Internal Audit Officer (Kabul, Afghanistan)

Job Summary:

• The main duty and responsibility of internal auditor is the detection and prevention of fraud & errors and to ascertain the actual financial condition and earnings of organization and communication of weaknesses in the Accounting and Internal control system. The Internal Audit Officer’s role is to analysis the financial processes, identifying risk within practices and evaluating the controls put in place to counter these. S/he will be planning and executing internal audits, reviewing audit data, interviewing and consulting employees and examining operations. S/he is also responsible to cooperate managing authority by showing omissions and commissions of various cash/bank transaction, administrative subject, internal control system and project related any other subject and observe properly implementation/application whether or not follows as per organizational policy, policy and management decisions. S/he is also responsible for verification, review and cross checking at field offices and project implementation to find out any kind of irregularities. After identifying any kind of irregularities internal auditor will provide internal audit report to the Country Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform and control the full internal audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.
• Obtain, analyses and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc.
• The Internal audit procedure will be determined by the auditor having regard to the requirements of – accounting standard, legislation and regulation, organizational policy and procedure.
• Regularly checking payments and journal vouchers.
• Review and report on the accuracy, timelines and relevance of the financial and other information.
• Ensure effective management of the organizational financial resources and operations are within policies and plans as laid down by management.
• Review and appraise the soundness, adequacy and application of accounting, financial and operational controls.
• Ascertain the extent to which organizational assets are accounted for and safeguarded from losses.
• Check procurement procedures including budget, RFQ/tender, quotations, Comparative Statements, payment etc.
• Check supplier bills with PO, GRN and quality control system and the materials costing and inventory valuation.
• Identifying the risk factor and develop control mechanism to resolve.
• Conduct inventory audit, fixed asset management, cash management, and financial statements.
• Check the internal control system and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Check documentations, filing, record keeping of projects.
• Check distributed inputs/materials including right-holder selection in the field.
• Regular field visit and conduct internal audit in the field offices and projects.
• Review and check human resource management system.
• Review and check archiving management system.
• Identify the financial risk of the organization and offer recommendations to reduce risk.
• Identify accounting and financial record-keeping processes that can be improved.
• Prepare and present reports with recommendation to the Country Director.
• Check and report IRAFG HR system follows the compliance as per HR manual and labor law of Afghanistan.
• Regular checking and analysis on monthly basis whether the PSB recovery runs on right track to recover 100% PSB.
• Any other official assignment given by the line manager.

Islamic Relief Worldwide – Afghanistan Country Office (IRW) is an international non profitable Non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in UK-Birmingham. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. IRA started its humanitarian activities for Afghan Refugees in Pakistan and Afghan people inside Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, women empowerment, girl education, orphan sponsorship, health, emergency education, shelter, ramadan and qurbani programs

• Bachelor’s degree in Financial Accounting or Financial Management (essential), Internal Auditing, Business administration or a related field is often required to work, prefer candidates with a master’s degree in accounting and with articleship from reputed audit firms.

Experiences and skills

• Proven working experience of minimum 3 years as Internal Auditor in Development sector organization.
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software, databases, and communication.
• Ability to process large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports with excellent documentation.
• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Sound independent judgement
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to undertake travel to the field areas on regular basis.