A non-profit company, providing free, comprehensive health services to communities nationwide is recruiting for an Internal Review Officer. Responsibilities: Risk reviews: Performs annual risk assessments linked to various awards Develops a risk register for the organisation Planning and administration: Develops annual internal audit plan Communicates internal audit plan to relevant stakeholders Determines internal review scope Develops methodology for performing internal reviews Internal financial reviews: Develops a risk-based plan by selecting an appropriate audit approach, test procedures and sampling criteria based on professional judgement and departmentally-defined internal audit methodology Performs audit tests and prepares working papers in accordance with professional standards and internal audit methodology Organises and references work papers for review by supervisor Investigates identified irregularities Follows up on reviews of deficiencies identified Participates in close-out meetings with relevant staff at the end of fieldwork, providing clear explanations for identified issues Regularly evaluates projects to determine compliance with internal processes Compliance monitoring and support: Assists with analysis, interpreting and applying federal, state, Local Government, international funders and private funders statutes, rules, and regulations regarding grants administration Conducts detailed reviews and audits of the organisations progress against contracted requirements and financial documents Stays up to date with funder rules and regulations and monitors compliance with the rules Tests compliance with funder requirements regarding disbarred vendors, purchasing regulations, equipment inventory, and closing documents through the reviews Tests compliance with statutory and legal requirements including POPIA through the reviews. Reporting: Prepares and presents reports that reflects audits results Reports on the results of the internal review and investigation to the manager Assists in the preparation of a concise and informative audit report to effectively communicate the findings and recommendations to the departments, senior management and the audit and risk committee Provides recommendations to improve areas of deficiencies and process weaknesses identified Provides recommendations to mitigate the project risks Supports management through participation in projects designed to introduce new and/or changing processes Stakeholder engagement: Builds and maintains relationships with external stakeholders (funders, auditors, sub-awardees) Builds and maintains relationships with internal stakeholders (unit manager, programme managers, audit and risk committee, staff, team members etc.) Performs other duties as assigned
· Honours degree from college or university programm certificate · A recognised professional designation in accounting or internal audit (CA,CMA,CGA,CIA or CISA) · 3 – 4 years relevant experience at a minimum · NGO experience advantageous · Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) knowledge essential and controls to mitigate risk to tolerance level defined by the audit and risk committee · Working knowledge of professional IIA performance standards with regards to planning, testing, sampling and documentation · Good understanding of accounting principles · Well-developed technical skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel (formulas, pivots, charts)