Save the Children
Job Vacancy: Internal
Auditor
Team / Programme: Internal
Audit
Location: Nairobi
(with at least 50% travel to field locations)
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
Role Purpose: S/He will work closely with the finance and programme teams to ensure efficient support is given to external audit teams with the aim of minimising any issues arising from external audits.
In addition he/she will
promote and instil a culture of compliance throughout SC Kenya programme and
its partners.
Under the direction of the
Internal Auditor Manager he/she will oversee adherence to internal policies and
procedures and donor compliance regulations, ensuring that any non-conformities
are documented, investigated and resolved.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Internal Audit Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Internal Audit Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses
on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS,
livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In February 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera,
Nairobi, Turkana and Wajir.
We work through partners in
many other parts of the country. We have a staff complement of around 360 staff
and an operating annual budget of approximately US$20 million in 2015.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Summary of the Position: Examine and evaluate the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the organization’s internal control systems and procedures and recommend corrective actions to improve operations, enhance internal controls and reduce costs where possible by evaluating, in a systematic and disciplined way the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance.
Internal Audit Services
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Summary of the Position: Examine and evaluate the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the organization’s internal control systems and procedures and recommend corrective actions to improve operations, enhance internal controls and reduce costs where possible by evaluating, in a systematic and disciplined way the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance.
Internal Audit Services
- Promote
internal audit as a value add to the organization and deliver audit
services that consistently improve the control environment and achieve
operational excellence, taking into consideration the specific
circumstances and environment of the audit.
- Support the
Country Auditor Manager in developing annual audit plan that addresses
significant risks in the organization.
- Documents,
evaluates and tests systems and controls to determine their adequacy and
effectiveness to ensure (i) compliance with policies and procedures, (ii)
accomplishment of management’s objectives, (iii) reliability and integrity
of information, (iv) economic use of resources, and (v) safeguarding of
assets from loss and misuse.
- Participates
in the preparation of up-to-date audit recommendation control database;
tracking and reporting of status of audit recommendations.
- Examine and
test-check financial and/or personnel, and/or administrative documents
with a view to ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and
adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and suggesting
improvements.
- Provide
training and ongoing support to Save the Children staff in understanding
donor financial compliance, identifying financial risks, and other best
practices related to project financial management.
- Perform audit
tests and prepares working papers in accordance with IIA standards
- Develops and
discusses findings; comes to agreement on recommendations and timelines
for corrective actions with responsible officers of operations audited and
monitors the implementation status of agreed recommendations.
- Follow up
or/and assist in implementation of the Internal and External auditors
recommendations implementation;
- Ensure
compliance with local laws and regulations and generally accepted auditing
standards.
Vision and strategy
- Support
internal audit in implementing its vision and strategy for Country
Programs by partnering with key partners in promoting a culture of good
stewardship, ethics and integrity overfunding received to ensure alignment
with donor requirement.
- Supporting
good organizational governance and risk management including but not
limited to Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), Code of Conduct and
Conflicts of interest.
Building Sustainable
Compliance and Ethics
- Promotes and
encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout Save the
Children. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding
of Save the Children’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and
adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of
integrity.
- Identifying
potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, developing and
implementing corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues
and providing general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar
situations in the future.
Donor and partnership
Compliance
- Take part in
new award start-up meetings to ensure that budget holders understand donor
compliance regulations.
- Ensure Save
the Children Kenya programme is complying with all applicable donor
reporting requirements and regulations.
- Visit partners
to review source documents and processes according to donor guidelines.
- Document
findings and report to the Country Audit Manager.
Fraud and Investigations
- Participate in
fraud investigation cases that may arise under the supervision of the
Audit Manager.
External Audit Services
- Participate on
project audits in liaison with Awards, Finance staff and the relevant
project managers ensuring donor compliance.
- Participate in
opening and closing meetings with partners, donors at the end of field
work, providing clear explanations for identified issues.
Skills and Behaviours (our
Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Accountability:
- Holds
self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
- Holds the team
and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving
them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the
necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious
and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility
for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the
same.
- Widely shares
their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
- Future
orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and
maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members
and external partners and supporters.
- Values
diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and
encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing to
take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity.
Required Professional
Experience and Academic Qualification
- Bachelors of
Commerce degree in Finance or equivalent.
- Professional
qualifications in Accounting (CPA part III or ACCA II).
- Recommended a
minimum of 2 years’ experience in Auditing, Awards (Grants) management or
donor compliance.
- Proven
knowledge of compliance regulations for all major donors; USAID, EC, ECHO,
DFID, UN bodies.
- Strong working
computer skills especially in accounting packages.
- Highly
developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing,
negotiation and coaching.
- Highly
developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Strong results
orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
- Experience of
solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward
and ensuring buy in.
- Ability to
present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Ability and
willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with
incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
- Fluency in
English, both verbal and written, required.
- Have strong
report writing skills.
- Willingness to
undertake high amount of travel to field locations (up to 50%).
- Commitment to
Save the Children values.
Save the Children
International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the
recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agent.
How to Apply
To apply for this position send your CV and cover letter tokenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Title on the subject line, deadline is on 25th July 2017 COB.
How to Apply
To apply for this position send your CV and cover letter tokenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Title on the subject line, deadline is on 25th July 2017 COB.
The system allows CV &
Cover letter as One(1) document.
