The
Internal Auditor will perform independently internal audits either as team l...
The
Internal Auditor will perform independently internal audits either as team leader or team member, as assigned. Assume responsibility and
accountability for achieving the audit objectives in accordance with the IIA
Standards and IAIG policies and procedures. This involves financial, operational, performance
and compliance audits and the following related activities:
Internal Audit work on
organizational units and/or processes:
- Preparing risk-based audit plans/programmes.
- Coordination, preparing and/or contributing to
the annual risk assessment and annual work plan for the audit of UNOPS business units and/or processes.
- Conducting entire internal audits/reviews from
planning, field work, to report finalization.
- Preparing working papers, documenting
adequately work performed and review (where appropriate) that of other team
members.
- Contributing to the professional development of
other personnel within the Group.
- Preparing and conducting (as appropriate) exit
conference communications, in collaboration with the Manager Internal Audit
Section and/or Director, IAIG, where necessary.
- Preparing quality draft audit reports.
- Finalizing audit reports, incorporating
auditees’ answers and IAIG management’s feedback.
- Communicating orally and in writing audit
results to management.
- Undertake frequent, and at times extended,
missions to UNOPS offices, including to areas with hazardous working
conditions.
- Perform any other related tasks, as necessary.
Data Analytics:
- Contributing
to the development and maintenance of Continuous Auditing and Data
Analytics Exercises, as well as conducting periodic engagements with
business units by employing assigned data analytics tests.
- Own different test queries assigned by the
Manager of the Internal Audit Section.
- Report findings, including preparing reports
based on anomalies identified with the use of data analytics.
- Identify continuous and proactive audit
techniques and implement within the Group.
Project Audit work:
- Review project agreements with regard to audit
clauses and proposed project audit terms of references for the areas assigned
to him/her.
- Review draft and final project audit reports.
- Coordinate the project audit and liaise with
the External Consultants
- Raise issues with project management and IAIG
management as appropriate.
- Prepare submittals of project audit reports for
final issuance to auditees.
- Manage contacts to audit firms under long-term
agreement with UNOPS, for the areas assigned to him/her.
General Contributions and
Responsibilities:
- Monitors the status of audit recommendations
and appraises adequacy of action taken thereon by management.
- Identifies recurring and systemic issues in
audit reports for inclusion in corporate reports.
- When working as team leader, provides direction
and guidance to, and coaches team members ensuring effective team functioning;
assesses the team members’ performance in a participatory manner and documents
lessons learned.
- Contributes to the ongoing development of
professional practices and knowledge management within IAIG and for oneself,
including internal and external quality assessments.
- Performs other assignments or tasks as
determined by the Director, IAIG; e.g. advisory services on audit matters or
support to investigations/ fact-finding work (e.g. forensic accounting, interviews),
working with the Lead Investigator.
- Prepare and coordination the IAIG Annual Report
for submission to the Executive Board.
- Abides by security policies, administrative
instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and
that of UNOPS.
- Closely work with Wrike to monitor his/her deadlines
and if requested by the Manager Audit Section and the audit team’s daily
objectives.
Functional Competencies
- Judgement and conceptual thinking: ability to
identify key audit issues, present sensitive and difficult audit findings
and recommendations to management;
- Creativity, innovation and initiative;
- Excellent communication skills, both written
and oral, particularly in English language;
- Integrity and objectivity;
- Tactful and balanced approach in dealing with
audit matters;
- Result orientation and client focus;
- Electronic audit management software (e.g.
TeamMate or similar) is an asset
- Enterprise Resource Planning systems
(e.g. Agresso).
- Project management tools (e.g. Wrike)