Internal Audit & Control Manager Job in Nigeria at Save the Children International
Save the Children International is a 'dual mandate' organisation and as
such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development
work. This is the only way we will be able to ensure that some of the
fundamental rights that we believe children have, such as survival,
safety and constant
access to protection and education can be
guaranteed. As part of a commitment to work with children through
humanitarian interventions Save the Children will support programmes in
both sudden onset and chronic emergency situations.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Internal Audit & Control Manager
Job ID: #1005731
Career categories: Finance/Accounting/Auditing
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Internal Audit & Control Manager is responsible for
ensuring that all Save the Children and donor guidelines and policies
are complied with while evaluating the effectiveness of the governance,
risk management and control systems in place.
- Save the Children operates through 8 field bases (Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa and Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Lagos.
- SC Nigeria has a total of 221 staff with about 19 finance staff. SC Nigeria has about 21 active awards With a total of $152m.
- As a member of the SMT s/he will advise on any additional steps
that need to be taken to ensure the protection of the program’s assets,
funds and reputation.
- S/he will undertake regular checks of procedures and
documentation in all of Save the Children’s offices in Nigeria and will
serve as a liaison for all external audit and regulatory agencies.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Qualified internal auditor or compliance manager
- Job years of experience: 5-10 years
- Willingness to undertake high amount of travel within the
NIGERIA SCI field locations (40%) and work with minimum supervision
under difficult conditions in some of the most underdeveloped, insecure
and remote parts of NIGERIA.
- Strong cultural awareness and be able to work well in an
international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and
cultures
- Demonstrate standards of ethics and integrity
- Commitment to Save the Children values
- Extensive experience in relevant operational areas (e.g. in
program/project management in an INGO context) and experience of
risk-based auditing.
- Be highly accurate, detail-orientated, and able to complete multiple projects, with conflicting priorities, on a timely basis
- Excellent report English writing skills
- Proven interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and relationship building
Desirable:
- INGO experience or have worked in a commercial/public sector international organization
- Familiarity with grant requirements of major donors such as USAID, EC/ECHO, DfID and the UN
- Good financial analysis aptitude
- Experience of Agresso financial software or other ERP software
- Experience of audit
- Counter fraud experience
- Ability to look at the bigger picture when assessing organizational performance and risk
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their C.V and qualifying statements to:
[email protected] State position clearly in the subject field as applications without appropriate subject will be disqualified.
Note: Please note that applications will be treated as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline 9th June, 2015