Internal Auditor at Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI)

Task & Responsibilities

• Carry out a full audit of the organization; including accessing risk and taking the necessary risk management steps to forestall fraud.
• Ensure control management regarding financial reliability and compliance by making sure that directions and regulations are strictly adhered to.
• Monitor actions taken by management in response to audit reviews, ensuring that all agreed audit actions and recommendations are accurate and timely implemented including Global Assurance findings.
• Work closely with external or visiting auditors and support their audit process.
• Ensure that audits are performed with due professional care and there are credible audit observations, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Obtain, analyze, and evaluate accounting documentation, reports, and data
• Act objectively by giving independent advice to ensure legality and achieve organizational goals.
• Maintain and improve on existing open communication with the management.
• Assist to document the audit process and prepares audit findings. Also, prepare and present reports that clearly reflects the audit results.
• Assist to do a follow-up on the audit assignments giving to other auditors by YEDI.
• Strive to continuously develop knowledge in the sector regarding rules, regulations, best practices, techniques and performance standards.
• Perform Partner audits to ensure compliance with donor and YEDI’s rules and regulations.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Accounting, or Finance (Evidence of Progress in Professional Qualification will be an added advantage)
• 3 - 7 years work experience.
• Proven teamwork and problem-solving abilities
• Strong ability to work on multiple tasks or assignments
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Possess strong organizational skills
• Possess a high level of professionalism, integrity, and truthfulness in all dealings
• Knowledge of legal and financial systems
• Ability to do proper documentation; possess good record keeping ability
• Possession of sound independent judgment
• Possess strong knowledge of auditing standards, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations
• Possess advanced skills in computer applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAGE accounting software.
• Strong ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.