Internal Audit Officer
Country Afghanistan Province Kabul,
Categories General, Type Full Time
Post Date 2022-08-09 Close Date 2022-08-14
Vacancy No CARE-AF-0188 Gender Female
No Of Jobs 1 Contract Duration One year-Extendable
Education A postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification (Economy, Accounting and Management). Experience 3 years experiences in Internal or external Auditing.
Organization Opportunities for you Salary As per organization salary scale

About Company

About CARE AFGHANISTAN: CARE is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit, non-partisan and non-sectarian humanitarian organization, extending its relief and development assistance to those in need. CARE, as an International Confederation of 13 member organizations is one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations working in more than 90 plus, countries committed to helping communities in the developing world achieve lasting victories over poverty.

Job Description

  1. Summary of Key Functions:  

Internal Audit Officer is responsible to assist the Internal Audit manager for providing independent, objective assurance and consulting activities designed to add value and improve the operations of CARE International in Afghanistan. She helps CARE Afghanistan accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes through her contribution to the internal audit team. She will work closely with Audit Manager on conducting independent audits and consolidating audit observations to be presented in Audit reports. She will assist Audit Manager and Audit team in accomplishing audit objectives by reviewing below key areas:

    1. Effectiveness and efficiencies of the operation.
    2. Compliances with rules and regulations
    3. Reliable financial reports and management
    4. Safeguarding of CARE’s Assets and property
  1. Key relations:  Internal Audit Department, Provincial offices, Program and support staff and External Auditors.
  2. Duty Locations:  Kabul Main office and should be able to visit country sub offices and its partners when required (accompanied by mahram).
  3. Key Results Expected 
    1. Reviewing internal controls around cash and bank management by conducting cash counts and bank reconciliation and reporting to the Internal Audit manager and Management on proper cash Management System.
    2. Supporting Internal Audit unit in making sure the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls around CARE operations.
    3. Reviewing financial and procurement transactions/ vouchers to make to confirm policy compliance.
    4. Conducting surprise stock and inventory checks and reporting results to Audit Manager.
    5. Monitoring the Country Office compliance program and reporting recommendations to the Internal Audit manager.
    6. Follow up of the Internal Audit reporting on a regular basis on the progress of implementation of recommendations.
    7. Keeping track of Internal and external audit recommendations tracker.
    8. Assisting Internal Audit Manager and the team in coordinating internal compliance review and monitoring activities, including periodic reviews of departments and projects.
    9. Assisting in internal audit plan execution.
    10. Participate in fraud investigations whenever required.
    11. Assist the Audit team to ensure timely completion of internal audit engagement.
    12. Any other task assigned by the manager.

Job Requirement

  1. Competence: 
    1. Professional ethics: Promotes and applies professional ethics
    2. Internal Audit Officer:  Assist the Internal Audit Manager to improve and manage the internal audit function.
    3. Communication : Communicates with impact
    4. Persuasion and collaboration: Persuades and motivates others through collaboration and cooperation
    5. Critical thinking: Applies process analysis, business intelligence, and problem solving techniques
    6. Internal audit delivery: Delivers internal audit engagements

Core Competencies:

  • Communication skills
  • Problem identification and solution skills
  • Ability to promote value of internal audit
  • Accounting framework tools and techniques
  • IT/ICT frameworks tools and techniques

 

  1. Technical skills:
  • Statistical sampling
  • Details oriented/ details checker
  • Accounting and Finance knowledge
  • Identifying types of controls (preventative, detective)

 

Job Specification

Education: A postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification (Economy, Accounting and Management).

Work Experience: 3 years experiences in Internal or external Auditing.

Languages Skills: Fluency in written and spoken English, Dari and Pashto languages.

Submission Guideline

Please submit your completed CARE Standard Job application form (http://www.acbar.org/applicationform) to Afg.Vacancies@care.org before the closing date, applications without Care Standard Job application form will not be considered for shortlisting.
Applications after closing date will not be accepted.
Please Indicate the position title, Vacancy Number and Location in the Subject Line (Internal Audit Officer CARE-AF-0188) otherwise your application will not be considered.
Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted with and call for Interview.
The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a Security check, Bridger check & Reference check and be compliant and sign up to Care Afghanistan’s Code of Conduct, PSHA (Prevention from Sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and other Care Afghanistan policies prior to a final offer being made.
Qualified People with Physical Disabilities and Female candidate are highly encourage to apply.
CARE IS COMMITTED TO CHILD PROTECTION POLICY (Available at:  http://bit.ly/CAREAFG_Child_Protection_Policy)

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