Internal Auditor/ Audit Officer at Corona Management Systems

Job Description

• The Internal Auditor is a hands-on finance professional who independently checks whether financial and programmatic or technical activities are accurate, compliant, controlled, and appropriately managed. The Internal Auditor will focus on assurance, risk, controls, compliance, and identifying weaknesses across our multiple projects and programmes. CMS has dedicated Programme and Finance teams and operates across a wide range of consulting services, technical assistance, and research projects, working with governments and international development partners. The Internal Auditor does not work within these teams but works independently to review the work of the teams and reports to the Chief Operations Officer.

Requirements

Expectations, roles, and responsibilities

• The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, organised, honest, dependable, accountable. The ideal candidate will be proactive in preserving controls, providing assurance, identifying risk, ensuring compliance, and identifying operational and financial weaknesses. The ideal candidate is able to work independently, committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, accountability, and confidentiality. The ideal candidate should have experience in strong financial controls, documentation, and accountability.
• The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration, recognising that professional accounting qualification or progress toward one, is an advantage.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of relevant accounting or finance experience. The candidate will possess good interpersonal skills, strong organisational, time-management, and prioritisation skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software applications. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in English. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.

Some specific responsibilities will include:

• Conduct internal audits of financial, operational, procurement, project, and administrative processes.
• Assess internal controls to determine whether they are adequate, effective, and consistently applied.
• Review financial transactions and supporting documentation for accuracy, authorisation, compliance, and potential irregularities.
• Audit expenditures against approved budgets, contracts, policies, and funding requirements.
• Assess compliance with CMS policies, procedures, statutory requirements, and applicable donor requirements.
• Identify financial, operational, compliance, and fraud risks and assess the effectiveness of existing controls.
• Review procurement and vendor processes, including approvals, quotations, documentation, payments, and segregation of duties.
• Prepare audit reports highlighting findings, risks, root causes, and practical recommendations for management.
• Follow up on previous audit findings to confirm that agreed corrective actions have been implemented.
• Advise management on improving controls, efficiency, accountability, and risk management.