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Position: Internal Audit Officer

Job Location: BRAC International Rwanda/ Country Office, Kigali

About the Role:

To support the Mission of Internal Audit function in Organization. That is enhancing and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• To perform risk-based audits in accordance with auditing standards as assigned by the Head of Internal Audit
• Leverage insights and deeper understanding of the organization in identifying risks and potential areas for audit.
• To conduct donor compliance reviews of organization records and ensure control management regarding financial reliability.
• To develop audit programmes for the project audits in compliant with the audit standards, donor requirements and standard operating procedures for the projects.
• To ensure compliance with Government statutory requirements in areas including but not limited to taxation laws, employment law and any other applicable local requirements
• To ensure that audits are performed with due professional care and there are credible audit observations, conclusions, and recommendations.
• To prepare risk-based audit report and send it to Head of Internal Audit for review within the agreed timelines.
• Maintain an up to date awareness of audit standards, best practices and laws and regulations governing the organizations operations.
• To carry out special audit / investigation when need arise.
• To ensure conformity with internal audit manual and professional code of ethics in all phases of audit.
• Document, evaluate and test systems and controls to determine the adequacy and effectiveness, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, reliability and integrity of information, and safeguarding of asset.
• To compute, calculate, verify, tabulate and analyses data.
• To conduct entry meeting with auditee’s management and discuss on the audit engagement and audit work.
• To discuss with Head of Internal Audit major risks and audit findings identified during the course of audit.
• To conduct exit meeting with auditee’s management to discuss on the audit findings identified during the course of audit.
• To undertake periodic follow ups and provide status of implementation of audit recommendations by management.
• To prepare periodic summary reports and submit for the review from Head of Internal Audit
• Filed visits as required and directed by Head of internal audit
• To carry out any other duties assigned to him/her by Head of Internal Audit.

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Timely reports submission.
• Quality of audit reports + realistic recommendations.
• Auditee’s feedback comments + their performance.
• Adherence to Organization values as well as audit code of ethics.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in the field of Accounting, Commerce, Project management or related discipline from a recognized University/Institution.
• CPA or ACCA full or part qualified is preferred.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations.
• Proven knowledge of donor funded projects and compliance requirement
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Sound independent judgement and high level of confidence and integrity
• Computer literate with advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports
• Excellent understanding of internal control system and knowledge of risk-based approach to internal auditing
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills with ability to produce original well composed reports.

Experience Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience on Non-Governmental and Donor funded organizations will be of value advantage.

Employment type: Regular/Fixed-Term

Salary: Negotiable