Head, Internal Audit and Compliance at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) is a not - for - profit, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that was founded in 2004 by Josephine Ogazi and Joseph Egwuonwu. WEWE started out as a Community Based Organisation (CBO) with the aim of providing scholarships and economic empowerment to orphans and widows in Okigwe, Imo State and has since expanded its aims and objectives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Internal Audit and Compliance

Location: Abuja

Details

• Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is soliciting for a qualified individual to fill the position of Head Internal Audit and Compliance in a USAID funded project called ‘Local Partners for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN) Project for Akwa Ibom and River States’.
• WEWE is a local NGO with its head office in Abuja FCT. The candidate must be a certified chartered accountant with over 10 years’ experience in managerial position, who have God’s calling on their lives to help widows and orphans and, individual who have a passion for vulnerable children and ready to join the WEWE family to help WEWE/USAID achieve its project vision ‘To make Akwa Ibom and Rivers State the best place to live in Nigeria
• WEWE’s fiscal goal is to be one of the most financially compliant and transparent Nigerian NGO with intrinsic financial integrity and sound / supportive administrative system. Our core Ideology is to prove to the world that not all Nigerian NGOs are ‘fantastically’ corrupt, we want to be an example to the world of a fully trustworthy local NGO that is financially clean and administratively thorough.
• Position Summary: The Head Internal Audit and Compliance will be responsible for ensuring that WEWE financial processes are compliant with International finance and administration regulations and rules. H/she must be someone who is naturally gifted, outstanding, and talented and has hands on experience with daily internal auditing and/or financial and administrative compliance monitoring.
• Location: The position will be based in Abuja with frequent travels to WEWE State offices in Akwa Ibom and Rivers State to conduct audit clinics/internal audits and document verifications assignments.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• The Head Internal Audit and Compliance will contribute to the improvement of WEWE control processes, risk management and governance.
• Carry out pre and post review of all financial expenditures.
• Review sub implementing agencies monthly certified expenditure reports.
• Carry out internal control self-assessment on implementing agencies.
• Ensure compliance with USAID cost principles.
• Ensure full compliance with USAID financial rules and regulations other than cost principles.
• Ensure strict adherence with WEWE internal policies, procedures and practices.
• Secure adherence to Nigerian rules and regulations as it relates to WEWE LOPIN 2 operational activities.
• Perform monthly review and evaluation of financial records/reports and bank reconciliation statement.
• Ensure WEWE or WEWE LOPIN 2’s assets are safeguarded.
• Ensure that inventory record is up-to-date, complete, and accurate (including all key data required by the USAID in 22 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 226.
• Assist the organization in carrying out risk identification and timely report to the appropriate authority with improvement recommendations.
• Timely investigate all cases of fraudulent practices and missing assets.
• Ensure withholding tax is remitted within 21 days of deduction by the organization.
• Ensure PAYE tax is remitted to the relevant tax authority within 10 days in every new month by the organization.
• Ensure monthly remittance of staff pension benefit to the relevant pension managers by the Organisation.
• Willing to travel frequently and make local runs for financial verification assignments within all WEWE LOPIN implementing states; Rivers and Akwa-Ibom.

Qualifications

• A graduate of Accounting with a minimum of 2nd class upper Division or upper credit
• Must be a Chartered Accountant ICAN or ACCA.
• An advanced degree at the Master’s level or above in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in internal/external auditing or compliance experience in a multinational Organisation or non for profit Organisation.
• Strong background in accounting, internal control and compliance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with USAID projects is required

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive CV and Cover Letter as ONE attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job to: hiaandc@weweng.org Please indicate the title of the post applied for in the subject line of the email.

Note

• Please you are advised to provide your functional emails/mobile phone number on your CV as well as that of your three professional referees preferably ICAN or ACCA members or direct supervisors at your current or former place of work.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed in batches on a first come first served basis.