Internal Auditor

A project from the World Bank-financed place is calling for applications to fill the following position:

POSITION IDENTIFICATION: FULL-TIME INTERNAL AUDITOR

HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP: is under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and in close collaboration with the entire team

Location

PLACE OF WORK: The position is based in Saint Louis with movements in the area of intervention.

Main duties

The internal auditor will carry out the following tasks and tasks:

• within two months of its recruitment, carry out, among other things, a field mission to fully assess the challenge of its mission and develop (i) an audit charter that will present in particular the main lines and purpose of the internal audit, the role of the auditor, the planning of missions, etc.; and (ii) an annual work plan (audit plan) that contains a matrix of risks (risk mapping) and controls, the frequency of visits that will be made. These documents will have to be submitted for validation by the steering committee.
• Identify malfunctions at the level of all components of the Project, as well as their consequences and propose solutions to the Management Unit to remedy them;
• Conducting operational control missions to ensure that procedures are followed and activities are carried out satisfactorily;
• Work in collaboration with external financial and technical auditors and ensure the implementation of the recommendations of their various audits;
• Ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the various supervisory missions, including those of IDA;
• Ensure the proper application of the procedure manual by the Component Managers;
• Evaluate retrospectively and by sampling, the financial transactions made by the project, ensuring their timeliness, regularity and possible levels of risk, fraud and corruption;
• Ensure in the first month of its mission the effectiveness of project management control tools and if not propose updates and propose new procedures to improve the system of internal control and safeguarding assets;
• In addition to the reports drawn up at the end of each mission, prepare a summary report of the quarterly internal audit missions carried out during the period, said report must be available within 15 days following the end of the previous quarter;
• Accompany the implementation of internal control recommendations prior to the report the following quarter;
• Provide technical support in the following areas: financial management, management control systems, budgeting, grant management;
• Review any agreements established with technical partners execution;
• Conduct special investigative missions and unannounced controls in all entities involved in the activities managed at the different levels of implementation; these investigations and controls concern administrative services including procurement, accounting, financial and technical of the various actors involved at any level in the execution of PRDC activities_VFS;
• Carry out any missions that may be necessary for the smooth running of the Project, at the request of the PRDC Coordinator_VFS

Candidate profile

The internal auditor shall meet the following qualifications:

Education / Qualifications

a. Have a higher BAC degree + At least 5 in audit, accounting, management, or control management, b. have practical experience of the World Bank’s financial management and procurement procedures and guidelines, as well as a good command of Senegal’s public procurement code; a similar successful experience in monitoring the implementation of internal procedures, maintaining and preparing financial statements, financial follow-up reports, budget preparation and controls, coaching and training of public administration personnel, development project staff,

Experience

c. Have at least 8 years in the field of accounting and auditing including five (5) years of experience as an auditor in an audit firm (senior level) or 5 years of experience as an internal auditor in a funded Project {by the World Bank, d. Good knowledge of international internal audit standards and COSO, e. Have good experience in leading a team (Head of Mission or Team),

Other information

f. Have a good command of the computer tool (text processing, spreadsheets, project management and Internet in particular); g. Have good written and oral expression in French and excellent analytical and synthesis skills; h. Have good dispositions for teamwork; i. ÊTo be of good morals.

Responsibilities

Under the responsibility of the PRDC Coordinator_VFS, the internal auditor will be based full-time in Saint Louis at the level of the PMU but with movements in the area of intervention of the project. The duration of benefits is one year renewable each year, after satisfactory evaluation, until the end of the Project with a trial period of 6 months.

METHOD AND PROCEDURE OF SELECTION

"The Consultant will be selected according to the method of Selection of Individual Consultants, in accordance with the Regulation of Procurement for Borrowers applying for financing of Investment Projects (FPI), edition of July 2016, Updated in November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 and in accordance with the criteria required under these terms of reference. The selection will be made by call for applications. The Specialist will be selected, after notice of no objection from the World Bank, based on his/her relevant qualifications and experience, and his/her ability to fully carry out the mission. The selection procedure will consist of two (2) phases: a) Pre-selection of candidates based on the evaluation of candidates’ CVs on 100 points the basis of the criteria in relation to those SRSTs; (b) Interview of shortlisted candidates on 100 points. The weights assigned to the CV and Interview will be 70% and 30% respectively Candidates will be ranked based on their combined CV and Interview scores using the weights as follows: NFinal = (Ncv x 70%) + (NInterview x 30%).

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