The Office of Audit and Investigations hires 01 Audit Specialist
Salaire / mois
Localisation Dakar / Sénégal
Expiration 25 Septembre 2017
Description de l’offre
Job ID : 11801
Background
The Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI) reports to the Administrator and is responsible for internal audit and investigations services to UNDP and its affiliated entities. OAI provides independent, objective assurance on the effectiveness of risk management and the effectiveness and adequacy of internal controls.
As part of its assurance work, OAI also supports the annual audit exercise of non-governmental/nationally implemented projects (NGO/NIM projects) in some 150 countries where UNDP operates and reviews and analyses the resulting audit reports submitted by audit firms and government audit institutions.
OAI has a decentralized organizational structure with regional audit centres (RAC) located in the five regions covered by UNDP. The RAC is normally staffed with a Chief (P-5 level), four or five Audit Specialists (P-4 or P-3 level), and one Administrative Associate (G-6 level).
The Audit Specialist reports to the Chief. The Regional Audit Centre for North, West and Central Africa (RAC-NWCA) is responsible for a portfolio of 27 UNDP country programmes in the region.
The primary role of the Audit Specialist is to perform internal audits in the region with a particular focus on projects financed from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). The location of the offices covered by the RAC-NWCA may include areas with hardship or hazardous working conditions.
Duties and Responsibilities
Principal functions:
Management
• As a team leader, assumes responsibility and accountability for achieving the audit objectives. This involves:
o prepare of risk-based audit plans/programmes
o conduct of audit field work
o prepare and review of working papers
o prepare exit conference notes
o prepare draft audit reports, incorporating input from other team members
• Assesse the team members’ performance in a participatory manner and documents lessons learned.
• Provide direction and guidance to, and coaches team members ensuring effective team functioning.
• Present audit results to management.
• Monitor the status of audit recommendations and appraises adequacy of action taken on audit recommendations. Undertake, on an as needed basis, review of the NGO/NIM audit reports and draft NGO/NIM audit review letters.
• Provide guidance and conducts quality assurance reviews for audits, conducted by audit firms, of directly implemented projects.
Client Services
• Conduct audits of projects funded by the Global Fund and managed by UNDP
• As a team leader or as a member of an audit team, conduct audit assignments in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing as published by the Institute of Internal Audit and OAI policy guidelines.
• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, governance and risk management.
• Document findings and communicates orally and/or in writing to the country offices on their compliance, performance and potential for improvement
• Recommend actions to address shortcomings identified, strengthen internal controls and improve business processes.
• Under the overall supervision of the Chief, conduct special assignments including management reviews, consulting assignments, special audits, and training workshops
Other activities:
• Contribute to the annual risk assessment for UNDP’s portfolio of Global Fund projects.
• Keep abreast of the development of UNDP’s portfolio of Global Fund projects in the region
• Act as OAI audit focal point for matters pertaining to Global Fund in the region
• Coordinate and consults other OAI staff on Global Fund related matters.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of professional practices within OAI with a focus on Global Fund matters
• Participate in the implementation of his/her personal learning and training development plan
• If necessary, Assist the OAI Investigations Section on investigations concerning Global Fund projects
• Perform other assignments or tasks as determined by the RAC Chief or OAI Director.
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