Internal Audit Manager

Copenhagen

Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
Location: Copenhagen
Grade: Senior level - P-5, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Accounting (Audit, Controlling)
- Internal audit, Investigation and Inspection
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: 2023-11-23

Job categories Audit

Vacancy code VA/2023/B0046/27028

Level ICS-12

Department/office IN, IAIG, Intl Aud and Inv Group

Duty station Copenhagen, Denmark

Contract type Fixed Term

Contract level P5

Duration One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability

Application period 09-Nov-2023 to 23-Nov-2023

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director, IAIG, the Manager of the Audit Section has following key functions:

Strategic development
Quality assurance
Knowledge management and innovation
Personnel management

1. Strategic development:

Develop the risk-based annual Internal Audit Plan, monitor it, and update IAIG’s plan during the year based on a continuous risk assessment.
Submit the risk assessment and annual work plan to the Director of IAIG
Ensure the execution of the annual Internal Audit Plan. This includes the coordination of up to 10 internal audits, up to 10 advisory engagements, and the management of up to 60 project audits per year.
Lead and/or coordinate the planning and execution of audit field missions for different types of engagements at selected locations, as well as UNOPS HQ.
Develop findings, and agree on management action plans and timelines for implementation of corrective and preventive actions with the auditees.
Ensure proper monitoring of the implementation status via the internal Audit and Oversight Recommendations (AUDITOR) tool.
Coordinate the resources allocation and track engagements completion according to the internal KPIs.

2. Quality assurance:

Quality assure audit reports and oversee the audit team in order to ensure they meet the highest possible standard required under public reporting.
Ensure the use of standard audit work papers, audit programs, and innovative tools such as data analytics.
Cooperate with the Investigation Section to identify control gaps that allowed misconduct to occur and propose relevant remedial action.
Provide advice to other departments in relation to potential exposures to fraud, corruption, and other inappropriate practices.
Monitor the Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan and ensure timely and regular update
Organize and coordinate periodic quality self-assessment
Organize and coordinate the mandatory periodic External Quality Assurance exercise.

3. Knowledge management and innovation:

Conduct special assignments such as management reviews, and consulting projects, provide support to the Investigations section, and coordinate training workshops.
Be a catalyst for strategic initiatives. This includes capacity building within UNOPS to better mitigate fraud and corruption.
Liaise with sister UN agencies, Clients, Donors, Partners, and Board of Auditors. Joint Inspection Unit and International Financial Institutions. Exchange information where permitted.
Be willing to continuously innovate IAIG’s work plan with better practices and initiatives.
Liaise and work closely with IAIG Donor reporting specialist.

4. Personnel management:

Lead and be responsible for the Internal Audit team, including guests auditors and specialists
Develop short and long-term work-development plans for the team.
Ensure objective and realistic and fair work allocation within the audit team
Ensure that strategies and priorities for the internal Audit team are executed, resources are efficiently allocated, further developed, and optimized.
Monitor processes and individual performance against people's work plans.
Provide line management and mentoring for personnel within the Internal Audit team to promote their professional growth, motivation, and satisfaction of personnel while ensuring appropriate personal development and succession planning.
Identify training needs and ensure gaps identified are addressed through a proper coaching and training plan.

Impact of Results:

IAIG contributes to UNOPS’ results by continuously assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of its business lines and the level of acceptable risk associated with business opportunities. It also contributes to the improvement of governance, risk management, and control processes. Furthermore, IAIG leads the Executive Director's investigations into alleged misconduct: remediating funds where possible, helping to prevent and detect future waste and abuse, and strengthening internal and external stakeholder confidence in UNOPS.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

Advanced University degree (Masters's or equivalent) in Accounting, Auditing or Finance is required.
First level degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in combination with additional two years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.

Certification: Professional certification in a related field such as Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is highly desired.

Experience

10 years of professional experience in Auditing.
A proven track record of managing a diversified audit team for a minimum of 5 years experience leading, planning, executing audits and managing teams is required.
Previous experience within a UN organization, International Financial Institution, or Big 4 audit firms is desirable.
Knowledge of Project management tool , MS ProjectTM or similar team management tools, TeammateTM Audit Software, and related CAAT’s are considered an asset. Familiarity with ERP is considered a plus.
Experience in leading or supervising data analytics teams is an asset.
Experience in artificial intelligence is considered as a plus.

Language Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken English.
Working knowledge of another United Nations language such as French or Spanish is an asset.

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