Concern Universal Nigeria Recruits Internal Auditor - Cross River

Concern Universal Nigeria is the Executing Agency (EA) for the WSSCC's Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) programme in Nigeria. The aim of the programme is to significantly increase sanitation coverage and attain a positive and sustained hygiene behavioural change in six Local Government Areas ( LGAs), three in each of the two participating states (Benue and Cross River State). This programme will present a model towards state wide coverage for sanitation that can be marketed and replicated in other states.

Concern Universal Nigeria is seeking experienced candidates to support the implementation of this programme under this category

Job Title: Internal Auditor (GSF - RUSHPIN)

Location: Based in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.  Inter State and up country travel required.

Responsible to: Finance and Services Director

Start Date: 1st May 2013
Relationships with others: Will communicate and liaise closely with Concern Universal (CU) and GSF stakeholders, as necessary/ appropriate

Job Purpose
The Internal Auditor is responsible for designing and maintaining an internal quality control system that ensures operational and financial integrity based on CU's financial and administrative policies and procedures and international audit standards. The IA will maintain a review process for continuous assessment of financial and operational systems and their constant improvement, with a view to ensuring transparency and accountability for all project activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Performing operational, financial and compliance audits through examination of financial and administrative records, processes, procedures and controls.
• Gathering information on key operational and financial risks. Evaluating the adequacy of existing controls designed to manage identified risks and makes recommendations for appropriate improvement.
• Ensuring the use of standard audit techniques to obtain, analyse and appraise data, transactions and records as a basis for assessing and enhancing the effectiveness of key risk management activities.
• Implementing approved recommendations/decisions and conduct subsequent evaluations to determine adequacy of new/corrective measures.
• Keeping senior management and partners informed by communicating observations, making presentations and periodic reporting of audit issues and progress made towards improvement.
• Making value-added recommendations that could lead to improved efficiency of the running of all project operations.
• Contributing to making improvement in the project operations and reductions in cost.
• Carrying out emergency audits and special audit assignments as directed by the Country Director.

Requirements

Education:

• At least a first degree in Accountancy or a related discipline, and an Accounting or Audit professional qualification.

Experience:

• At least a minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• Proficiency in computer audits
• Ability to perform professional internal audit work with minimum supervision/instructions,
• Demonstrate proficiency in applying audit principles, skills and techniques in audit testing of varying degrees of complexity
• Understanding of the financial, operational and compliance risks which affect non-governmental organisations,
• Ability to maintain professional independence without compromising team player skills, Excellent oral and written communication skills

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2012

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit completed application form to: recruitmentcun@gmail.com.

Note: CVs will not be acknowledged or accepted.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for panel interviews. All applications should be submitted before 4pm of the closing date.