Duties and Responsibilities:
• Risk Management:
o Conduct two annual risk assessments, one during the first six months of the financial year and the other no later than a month prior to the financial year end;
o Ensure that the outcomes of the risk assessments have been duly captured on a risk data base within a month of finalisation of each risk assessment exercise;
o Assist in the planning and conducting of anti-fraud and corruption employee awareness programmes which will be implemented during the course of the year;
o On an on-going basis, review and ensure that the internal controls in the organisation are adequate and compliant to the relevant policies, donor requirements and statutory legislation; o Draft and implement an annual coverage plan which will identify and schedule specific audits that will take place throughout the year;
o Follow-up and ensure that preventative measures that were identified to mitigate risks have been implemented throughout the organization;
• Compliance Management:
o Participate in the awareness campaigns in rolling out new/and revised policies to staff, as scheduled;
o On an ad hoc basis, check for internal financial control weaknesses during departmental reviews and submitted to GMM for authorisation and processing;
• Donor Compliance Management (sub-recipients):
o Conduct trainings on donor rules and regulations to all sub-contractors;
o Conduct at least two audit visits per year in respect of each Sub-Recipient and analyse the findings to identify shortcomings, and make recommendations within a week of each audit;
o Ensure that the audit visit reports are submitted to each sub-contractor within two days of being signed off;
o Follow up all monitoring reports to ensure that recommendations are implemented;
• Contracts Management:
o Maintain the contract data base;
o Responsible for maintaining/updating submission date calendar;
• Special Investigations:
o Conduct special investigations as and ensure completion of such investigations within stipulated time frames;
• Grant Management Meetings:
o Policy adherence and regulation;
o Act as a scribe by compiling minutes and records;
o Prepare and reconcile between procurement and payments on monthly basis;
o Check for blacklisting on CDC database of all potential suppliers used on the grant;
• Monitor submission due dates and statutory compliance as per grant regulations;
• Collate information for the compilation of donor compliance reports;
Minimum Requirements:
o Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Auditing;
o 5 years’ minimum work experience in an auditing work environment;
o Completed articles with SAICA;
o NGO work experience will be added advantage;
o Auditing skills and compliance handling skills are a must;
o Computer literacy/competency;
o Project management skills;
o Analytical skills;
o Problem-solving and conflict management skills;
o Excellent communication skills;
o Excellent report writing skills;
o Valid driver’s license and ability to travel extensively;
NB:
• The position which is with an NGO based in East London, Eastern Cape is on an initial one-year contract which is renewable subject to funding availability and the incumbent’s performance;
• The salary on offer is R35,000-00 per month Cost-To-Company (CTC);
recruitment@sibanyebg.co.za
lwandilet@sibanyebg.co.za
