SOS Children`s Villages is hiring a
SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation, we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We are committed for safeguarding and protecting children in our programmes by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. We are further committed to provide a safe environment for staff and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on PSHEA (prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) guidelines. All our co-workers are obliged to follow our policy on Child Safeguarding and Protection, PSHEA and Code of Conduct. We work in 135 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support us with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed:
Mission
To support in ensuring the risk management, internal control processes and good governance standards of the Member Associations in the Asia region.
Location: International Office Region-Asia, Faridabad, India
Tasks and Responsibilities
• To participate in the development of annual internal audit plans.
• To assist in conducting internal audits, collect best practices for knowledge sharing and support the follow up process to correct gaps in system/ processes found as a result of Internal Audit at Regional Level.
• To assist in conducting risk assessments and identifying key audit areas.
• To assist in conducting fraud investigations for potential breaches of compliance rules.
• Performing audit procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Documenting audit findings and preparing audit reports.
• Maintaining comprehensive audit work papers and documentation. Ensuring that audit files are organized and up-to-date.
• Prepare and keep track of Internal Audit report/s finalization reflecting audit findings and recommending necessary steps and actions to mitigate the risks.
• Staying updated with changes in auditing standards and best practices.
• Participating in training programs to enhance auditing skills and knowledge.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the internal audit function.
Requirements
Key Qualifications & Experience:
• Should hold a degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Be a Certified Internal Auditor CIA or at least partly /Chartered Accountant / Certified Fraud Examiner CFE.
• Have a minimum of 2-3 years of relevant work experience in Finance, Accounting or Auditing of which ideally 1-2 years in the Big 4 audit firms.
• Considerable knowledge of the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Code of Ethics developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Knowledgeable in Child Rights and Child Safe Guarding Practices.
• Good knowledge of data analytics specifically in excel. Expertise to evaluate the adequacy and usefulness of data analytic tools.
Essential Values, Behaviours and Skills:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and local language.
• Well-travelled and experience in dealing with cross cultures and good communication skills.
• Be a motivated self-starter with initiative, flexibility and enthusiasm and with highest level of integrity in dealing with co-workers.
• Possess good organizational and time management skills and ability to ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently.
We offer
• Highly interesting position with a varied scope of tasks and challenges.
• An important position to support and further develop the organisation to achieve its strategic goals.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and will match industry standards. If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed e-mail application by July 07, 2023.