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Elam Muchira

Internal Audit & Risk Management

Summary

A career Internal Auditor and Risk Management professional with 18 years extensive industry knowledge and experience in audit, assurance, compliance and risk management. Worked in, managed and built strong, progressive and respectable Internal Audit and Risk Management Functions across several telecommunication and related industries.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director, Internal Audit & Risk Management

Telkom Kenya Ltd
Nairobi
10.2020 - Current
  • Directs the Internal Audit function as mandated by the Board's Audit and Risk Committee to provide independent assurance on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Company's Internal Controls.
  • Directs the Company's Risk Management functions responsible for managing the Company's known and emerging risks. The various departments under my control comprise Revenue Assurance, Fraud Management and Enterprise Risk Management.

Group Head of Internal Audit

Wananchi Group
Nairobi
08.2015 - 10.2020

The chief audit executive responsible for development and management of the Internal Audit Function that provides governance and controls assurance, risk and fraud management to 3 group companies across 5 African countries. The role reports directly to the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board on governance issues and through the CEO on operational and financial issues.

Principal Internal Auditor

Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
09.2010 - 08.2015

Reporting directly to the Head of Department, Business Improvement and Controls within the Risk Management Division, My roles as the Principal Internal auditor comprised review of the business's internal control system, implementation of external audit recommendations, management of senior auditors and preparation of audit reports to the board.

External Audit Manager

RSM East Africa
Nairobi
08.2009 - 09.2010

Reporting directly to the Engagement Partners, My roles as the Engagement Manager comprised complete management of the audit engagement, review of client deliverables, primary contact to client in advising on tax and accounting matters, audit staff recruitment and training.

Senior Associate, External Audit Assurance

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nairobi
08.2003 - 08.2009

Reporting directly to the Engagement Partners, My roles as the Engagement Manager comprised developing an effective and efficient audit approach, taking charge of the engagement economics and acting as the primary consultant to the client on emerging Financial Reporting issues, Performance Improvement and Regulatory Requirements. My portfolio under this role comprised: Airtel, Aon Insurance, Crown Agents Ltd, Group 5, Brookside Dairy and GlaxoSmithKline, TANESCO.

Intern - Radio Network Optimisation

Airtel kenya
Nairobi
06.2002 - 12.2002

RN optimisation work order processing

Intern - ICT

United Nations
Nairobi
06.2001 - 12.2001

Systems Configuration and Maintenance, ICT Users Support

Education

MBA - Finance

Jomo Kenyatta University
Nairobi
08.2015 - 11.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
06.1999 - 08.2003

Skills

Governance, Risk and Controls Testing

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Professional Qualifications and Memberships

1. Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, ACCA Affiliate

2. Computer Information Systems Audit, CISA Affiliate

3. The Institute of Internal Auditors, IIA Member

4. Association of Business Executives, ABE Member

Timeline

Director, Internal Audit & Risk Management

Telkom Kenya Ltd
10.2020 - Current

Group Head of Internal Audit

Wananchi Group
08.2015 - 10.2020

MBA - Finance

Jomo Kenyatta University
08.2015 - 11.2018

Principal Internal Auditor

Safaricom Ltd
09.2010 - 08.2015

External Audit Manager

RSM East Africa
08.2009 - 09.2010

Senior Associate, External Audit Assurance

PricewaterhouseCoopers
08.2003 - 08.2009

Intern - Radio Network Optimisation

Airtel kenya
06.2002 - 12.2002

Intern - ICT

United Nations
06.2001 - 12.2001

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Nairobi
06.1999 - 08.2003
Elam MuchiraInternal Audit & Risk Management