Management Trainee - Internal Audit

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa.

The Management Trainee in Internal Audit supports the Internal Audit Department, undergoing a structured program under the IT Audit Specialist to become a competent internal auditor specializing in information systems and IT audit. This involves learning to plan and execute audits of the University's applications, data, and IT-dependent business processes, including electronic health records (Meditech), finance, and HR systems. The trainee will also test application controls and IT general controls, perform data analytics, and document working papers to professional standards.

1. Assist senior auditors in planning and conducting internal audits.
2. Perform tests of application controls and IT general controls.
3. Extract, clean, and analyze data from systems.
4. Prepare well-referenced working papers.
5. Draft audit observations.
6. Follow up on management actions from prior audits.
7. Support fraud and forensic investigations.
8. Build and maintain data-analytics scripts and audit-automation routines.
9. Pursue professional qualifications and structured rotations; undertake assigned duties.

1. Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related field from a recognized University (minimum upper second class or equivalent).
2. Studying toward, or willing to commence, a recognized professional qualification: CISA (preferred) and/or CIA, CPA, or ACCA.
3. Working knowledge of data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, Python, IDEA, or ACL advantageous).
4. Computer literacy across common business applications.
5. Entry level; one to two years of work experience.
6. Internship or attachment in internal audit, external audit, IT, information security, or a finance/accounting function is an advantage.
7. Exposure to databases, ERP or clinical systems, scripting, or data analytics is favorable.
8. Applicants must be residing or have permission to work in Kenya.