Senior Internal Auditor

 About GOAL

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years across all the region of the country towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses Programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS.

 We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors are Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors. 

About the Position: 

The Senior Internal Auditor will be responsible for regular auditing of GOAL Ethiopia’s programmes and operations to ensure compliance with GOAL policy, in-country operating procedures, and with donor rules and regulations. In particular, the audits will assess whether internal controls are adequate and identify improvements where necessary, across all departments, including programmes, finance, logistics, procurement, HR and IT. The Senior Internal Auditor will prepare reports detailing audit findings and recommendations to correct deficiencies in a timely manner. This role reports directly to the Internal Audit Manager. Senior internal auditors examine and monitor a company's finances and are responsible for overseeing the full audit cycle, developing auditing strategies, and creating solutions to make the company's financial processes more effective.

 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY/DUTIES

•  Prepare, agree, and coordinate a risk –based annual IA plan, including field visits and HO department audits as appropriate with the support of the Internal Audit Manager.
• Analyzing the results of the audit and presenting possible solutions for ineffective financial practices to management.
• Conducting risk assessments to recommend aversion measures and cost savings.
• Following up with management to ensure remediations are implemented into the company's financial practices.
• To ensure regular internal audits are conducted at both country head office and field office(s) based on the agreed Internal Audit Plan, with particular emphasis on transaction testing, cash management, float transaction testing, program trainings, asset management, stock keeping, vehicle operations, personnel management, beneficiary distributions and records and general donor compliance.
• To review and ensure walkthroughs and tests of GOAL Ethiopia systems and controls are conducted, assessing whether they are operating as per policies, procedures, and donor regulations, with emphasis on risk management, finance, cash handling, trainings, Logistics, procurement, stores, fleet management, HR, security, and distributions. This should include following transactions through the supply chain and to beneficiaries or recipients, and ad-hoc visits to trainings etc.
• To produce internal audit reports, in the agreed standard format, for the presentation to the Internal audit manager with findings and issues identified during the audit, give appropriate recommendation and actions, providing advice and suggestions on improvements to GOAL Ethiopia systems and procedures where appropriate.
• The Senior Internal Auditor will also ensure that issues log from their own audits are entered on the online GOAL consolidated issues log (CIL), complete re-testing once departments have addressed the issues, and test other audit finding resolution, following up on all outstanding issues until they are closed.
• Independently assess risk management in Ethiopia to ensure that risk management processes are effectively embedded throughout the organization.
• Conduct any ad-hoc internal audit, compliance and financial investigation assignments as requested by the management and/or as directed by the CD to the internal audit manager.
• Coordinate the internal audit activity.
• Liaise regularly with the in- country Donor Compliance Management when making field visits to follow up on any donor specific compliance issue required.
• Ensure compliance with donors’ rules and regulations as well as GOAL’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all donor files and sub-grant files contain the appropriate documents in line with the file checklist: signed contract, donor guidelines, approved budgets and/or modification, chart of account and so on.
• Review beneficiary listings in respect of relevant projects ensuring same tie into the distribution summary and donor reports (interim & final) and liaise with programme management to ensure same will be available for external audit.

 Policies and Procedures

 To stay informed of and ensure adherence to the standard of GOAL procedures including but not limited to:

• GOAL Ethiopia Logistics Manual and Procurement & Authorization Levels chart
• GOAL Ethiopia Finance Manual
• GOAL’s Partnership Manual
• GOAL’s Training guidelines
• GOAL Ethiopia HR Manual
• GOAL Donor Compliance Guidelines
• GOAL Ethiopia Security Standard Operating Procedures
• Have an understanding and awareness of GOAL’s M & E process and Guidelines, and how they contribute to the internal control environment.

 Fraud, Anti- corruption & whistle –blowing.

•  To ensure familiarization with GOAL fraud, anti-corruption and whistle-blowing policies and help implement these policies to staff and GOAL Ethiopia’s partners/sub-grantees as directed by in-country management.

 Other Duties

• Perform other tasks as requested by Internal audit Manager from time to time. All roles in GOAL may require some manual handling from time to time. 

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement?  Then join us if you have:     

• BA and/or MA degree in Finance, Accounting, or related area of study with a minimum of six years of related work experience in audit and out of these two years at a supervisor level.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience working in accounting or auditing.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification is an added advantage.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
• Advanced computer skills and working knowledge of auditing software.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work with large amounts of complex financial data.

• Solid communication and leadership skills.

 Key qualities, Skills and Competences: (list of qualities that are considered necessary for the specific post which are believed to be key to the success of the job holder in the specific post):

 ·         Knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test, and sampling methods involved in conducting audits as well as good attention to detail.

·         An ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports.

·         Resilience: maintain focus and intensity and remain optimistic, persistent, and professional even under adverse, stressful, or difficult situations.

·         Continually look to improve personal skills, knowledge and work and contribute to capacity building within the team and organisation.

·         Excellent communication skills in English both verbally and in writing, local language other than Amharic is an added advantageous.

·         Excellent computer skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

·         Ability to learn new systems and IT software quickly and effectively.

·         Organised and flexible, ability to respond to changing priorities, with good attention to detail.

·         Highly motivated, ability to learn and develop as well as the ability to work independently and take show initiative where appropriate.

·         Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities,

·         Willingness to travel to field sites on a regular basis and work in challenging environments.

·         Experience in dealing with institutional donors such as OFDA, USAID, ECHO, UNHCR UNOCHA and Irish Aid.

·         Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country team with a commitment to capacity building.

·         Excellent interpersonal, motivational and management skills

·         Gender sensitive.

  Note: This description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.

REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

·         GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.

·         A chance to develop tangible experience.

·         Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.  

 Commitments:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL Ethiopia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety of people who involves in its work and demands all staff exhibit the highest commitment. GOAL Ethiopia will verify skills and commitment of the candidate in the assessment process and perform Background reference check.