Manager, Internal Audit at Evidence Action

Job purpose

• The role revolves around aiding in audit planning alongside the Associate Director, Internal Audit.
• This encompasses defining scopes, objectives, and procedures based on risk evaluations. It involves executing high quality audits with detailed analyses through interviews, process assessments, and data sampling to ensure compliance with organizational policies and best practices.
• There's a continuous assessment of process efficiency, resource accountability, and security while ensuring provision of innovative recommendations for improving the operations.
• Responsibilities also include preparing work papers and audit reports and reviewing those of supervised staff to ensure that work done meets the set quality and standards.
• Special projects, investigations, reviewing work performance of staff supervised, and ensuring the implementation of audit recommendations through regular follow-ups are crucial aspects of the role.
• Additionally, acting as a contact point for internal control queries from field offices in the sub-region and handling other assigned duties are integral parts of this role.

Duties and responsibilities

• Participate in Internal Audit planning including the preparation of detailed audit work plans for each department, country, and field office in coordination with Associate Director, Internal Audit with the scope, objectives and procedures based on an evaluation of applicable risks.
• Lead execution of high-quality audits that involves testing/analysis of areas identified in the work plan by conducting interviews, reviewing processes, and using samples and other data to ensure compliance with organization policies, procedures and best practice. This will require travel to field offices.
• Review internal policies and procedures covering all the key operational areas, ensuring they are comprehensive, clearly written, provide sufficient internal controls and are in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Continuously assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of processes/practices to ensure efficient and effective utilisation, accountability and security of resources. 
• Prepare audit work papers and review those of supervised staff to ensure that work done meets the set quality and the relevant Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards.
• Prepare comprehensive and accurate reports including the results from the audit reviews detailing identified key control points and weaknesses in the system or function being audited and providing practical recommendations for correcting unsatisfactory conditions and improving operations. 
• Verbally present results to country and program management to obtain responses on the findings and alignment of the actions to address such findings.
• Draft Internal Audit report summaries and dashboards for presentation to sub-region leadership.       
• Perform special projects and reviews including investigations, as assigned.
• Ensure audit recommendations are implemented through regular follow-up with auditees.
• Review work performance of staff supervised including their training, development and appraisal.
• Be a point of contact for internal control questions or concerns coming from the sub-region. 
• Other duties as requested.

Position Location

• The position will be based in Abuja, Nigeria but you may be required to travel to country offices within the West and Central Africa region as and when required.

Working conditions

• Normal/Office based. The official working hours are 8:00am to 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday.

Equal Opportunity Statement

• Evidence Action is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, accounting or related fields. 
• Minimum 5 years experience in Internal Auditing preferably at an International NGO. 
• Full professional accounting or auditing qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CIA or equivalent with membership to relevant professional body.
• Knowledge of proper risk-based audit procedures, techniques and internal controls.
• Good understanding of the use and application of IT and high level of data analytic skill. 
• Experience with internal control assessments and conducting investigations a plus. 
• Able to lead teams in planning and build trust and positive relationships across departments and countries. 

Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Pension plan
• Paid time off