TEAM/PROGRAMME: Executive (under CEO)
LOCATION: Jakarta
Grade: 4
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE
The General Assurance Manager is responsible for directing and conducting high quality, outcomes-focused internal audit assignments (financial audit, policy and procedure compliance, operational and process compliance), reviews, conduct investigations and other work assigned to provide assurance to the decision maker in the organization by meeting agreed professional standards and stakeholder expectations, and leading the development of a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management, internal control, and governance processes in the organization. In order to ensure a separation of duties, the Internal Auditor will report directly to the CEO.
SCOPE OF ROLE
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
Other Reporting and Coordination Responsibilities: The post holder is expected to work in close cooperation with Board of Executives (BOE), Board of Supervisors (BOS), Senior Management Team (SMT) members and other relevant Save the Children staff. The postholder will have active membership of Cross Functional Working Groups as notified by SMT/EMT.
Budget Responsibilities: As assigned annually by the CEO and as per the scheme of delegation
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
As a member of the CEO Team:
- Perform and control the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.
- Determine internal audit workpaper, audit scope, and develop an annual audit workplan.
- Obtain, analyse, and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc.
- Prepare and present reports that reflect audit’s results and document process.
- Report the results of audit reviews, with management responses and proposed action plans to address issues arising, to the CEO.
- To perform follow up work ensuring management progress actions within the agreed time scales and to escalate failure to progress actions as deemed appropriate.
- Act as an objective source of independent advice to ensure validity, legality and achievement of objectives.
- To perform ad hoc investigations and reviews at the request of the CEO.
- Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings.
- Provide assistance and information needed to BOS as required.
- Maintain open communication with Board of Executives, Senior Management Team, and Audit Committee.
- Document process and prepare audit findings memorandum.
- Conduct follow up audits to monitor management’s intervention.
- Responsible for the management and updating of the organisational risk register.
- In their interaction with ‘clients’, present a positive face of Internal Audit and aim to build strong relationships both through effective collaboration, and the delivery of first-class results.
- To advise on the sourcing and remediation of external auditors as required.
- Conduct periodic training to ensure awareness of internal control procedures and brief on changes in policy and practice that will impact the organisation.
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
- Hold the internal auditor certificate (CIA / QIA / CIAP / CIAO) or equivalent
- Proven significant working experience as internal auditor or appointed as internal audit committee (SKAI) for at least 7 years
- Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases
- Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports
- Proven knowledge of international and local auditing standards among related procedures, laws, and regulations (IIA, ISO 19011, COSO 2013:4-6, UU No.16/2001, PSAK 45, etc.)
- High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
- Sound independent judgement to remain unbiased with high level of integrity
- Understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance, business and operational risk and internal control processes and procedures.
- Ability to plan and organise a substantial workload that includes complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
- Demonstrated credibility with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of an organization
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Indonesian
- Ability to travel within Indonesia on a regular basis, and internationally on occasion
- Preferably experience of working with INGOs
- Have an experience in investigative audit and risk-based audit
- High level of commitment to the principles of development and to the organizational and programmatic goals and values of Save the Children
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