Internal Auditor
Action Against Hunger, Kenya
Job Description
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 7 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $92 million in programs, and approximately 2000 staff based in in the various country offices and the three Head Quarter Locations of New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.
1.Summary of the Position
The role will primarily involve providing the Regional Director, the HEARO board and Countries Directors/Senior Management Teams with independent, objective assurance that the key risks facing the Country Offices are being identified; appropriately mitigated; that residual risks are accepted on the basis of well-reasoned decisions; that appropriate systems have been designed to control risks and that both mitigating and control systems are operating as intended. The role will also involve provision of advice to HEAR Regional Director and Country Directors/ Country Senior Management Team on the effectiveness of existing management, information and administrative systems.
Purpose
To design, implement and monitor internal audit function for ACF USA in compliance with approved policies, procedures and processes, donor requirements and international accounting/ auditing standards. The role will provide assurance and assistance to management when developing action plans to address weaknesses identified.
Engagement
Collaborates with key stakeholders to provide an independent evaluation of the Country offices and HEARO Office Operational, Governance activities with an objective to effectively mitigate identified compliance risks and ensure policies, procedures and processes are adhered to in all operations and governance activities of the ACF USA.
Delivery
To execute internal audits, grants audits, special reviews and investigations through overseeing the planning and scheduling of the work, preparation of the reports, identifying the risk areas and making appropriate recommendations for improved governance, risk management and internal control.
1.Essential Role duties
Implement Internal Audits, Grant Audits, specialreviews and investigations and ad hoc assignments as required, both at HEARO and across different countries within the region
·Primary responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of the Internal Audit function in planning and performing financial, operational, and compliance audits.
·Research and assess the different countries’ governance, risk management and internal control processes effectiveness and appropriateness to achieve the Organization’s objectives and report on areas of improvement using the internal audit report
·Assist Regional Director with planning Country Offices’ Internal audits, grants audits, special reviews and investigations.
·Travels to Countries to conduct Internal Audits, grants audits, special reviews and investigations.
·Draft audit findings that clearly describe the conditions, criteria, cause and effect and recommendations to correct identified deficiencies.To work with various country management to develop action plans to address findings identified during Internal Audit, special reviews and investigations.
·Share draft internal audit reports with Countries Directors, Regional Director and the Audit and Risk Management Committee summarizing the work performed.
·Planning, monitoring and quality review of assurance engagements on key systems, processes, policies and controls carried out at the Country level.
·Carry out internal audit webinars for new staff as well as developing and reviewing training material relating to Compliance, Anti-Fraud, bribery and Corruption.
·Acts as link with external auditors when needed.
·Leads with follow up of fraud, bribery and corruption,misuse of resources allegations as well as conduct investigations of irregularities discovered by internal and external audit reviews
·To undertake non-audit work for management if required, e.g., a project, investigation or short assignments.
Development and review of Internal Audit department’s plans, processes and procedures.
·To ensure Internal Audit departmental processes and procedures are applied when carrying out assignments.
·Assist in continuously improving the Internal Audit function process through new/improved tools and techniques and staying abreast of changes in Global Internal Auditing standards.
·Play a critical role in the preparing and successful delivery of the Annual Aud