Internal Auditor

Job Description

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (INTERNAL)

ActionAid is a global federation of 45 countries working across the world with a mission to achieve a just, equitable, and sustainable world in which every person enjoys the right to a life of dignity, and freedom from poverty and all forms of oppression. We are working with people living in poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organizations, activists, social movements, and supporters to achieve social justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication. As poverty continues to be complex and dynamic, ActionAid Sierra Leone commences its new Country Strategic Paper in 2018 which focuses on three (3) Programme Priorities: Engage the structural causes of violence against women and girls and promote the recognition, reduction and redistribution of unpaid care work for economic justice, Improve public accountability for the provision of responsive basic public services and Advance responsive humanitarian action prioritizing women and girl’s safety, participation, leadership in emergency preparedness, response and prevention. We are operating in Bo, Bombali, Kambia, Kono, Moyamba, Tonkolili and the Western Area. In Sierra Leone, ActionAid works with poor communities and local partners in the Western Area, Kambia, Bombali, Tonkolili, Kono, Bo, and Moyamba called Local Rights Programmes (LRPs).

To effectively remain proactive and to achieve this, ActionAid Sierra Leone (AASL) is looking for qualified, experienced, and self-motivated persons to fill the following positions: 

Position: Internal Auditor

Reports to: Executive Director

Supervises: No One

Location: Freetown with travel to the field as required

Job Reference No: IA/HO/INT.EXT/2024/01/18

Duration: 3 years (Renewable based on performance and availability of funds)

Job Purpose: The Internal Auditor is a mid-level management position. The incumbent ‘s main responsibility is to ensure quality assurance and adherence to organizational policies and procedures to meet organizational strategic objectives at all levels of the organization.

Main/Specific Responsibilities:

• Perform reviews of financial systems, internal controls, and organizational policies to assure management of efficient and effective use of resources, accuracy of records, security of assets, and prevention of fraud by organizational policies and procedures, national laws, donor guidelines, and the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
• Perform special investigations of systems, policies, procedures, and activities as requested by management.
• Build the capacity of staff and partners to enhance a controlled environment.
• Participate in monitoring the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management systems.
• Review and recommend to AAISL, improvements in audit practices and systems in line with the new developments in accountancy and audit practices.
• Assist in the coordination and participate in the Board’s Finance and Audit Committee meetings.
• Preparing accurate and timely audit reports.

Person Specifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business Administration, or Financial Management majoring in accounting from a recognized institution with a minimum 5 years of relevant work experience (essential)
• A professional qualification; ACCA, CPA, CIA. (full or part-qualified ACCA) (desirable)
• Knowledge of; – Accounting packages like SUN and Vision & Auditing practices and trends
• Financial and other analytical skills and financial records management
• Good team, interpersonal, communication, and planning skills
• Organization system analysis
• Knowledge of current International Internal Auditing Standards and Internal Auditing trends
• Skills in capacity building and Risk management skills
• Ability to work long hours and under pressure.
• Capable of working to strict deadlines
• “Ability to work in a multicultural context/environment and cultural sensitivity.”

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How to apply:

• This is a local position; thus applicants should be a Sierra Leonean citizen. 
• All interested candidates should fill in the application form which is available on  https://aasl.byteltd.com/jobs 
• Only electronically completed AASL application forms, CV, a valid scanned Labour card, and scanned certificates will be accepted and should be uploaded on https://aasl.byteltd.com/jobs 
• Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their merits, particular consideration will be given to applications from Qualified Women!!!!!
• A copy of the filled application form must be sent to the NGO desk officer, Ministry of Labour, New England 

Closing Date: The deadline for receipts of all applications is on/before 5 pm Friday, 2nd February 2024

Due to the large amounts of applications, we receive, note that the Interview date will be communicated to shortlisted candidates only.

These are local positions subject to the ethos of ActionAid Sierra Leone