Risk and Compliance Officer Sr at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Summary:

• You will conduct risk related activities for the Ghana country program (CP) including compliance adhering to CRS policies, local laws, and donor regulations to help ensure effective delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable.
• Your knowledge and skills will help reduce risk to staff, to the effectiveness of our programming and to the people we serve through the application of the principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the audit lead in WARO, Finance Manager and CP leadership on strengthening internal control systems and processes and continuous process performance improvement.
• Anticipate and help to identify risk issues and challenges and the most appropriate solutions to address them.
• Help coordinate, implement, and advise on the sub-recipient financial management policy (SRFMP) affecting the CP projects Sub recipients.
• In collaboration with CP management, plan and perform internal audits, control reviews and compliance assessments. Analyze results and provide recommendations
• In collaboration with CP management, programming, and/or operation leads, design and facilitate relevant risk training sessions and contribute to relevant components of institutional capacity strengthening plans for the CP and partners.
• Identify program implementation risk as it affects implementation of CP programs and provide mitigation action.
• Provide support on identification, analyzing finance and program risk as it affects other CP projects and provide mitigation actions.
• Monitor and ensure that the mitigation action plans are implemented and operates optimally
• Serve as liaison and support external audits. Coordinate action plans to close out audit findings.
• Serve as liaison and support external audits. Coordinate action plans to close out audit findings

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration and or Accounting or audit certification highly preferred.  
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience ideally with an international organization, with progressive responsibility in operations and/or programming.
• At least 3 of these years entailing audit, compliance, or risk management experience.
• Required Languages – English
• Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good relationship management skills
• Good analytical, organizational, and systems thinking skills
• Ability to make sound judgment
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of audit standards and compliance regulations and familiarity with international standards for internal control and risk and compliance management.
• Knowledge and experience in the usage of accounting systems.
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems.
• Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Key Working Relationships:

• Internal:  Country Representative, Head of Operations. Head of Programming, Head of Office, Finance Manager, Deputy Finance Manager, Grants Accountants, Program Managers, Project Managers
• External: External Auditor(s) and Donor Representative(s)