Overview
The role holder will be a member of the Country Office Risk and Compliance (R&C) team responsible for delivering outcome focused investigations, internal control and compliance reviews, and other assigned tasks for Nepal and Bhutan Country Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead or participate in fraud investigations and other investigations.
- Ensure that recommendations for improvement and lessons learned are clearly documented and communicated.
- Provide technical input to fraud investigations.
- Ensure all suspected and actual cases of fraud, bribery and corruption are reported immediately.
- Deliver fraud, bribery and corruption training.
- Support capacity building of leaders, people managers and staff on practical implementation of counter-fraud risk mitigations and responsibilities.
- Build relationships with other departments and field offices, to guide them on identifying and mitigating fraud, bribery and corruption related risks.
- Engage with stakeholders to fully embed counter-fraud across global teams and within existing processes.
- Assist in preparation of Risk & Compliance (R&C) and/or Internal Control and Compliance (ICC) annual plan.
- Execute assigned internal control and compliance (ICC) review of functions/departments and field offices of Country Office and implementing partners.
- Prepare report and complete the reporting cycle.
- Ensure assignments are completed on time.
- Apply relevant risk-based audit techniques while performing internal control and compliance reviews.
- Ensure that accepted accounting and audit principles, relevant laws, donor compliances and SCI’s policies and procedures are being followed.
- Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal accounting procedures, operating system and internal controls and propose recommendations and prepare draft report.
- Evaluate key systems for effective internal checks and procedures.
- Recommend possible solutions and mitigation measures.
- Maintain standard supporting documents of reviews and observations.
- Complete documentation after each assignment and upload the report as required.
- Follow up activity to ensure that actions are in line with the agreed recommendation within the specified timeline.
- Conduct review from lens of zero tolerance policies such as SCI Counter fraud, bribery and corruption policy and report immediately if any non-compliance of the policies are noted.
- Review compliance of SCI policies and procedures of functions, partners and conduct spot checks.
- Maintain fundamental principles and ethics of auditor such as high level of confidentiality, integrity, objectivity, professional competence and behaviour.
- Provide suggestions to line manager for improvement in the procedure, process or methodology of reviews and other assignments.
- Assist in Fraud Risk Assessment and other assignments, as assigned by line manager.
Required Experience
- At least 3-5 years of work experience in risk management, audit, or investigation is required, preferably in public organisations.
- Prior experience in conducting fraud assessments and/or investigations is preferable.
- Prior experience in the NGO/INGO internal control, compliance, risk management and implementing partner procedures is advantageous.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree with 3 years of experience (2 years for GSI); Chartered Accountant preferred; OR Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience (3 years for GSI).
- CA certification will be accepted as master’s degree.
