Senior Audit Officer

at  IMPACT Initiatives

BACKGROUND ON IMPACT AND REACH

REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH’s purpose is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts. REACH facilitates information management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams; (b) situation analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping facilities and expertise.
IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO whose headquarter is based in Paris and is present in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, enabling IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support in its fields of intervention.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are currently looking for a Senior Audit Officer to support our IMPACT Initiatives Team in Geneva, Switzerland.
Position: Senior Audit Officer
Department: Transparency & Compliance
Duration: Open Ended contract
Start date: 1 January 2025
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in Audit / Finance / Accounting / Business Management or equivalent (Master preferred);
• At least 2 years of experience in internal and external audits is required for this position;
• Fluent English; French a plus
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel);
• Ability to build rapport and trust within the organization and to manage competing demands in a timely manner;
• Awareness when to refer non-routine inquiries to more senior colleagues;
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to listen and connect with staff deployed in the field.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Previous experience working with institutional donors is preferred;
• Previous experience or demonstrated interest in the no-profit sector is preferred;
• Audit certification is preferred.

Together with the COO, the Audit officer is responsible for the functions of Compliance and Transparency within IMPACT, whose objectives and related responsibilities are described as follows:
With the objective of ensuring (i) that internal control systems at HQ and field level, when applicable, are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting and correcting noncompliance with applicable policies and procedures (ii) the preparation and proper conduct of external audits commissioned by institutional donors, (iii) the compliance with HQ and field missions country rules and regulations; the Audit officer is responsible for:

(i) Prepare, implement and follow-up on the Internal audits of IMPACT’s HQ and field missions: the department’s mission is to assess the level of compliance of IMPACT’s HQ and, when relevant, field missions, to issue action plans and monitor the implementation of recommendations.

• Ensure that internal control systems are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting and correcting noncompliance with applicable policies and procedures
• Prepare and ensure implementation of an IMPACT annual internal audit plan, including the preparation, implementation and follow-up of monthly internal audits in accordance with the IMPACT Internal Audit SOPs (to be confirmed)
• Maintain up to date the Internal Audits Follow-up and the Internal Audits Recommendations follow-up
• Together with the COO, ensure the follow-up of recommendations by each IMPACT department through action plans followed-up on a monthly basis and closely follow up on findings, with a special focus on high risks findings
• Develop documents, processes and procedures that improve internal audit management