With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

 

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

 

Key Responsibilities:

The incumbent will ascertain compliance of operations with VisionFund policies and procedures as well as with existing national laws, rules and regulations by conducting audit of branches and head office. The incumbent will be responsible for reviewing and evaluating the internal control and accounting systems of branches and head office, and recommending corrections, improvements and compliance.  The incumbent is responsible for conducting the impact evaluation on the clients and recommending improvements.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Planning

• Participate in developing and preparing the Annual Audit Plan that outlines the activities to be undertaken by the Internal Audit Department during the year.
• Develop Audit Engagement Plan

 

Audit

• Perform Audit work in accordance with the approved audit manual and professional standards.
• Carry out the procedures outlined in the internal audit plan under the supervision of supervisor.
• Carry out independent assessment of the application and compliance with the established company policies, procedures and regulations.
• Review, appraise and advise accordingly the soundness, adequacy and efficiency of accounting, financial, business operations process, MIS, HR and other internal controls and detect irregularities and illegal acts.
• Perform operational reviews and appraisals on the cost effectiveness and efficiency with which company resources are employed in all MFI business processes.
• Review and advise degree of compliance of MFI business to its internal policy and procedures as well as VFI policies.

 

Reporting

• Submits a written audit report to supervisor ensuring sufficiency of audit coverage.
• Discuss the results of his audit with the respective unit/branch/department managers and advises on appropriate actions to improve conditions.
• Maintains adequate records of reports submitted and monitors whether actions to rectify the reported findings acknowledged are undertaken promptly.
• Perform audit of the MFI assets to ascertain that they are properly recorded and safeguarded from theft, fraud, and misappropriation.
• Perform audits of the MFI’s liabilities and ascertain that they are accurate and genuine.
• Provide investigative services, as the need arises, and if possible, recommend changes on policies and procedures arising from the case(s) investigated in order to strengthen the MFI’s control management system.
• Carry out sampling tests for examination.
• Perform client visits during audit.
• Clarify all audit findings with auditees during the process of audit fieldwork to minimize discussion time in the exit conference.
• Review corrective actions and follow-up reports or management responses to the audit recommendations and follow-up with related branch or head office to clear responses as may be assigned

 

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  University degree in accounting, finance or business administration, ACCA/CIMA

  Computer skills, Microsoft office applications

  Must have good oral and written communication skills.

   

  Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of local business community
• Planning skills, time management
• Detail oriented
• Additional work experience preferred for this position.
• License, registration, or certification required to perform this position
• Work Environment:
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel within the country up to 70% of the time.
• CORE CAPABILITIES
• Able to undertake strong audit activity
• Demonstrates and communicates a culture of compliance and integrity
• Review corrective actions and follow-up reports or management responses to the audit recommendations and follow-up with related branch or head office to clear responses as may be assigned.

 

Other duties as assigned.

• Review corrective actions and follow-up reports or management responses to the audit recommendations and follow-up with related branch or head office to clear responses as may be assigned.

 

Knowledge, skills and abilities

University degree in accounting, finance or business administration, ACCA/CIMA

Computer skills, Microsoft office applications

Must have good oral and written communication skills.

 

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of local business community
• Planning skills, time management
• Detail oriented

 

Additional work experience preferred for this position.

• License, registration, or certification required to perform this position

 

Work Environment:

• The position requires ability and willingness to travel within the country up to 70% of the time.

 

 

 

Applicant Types Accepted: