Pact
Position Title: Internal Controls Officer (Africa)
Position Title: Internal Controls Officer (Africa)
Requisition Number: 15-0185
City: Nairobi (Note: can be based anywhere in Africa)
Pact Overview: At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of dignified living. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.
City: Nairobi (Note: can be based anywhere in Africa)
Pact Overview: At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of dignified living. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.
Pact enables systemic solutions that
allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be
healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides.
Pact accomplishes this by
strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and
transforming markets into a force for development.
Department Overview: Pact envisions a world where those who poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.
The Pact Finance Department supports this mission by creating a work environment that celebrates diversity, fosters professional growth and development, ensures partnerships with international departments to: develop budgets, implement and manage financial control measures, establish policies and procedures and ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and government and non-government requirements, and provides exceptional service to management and staff.
Department Overview: Pact envisions a world where those who poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.
The Pact Finance Department supports this mission by creating a work environment that celebrates diversity, fosters professional growth and development, ensures partnerships with international departments to: develop budgets, implement and manage financial control measures, establish policies and procedures and ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and government and non-government requirements, and provides exceptional service to management and staff.
Pact Finance is dedicated to
providing practical, consistent, and proactive support, direction and advice to
management and employees in the areas of financial procedure, policy, best
practice, budgeting, accounting, audit and planning to facilitate achieving the
objectives and targets of our organization.
Position Purpose: Reporting to the Senior Risk Management Officer, the Internal Control Officer (anywhere in Africa) is responsible for managing and monitoring a risk-based internal compliance program to ensure effective utilization of resources.
Position Purpose: Reporting to the Senior Risk Management Officer, the Internal Control Officer (anywhere in Africa) is responsible for managing and monitoring a risk-based internal compliance program to ensure effective utilization of resources.
The position will work to foster
standardization and consistency across field offices in regard to quality,
business processes, and internal controls.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews Country Office operations for internal
controls and compliance with terms and conditions of donor requirements
(including US Government awards) accounting standards and Pact policy
- Ensures internal control activities are in
compliance with guidance provided by the Country Office and Headquarters
- Reviews and tests procedures and systems of
internal controls at Pact and sub recipient organizations to ensure they
are functioning as planned and in accordance with sound managerial
principles
- Prepares written reports of review findings,
including specific recommendations for corrective action, where
appropriate
- Facilitates and monitors the implementation of
corrective plans to aid country offices in improving compliance with
procedures and processes
- Provides guidance to internal stakeholders
regarding best internal control practices that minimize risk to the
organization; works cooperatively with staff at HQ and in the Country
Office to explain and improve processes and enhance internal controls and
compliance
- Participates in formulating policies and
procedures to improve internal controls, compliance and corporate
efficiency
- Maintains and monitors Pact’s internal audit
database
- Assists in the development and implementation
of Pact’s Enterprise Risk Management program
- Creates audit updates, reports, and executive
summaries to be presented to the audit committee and executive management
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related
field. Higher Degree a plus.
- Minimum of 5-8 years of audit experience
- Previous international experience, preferably
with an international NGO
- Experience in financial management of US
Government cooperative agreements, contracts and/or sub contracts desired,
preferably USAID.
- Knowledge of OMB circulars and Federal
Acquisition Regulations
- Experience developing working papers to
perform tests of accounting records, internal controls, and accounting
systems to ensure compliance with regulations, accounting principles, cost
accounting standards, and contract/agreement provisions
- Willingness to travel 50-60% of the time
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and
Outlook
- Fluency in English
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in federal government audit or
corporate internal audit
- CPA/CIA certification
- Accreditation or certification in project
management
- Experience with Serenic Navigator and
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Knowledge of additional regional languages
- Knowledge of non-US donor requirements (DFID,
Global Fund, SIDA, DANIDA) is a plus
How to apply:
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