HEAD OF INTERNAL AUDIT

DUTIES

Management and Coordination of Team Activities:

•  Implement annual audit plans
• Conduct interviews with various staff, management, or beneficiaries, and carry out site visits to evaluate and control systems with the purpose of determining their adequacy and effectiveness, and ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• In charge of monitoring and reviewing performance, in particular holding staff accountable for meeting success criteria and delivering any improvement goals which have been identified; taking decisive action against poor performance.
• Organize regular departmental staff meetings to ensure proper and open communication of departmental plans and feedback from team members

   Auditing Activities:

• Receive periodic Internal Audit financial statements and budget updates from Finance department; taking appropriate corrective action in case of any variance from what has been planned
• Develop audit programs for audit assignments ensuring that all priority issues have been addressed

Governance/Board Support:

• Regularly provide senior management and the board with an opinion on the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the internal controls in the organization
• Actively monitor and provide feedback to senior management and the board as appropriate on the timely implementation of management or board recommendations of fraud prevention measures.

Review of Organizational Policies:

• Ensure that the audit programs and work practices in the department are in compliance with Caritas standards and the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
• Technically support the development and improvement of guidelines for the management of sub grant activities
• Ensure that Internal Audit financial information required by the organization is provided on time and to standard; ensuring that requirements for the allocation of resources are adhered to by all staff in the Internal Audit team at all times

Grants Support:

• Send regular reports on activity areas that require improvement in terms of accountability for funds

SKILLS

Business Skills

• Strong organizational skills, initiative, ability to prioritize work
• Problem identification and solution skills including core, conceptual and analytical thinking
• Ability to perform essential functions under stressful and changing conditions and represent the department in a professional manner
• Team player with strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills including good presentation and report writing skills
• Master of rules and regulations, policies and procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Computer Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs
• Working knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing systems

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• A minimum of five years of Internal Audit experience as an auditor / compliance role, preferably including experience in an internal audit function and in the NGO sector
• Working experience with international donor guidelines