promoted a culture of risk awareness and clear accountability throughout the organization
  •  Provided input into the development of training content to improve internal control and governance capabilities across the business
  •  Ensured the organization’s risks and liabilities are highlighted and reviewed through continuous update and review of the country risk registers
  •  Coordinated the review and updating of companywide and unit level risk registers
  •  Trained the Senior Management Team on Risk Management to enhance awareness

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