Overview
The Internal Control and Compliance Officer will support the Internal Controls and Compliance Manager to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, donor rules, and local laws by evaluating governance, risk management, and control processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support regular reviews of financial, Supply Chain, HR, Administrative, and program operation transactions.
- Assist in investigating approved frauds, corrupt practices, or misconduct cases.
- Support spot tests on donor requirement compliance across various departments.
- Perform administrative and operational duties as assigned.
- Work with the programme development unit to improve risk awareness and compliance culture.
- Support the IC&C Manager in preparing audit reports.
- Support the IC&C Manager to plan, conduct audits, and follow up on audit action plans.
- Assist in performing internal control compliance reviews on field office activities.
- Coordinate with departments to develop recommendations for identified weaknesses.
- Flag significant internal control weaknesses to country management with recommendations.
- Support the ICC Manager to conduct field office reviews.
- Track and age all findings and follow up on implemented actions.
- Maintain cordial working relationships with stakeholders.
- Deliver training on internal controls, risk mitigation, and policy awareness.
- Carry out any other delegated responsibility within the role.
Required Experience
- 5 years+ related work experience with a not-for-profit organization.
- Good background in compliance, accounting, and internal controls; experience in auditing (internal or external experience).
- Experience in relevant operational areas (e.g. in programme/project management in an INGO context) and experience of risk-based auditing.
- INGO experience or have worked in a commercial/public sector international organisation in audit and investigative capacity (desirable).
- Experience working in emergency responses, and good understanding of humanitarian response activities and emergency management (desirable).
- Familiarity with grant requirements of major donors such as USAID, EC/ECHO, FFP, OFDA, FCDO and the UN (desirable).
- Experience of Agresso financial software (desirable).
- Counter fraud and investigation experience (desirable).
Qualifications
• A graduate of accounting, finance or a related business field is required.
