OVERALL DESCRIPTION
General Description of Programme:
GOAL became operational in Haiti in response to the earthquake of 12th January. The GOAL team, which consists of engineers, logisticians and health professionals, has experience of working in disaster situations across the Developing World, such as the tsunami in South-East Asia in 2004 and the East Asia earthquake in 2005.
GOAL are developing programmes in shelter/construction, NFI distribution, watsan and health, and require an internatl auditor to support and develop this country programme going forward.

General Description of the Role:

Reporting to the Financial Controller and being a key member of the GOAL Risk committee, the Internal Auditor will be responsible for regular auditing of GOAL Haiti’ s programmes and operations to ensure compliance with GOAL’s standards, in country operating procedures and donor rules and regulations. In particular, the audits will assess whether internal controls are adequate and identify improvements where necessary. The Internal Auditor will also have responsibility for completing the Quarterly Compliance Report for HQ submission.

Key Duties

1. Familiarize oneself with and adhere to the standard of GOAL procedures and polices in relation to Logistics, Finance, HR and Programmes as set out in the
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• Current HQ Logistics Manual & GOAL Haiti Procurement & Authorization Levels Chart
• GOAL Haiti HR Manual
• HQ Finance Manual & GOAL Haiti finance procedures and polices
• Grant Management Guidelines
• GOAL Dublin HQ proposal / interim / final report checklists

2. Familiarize oneself with and adhere to the standard of Donor Rules and Regulations in relation to Logistics, Finance, HR and Programmes as set out in other donor Rules & Regulations (as and when required based on assigned donors.

3. Facilitate donor audits as required

4. Waltkthrough and test GOAL Haiti’s systems and controls, assessing whether they are operating as per policies, procedures and donor regulations (as noted above), with emphasis on finance, cash handling, logistics, procurement, stores, HR and distributions.

5. Conduct bi-monthlyinternal audits for the head office and monthly internal audits for the field office with particular emphasis on; transaction testing, cash management, float transaction testing, asset management, stock keeping, vehicle operations, personnel management, beneficiary distributions and records, and general donor compliance.

6. Produce audit reports for presentation to the Risk Committee and the Roaming Head of Internal Auditor with findings and issues identified during the audit, give appropriate recommendation and actions, providing advice and suggestions on improvements to GOAL Haiti finance systems and procedures where appropriate. The internal auditor will also maintain an up to date issues log and will follow up on all outstanding issues until they are closed.

7. Work with the Roaming Head of Internal Audit in development of a risk register and ensure it is regularly updated.


8. Conduct Head Office finance / compliance checks including but not limited to:
a. Conducting monthly checks of general ledger transactions to ensure compliance with GOAL and donor policies and procedures – typically high value purchase/tenders, flights, assets, eligible and ineligible costs, donor specific restricted items or prior approvals etc.
b. Review journal adjustments monthly to ensure that the audit trail is in line with GOAL Dublin guidelines and clearly understandable if tested during a donor audit.
c. Review the Audit Control File bi-monthly and ensure the documentation for cost apportionment to Donors is properly filed for ease identification in an audit.
d. Ensure the apportionment basis is reasonable and supported by documentation (donor budgets etc) and advise if there is any signs of unreasonable / unsupported allocation bases for FC’s amendments.
e. Review the monthly Timesheet Tracking Sheet for all GOAL Haiti staff and test labour costs charged to donors to ensure they are adequately supported by time sheets (reconcile with leave, training etc) and employment contracts and ensure the filing of the timesheets and contracts is with all the same years’ vouchers ready for HQ;
f. Review donor files to ensure they are well maintained in accordance with GOAL Dublin Grant Management Guidelines; ensure all donor files have a final signed copy of contract, signed amendments etc.
g. Ensure that all interim and final financial reports are filed with reconciled transaction listings which agree to the Trial Balance, DSR and at year-end the Financial Accounting Statements (FAS).
9. Provide training, capacity building and support to GOAL staff in the head and field offices to enhance their knowledge and understanding of GOAL policies and procedures and ensure proper implementation and on going use.
10. Conduct any ad-hoc internal audit and financial investigation assignments as requested by the CD and Roaming Head of Internal Audit
11. Perform other audit / compliance oriented tasks as requested by GOAL Haiti Senior Management Team from time to time.

Reporting To:

Financial Controller

Requirements

• At least University graduate, background in, management, administration, finance or related field.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in administration, finance and general affairs
• Excellent communication skills in French both verbally and in writing, English is an advantage
• Excellent computer skill in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
• Ability to learn new systems and IT software quickly and effectively
• Organised and flexible, ability to respond to changing priorities
• Ability to work independently with initiative
• Excellent communication skills while interacting with colleagues and partners
• Previous NGO experience an advantage

Un CV, Une lettre de Motivation, La Copie d'une piece d'identite, Copie de certificat de Diplome,Certificat de travail

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