Audit Specialist position is available at UNOPS.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Its mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development. UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the annual risk assessment for the audit of UNOPS business units;
• Develop audit work plans, conduct audit field work and prepare reports for issue to management
• Prepare working papers and, where appropriate, review those of other team members;
• Communicate audit results orally and in writing and make presentations to management;
• Undertake frequent, and at times extended, missions to UNOPS Offices
• Monitor the status of implementation of audit recommendations and assess whether appropriate actions were taken to close the audit recommendations;
• Review project agreements with regards to the consistency of the wording of audit clauses contained therein;
• Review the terms of reference as well as reports received from outsourced auditors;
• Perform duties as appropriate for assisting with the coordination of long-term agreements with audit firms for outsourced project audits;
• Assist field offices regarding questions on long-term agreements with audit firms for outsourced project audits;

Qualifications and Requirements

• Master’s degree in finance, accounting, audit, economics, business management, commerce or related fields;
• Bachelor’s degree in related field with additional 2 years relevant work experience in combination with professional auditing certification maybe accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of internal audit or other directly relevant experience such as Enterprise Risk Management, assurance, evaluation of risks, internal control, etc. is required.
• Experience with an international audit firm or supreme audit institution is desirable.
• Experience in mine action sector, UN peacekeeping activities or grant management will be an asset
• Familiarity with the field administration support systems used in UN/UNOPS managed mine action programmes is desirable
• Fluency in written and oral English required.
• Knowledge of second UN working language, particularly French, is desirable.