CHIEF OF SECTION, AUDIT - Temporary Job Opening, P5

Overview

Oversees and directs audit and advisory services for a portfolio of clients within the African Audit Section, Internal Audit Division. Ensures compliance with OIOS standards and global internal audit practices.

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Key Responsibilities

• Oversees annual risk assessment of clients and maintains risk registers.
• Develops and implements the Section’s medium and long-term goals and objectives, and annual audit work plans.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates teams conducting multiple concurrent engagements.
• Manages the human and financial resources of the Section.
• Defines objectives and scope for audit/advisory engagements.
• Provides direction and leadership for all phases of engagements.
• Reviews working papers and engagement communications.
• Empowers and challenges staff to assume more responsibility.
• Provides guidance to audit staff on technical and administrative matters.
• Leads audits/advisory engagements of a sensitive and complex nature.
• Analyzes guidelines and standards for internal audit activities.
• Leads team efforts to collect and analyze data for planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.
• Comments on and recommends improvements to administrative issuances.
• Monitors the status of implementation of audit recommendations.
• Liaises with internal audit functions of other United Nations organizations.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with auditees and other oversight bodies.
• Carries out other assigned tasks.

Required Experience

A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional experience in audit, finance, accounting, or administration is required. Five years’ experience in audit management is required. Five years’ experience of drafting audit reports is required. Three years’ experience reviewing audit reports is required. Five years’ experience in managing a diverse group of professionals is required. Experience in analysis of complete and complex sets of data to identify anomalies and trends using contemporary data analytics tools is required.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage. Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), and Certified International Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or equivalent is desirable.

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