Damaris Njuguna

Damaris Njuguna

$35/hr
Senior Internal Auditor
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Part-time (20 hrs/wk)
Age:
46 years old
Location:
Nakuru, Nakuru, Kenya
Experience:
15 years
 Phone: - - Skype: Karifrancis1 Email:-, - DAMARIS WANGARI NJUGUNA WORK EXPERIENCE: 2016 to date: Team leader IS audit Position: Senior Internal Auditor Responsibility: General duties. preparing and implementing the annual audit plan Conducting reviews of the internal control systems to assess their efficiency and effectiveness. Preparing audit reports and reviewing reports prepared by audit team members. Follow up on implementation of audit recommendations given by both internal audit office and University external auditors. 2008 to 2016: Team leader financial systems audit Position: Internal Auditor Responsibility: Supervision of the book keeping and financial reporting process including debtor management, creditor management, financial reporting, payroll and procurement. During the same period I was charged with the responsibility of implementing the SAGE ACCPAC accounting software, an Enterprise Resource Management system. Annual responsibilities: 1) Carrying out annual systems audits and information systems audit according to the Audit plan of the year. The annual and information systems audits are carried out to establish: Safety of University physical and information assets. Financial reports adhere to IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and reflect a true and fair view of situation of the institution accounts. Adherence to institutional policies and regulations Adherence to government policies and legislation Assessment of internal controls laid down by management Give risk management and assurance services through recommendations in audit reports. 2) Preparation of audit programmes for all the audit areas assigned to me for the financial year. In the year 2007: Investigation into Payroll Scandal Position:Internal audit assistant Responsibility:Carried out a special audit to investigate a fraud in the payroll system. I was responsible for establishing the total number of ghost workers in the payroll system. This audit led to the interdiction of a member of staff and suspension of two members of staff who were involved with the scandal. In the year 2006: Audit of Transport/Fuel department. Position:Internal Audit Assistant. Responsibility:I was charged with the responsibility of establishing the fuel consumption of the university’s vehicles. This was to be done by checking the work ticket, which shows the distance covered by each vehicle in relation to the fuel consumed. This helped in establishing the vehicles that were in good condition but were over consuming fuel, hence the fraudulent drivers. It also helped in establishing the vehicles that were in a state of poor maintenance that led to over consumption of fuel. August 2005 to January 2006: finance department. Position: Graduate trainee. Responsibility: I learned book keeping, financial reporting, how to manage the procurement process, payroll process as well as asset management. I was introduced ti the International Financial Reporting Standards and other Government reporting regulations. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: CISA: Certified CPA I: Qualified CPA II: Qualified C.I.A: Pursuing PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP: Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) SKILLS: Proficiency in working with MS EXCEL MS WORD QUICK BOOKS SAGE ACCPAC erp IDEA audit software EDUCATION BACKGROUND: October 1999 to 2003:University of Nairobi Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) degree, Finance Option. February-:Materi Girls High School. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E). -:Harambee Khalsa Primary School Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E).
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