Risk and Compliance officer (Internal Audit)

Programme & Policy

Overview

Assist management with risk and compliance monitoring and training.

You have:

• At least five years of work experience in professional settings; audit/risk, compliance preferable; Two-four years of experience will be considered for female candidates.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Familiarity with the different types of instruments (Grants, Contracts, sub-awards, etc.)
• Familiarity with various business controls (HR, Finance, Procurement, Logs, I.T, Program).
• Experience working in multi-cultural work settings.
• University degree with a focus on business administration and/or management, or similar field.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and the local languages is required.

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

WHO ARE WE?

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

ABOUT THE JOB

The function resides within our Risk and Compliance Department at DRC. The role serves to assist DRC management in the applicability of all the set internal controls and achieving organizational goals in accordance with DRC national and global compliance standards and policies. The role also serves to train all DRC Afghanistan staff on relevant policies.

Responsibilities:

Internal control procedures

• Monitors and reviews information system environment (accuracy, effectiveness, and usefulness)
• Ensures the reliability and integrity of financial, human resources, and operational information
• Ensures compliance with DRC national and global policies, donor rules and regulations, and all relevant contracts.
• Confirms the safeguarding of assets in all DRC Afghanistan facilities and of assets that are in the care of external stakeholders in their facilities.
• Confirms the economical and effective use of resources.
• Works with staff towards achievement of established operational goals and objectives
• Enforces the compliance and accordance with any governmental laws and regulations and engages with senior management on new decrees / laws issued by de-facto authorities.
• Assisting management in the effective discharge of their responsibilities, furnishing them with analyses, recommendation and information concerning the activities reviewed.
• Reliability, usefulness, and integrity of performance information
• Follow up and implementation of external audit recommendations
• Responsible for ongoing and routine monitoring visits of all DRC facilities, preparing assessment reports, and flagging miscondcut or lack of adherence to relevant senior managers.
• Leads routine trainings on relevant topics for all DRC staff.

Others

• Conduct audit assignments in line with the Risk and Compliance plan and within the budgeted time, adopting the audit methodology and appropriate audit techniques.
• Provide DRC Senior Management with the required help and support in the review, analysis and understanding of the organisation’s financial and procurement procedures and recommend necessary changes and improvements in DRC controls and procedures.
• Check, review and inspect the consistency, accuracy and transparency of DRC’s accounts, books, general ledgers, income statements, balance sheets and cash-flow statements by working in close coordination with the finance department and individuals.
• Conducting process of risk assessment, process walkthrough, collection of audit sample, performance of audit sample, performance of audit tests and documentation.
• Check, review and inspect the consistency, accuracy and transparency of DRC’s inventory management and assets registration, distribution and collection systems and procedures by working in close coordination with the inventory department and individuals.
• Develop log issue plan with the proposed actions, track it and communicate the progress to SMT.
• Evaluate existing internal control documentation, test current processes and procedures.
• Identify reportable issue and provide recommendations.
• Perform ongoing follow-up on action plan implementation and timeliness for remedial actions.
• Travelling to different areas to meet relevant staff and obtain documents and information;
• Researching and assessing how well risk management processes are working and recording the results using software such as Microsoft Word and Excel;
• Performing risk assessments on key activities and using this information to guide what to cover in audits;
• Providing support and guidance to management on how to handle new opportunities;
• Agreeing recommendations with relevant staff members to make improvements to operations and helping to secure backing for them in meetings;
• Preparing reports to highlight issues and problems and distributing the reports to the relevant people;
• Managing a variety of other tasks given by his line manager.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must have:

Experience and technical competencies:

• At least five year of work experience in professional settings; audit/risk, compliance preferable; Two-four years of experience will be considered for female candidates.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Familiarity with the different types of instruments (Grants Contracts sub-awards etc.)
• Familiarity various business controls (HR Finance Procurement Logs I.T Program)
• Experience working in multi-cultural work settings;
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships in a multi-ethnic.

Female applicants:

• Interested qualified female candidates with a minimum of 4 years of relevant working experience
• Female in DRC who travel for official trips will be allowed to travel with a Moharam and the travel/accommodation cost will be incurred by DRC.
• Female mothers who work for DRC are eligible for Day Care cost for their children up to the age of 6.

Education/qualifications:

• University degree with a focus on business administration and/or management, or similar field.
• Qualified female candidates without university degrees are strongly encouraged to apply.

Languages:

• Fluency in written and Spoken in English and the local languages is required.

We Offer:

• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC salary scale

Application process:

Interested? Then apply for this position, all applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

Applications close 20 January 2022.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

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Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: drc.ngo