Senior Audit Specialist at Save the Children

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage the planning, execution, and follow-up of audit assignments, delivering high-quality and timely assurance and advisory outputs in line with professional standards.
• Collaborate with the Chief Assurance Officer and the Global Assurance Management Team to shape and implement strategies that address the assurance and advisory needs of the organisation.
• Provide professional and timely responses to queries from management, offering well-informed advice to support better decision-making and risk management.
• Lead and contribute to organisational projects aimed at improving internal control and oversight systems, ensuring the projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and horizontal learning by actively identifying and sharing good practices across the organisation.
• Support the development and refinement of the Global Assurance department’s audit plans and contribute to strategic discussions on its future direction, ensuring alignment with Save the Children’s values and objectives.

Experience and Skills
Essential

• Be a qualified internal auditor (IIA) or accountant
• Have relevant experience in operational areas of risk to which Save the Children – primarily SCI – is exposed 
• A demonstrable ability to focus on key issues, enabling auditees to focus on crucial matters of control and oversight 
• Be highly accurate, detail-orientated, and able to complete multiple projects, with conflicting priorities, on a timely basis 
• Have strong experience in producing high quality effective written communication e.g. reports, in English; and have exceptional communication skills and is able to articulate effectively at all levels 
• Have exceptional communication skills and is able to articulate effectively at all levels (in English and/or French) 
• Have strong interpersonal communication and coaching skills including a demonstrable ability to deliver difficult messages with tact and confidence. 
• Be willing to undertake significant amount of travel overseas and work with minimum supervision under difficult conditions in some of the most underdeveloped, insecure and remote parts of the world 
• Have a strong cultural awareness and be able to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures; and be able to demonstrate standards of ethics and integrity 
• Be committed to Save the Children’s values.

Desirable

• Have experience of evaluating systems and processes, identifying weaknesses and areas of improvements 
• Have extensive experience in relevant operational areas (e.g. in programme/project management in an INGO context) and be willing to learn the appropriate audit skills 
• Have some financial analysis aptitude. 

Education and Qualifications 
Essential

• Qualification in internal auditing (CIA) or accountancy. 

Or

• Extensive experience in relevant operational areas, such as programme or project management in an INGO context, with a willingness to acquire auditing skills.