Responsibilities

• Review and strengthen the control environment, implementing recommendations, and working with and coaching staff to ensure that these are understood and adhered to consistently.
• Support in the development of and adherence to processes around cash management, recording and allocation of income and expenditure, and procurement.
• Lead in the development of and adherence to proper financial management tools and processes; month-end processes; and full grants cycle management covering due diligence, proposal development, compliance, management and reporting.
• Support the local staff in their confidence in using finance systems.
• Lead in aspects of the financial management and reporting – including annual budget preparation, monthly management accounts, BVA analysis and reporting; and monthly accounts close.
• Coach the finance team and other staff members as required.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience in developing and implementing controls, procedures and financial management systems in an international charity.
• Strong demonstrable experience and knowledge of institutional donors, including the UK, European and US governments, and UN agencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills; experienced in leading change, and working with a range of staff and characters.
• Strong systems skills.
• Patient and adaptable, a self-starter, capable of working independently and prioritising a varied workload.

Salary commensurate to experience, and allowances for the individual.

This is a 12-18 month FTC, with the individual based in West Africa locations.

At the heart of the team's work is Aid Oversight: improving the ways in which developing country government’s mange aid spending, track, and monitor use of donor funds to ensure that projects are properly delivered. Other areas include anti-corruption, fiduciary risk, and capacity building. 

This role suits someone looking for: progressive responsibility in international development project management; experience in writing high-quality, innovative proposals for agencies such as DFID, the Foreign Office, and the World Bank; and exposure to financial management and internal control reviews

The Consultant will perform a key role in supporting the management of existing projects, including projects in Asia and Africa, and significant travel to these and other locations.

You will also work with us in the identification and development of relevant prospects and technical and financial proposals. Our intention is that you will progress to fully managing several of our projects in terms of budgetary control and financial reporting, recruitment and staffing, client management, strategic oversight, and technical quality assurance, as well as continuing to play an important role in business development and bidding.

Over time, we will support you to develop expertise on the following:
• Project management and oversight;
• Managing complex delivery tasks and project risks;
• Leading technical and financial proposals;
• Understanding local delivery contexts and political economies;

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, innovative, energetic, committed to excellence in all their work, and wants to develop or kick-start a career in international development consulting. You may be a newly qualified accountant or with a number of years’ experience post qualification.

We are looking for someone who is keen to take ownership of projects and will seek to maximise their projects’ impact in every way.

• A degree in a relevant field from an internationally recognised university or alternatively a professional accountancy qualification;
• Outstanding English communication skills, both written and oral (essential) 
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to produce persuasive, succinct inputs to proposals
• Excellent inter-personal skills and team-work;
• Good numerical ability with a focus on financial awareness and ability;
• Ability to research and put together information needed for proposals.

Required Experience
• Experience in either external audit or internal audit/controls;
• Demonstrable knowledge of and interest in the world of international development or consultancy sector;
• Demonstrated experience of using initiative, client-orientation, delivery to timelines, and working in complex and pressured contexts 
• Experience of working in developing countries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financial strategies, and lead the development of financial projections and scenario planning to inform decision making.
• Lead the finance function, overseeing the day-to-day operations (cash, accounts payable, accounts receivables and payroll) and ensure compliance with accounting and financial reporting standards, as well as legal and regulatory requirements for Kenya and the USA
• Evaluate and implement financial systems and processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency
• Oversee the preparation of budgets, financial statements, and other financial reports
• Develop and manage the organization's risk management
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of young professionals

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years of relevant experience, and willing to be hands on.
• Strong technical accounting experience covering financial accounting, management accounting, budget creation and monitoring, financial analysis, and reporting, preferably within a not for profit.
• Experience of working in a start-up or of establishing a finance function is strongly desirable.
• Experience of leading a finance function, including providing financial analysis & insight and strategic advice to aid decision making.
• Experience of grants management, compliance and reporting
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work with both finance and non-finance staff.
• Strong strategic and problem solving skills.

This is a remote role, although they would be open to someone working from their office.

They anticipate the role will require 2 days/week, perhaps with more time required initially to set up the finance function and then at important times in the year, including year-end.

Responsibilities

• Lead on establishing a sound control environment, financial processes and systems, ensuring that these align with the organisational as well local regulations.
• Provide financial leadership and strategic advisory support to the country offices and regional team.
• Lead of preparing the individual country budgets, budget monitoring tools, analysis and reports.
• Lead on the full grants cycle management – from due diligence and budget proposal development, to compliance & reporting.
• Lead on capacity building of the finance staff, on all aspects of finance and grants financial management.
• Lead on operations covering procurement, HR & logistics.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience in leading country finance functions of an international charity, and working in a regional capacity.
• Experience in building the controls, processes and systems of young, growing country offices with different budgets, resources and staff capacity.
• Experience in operations within international organisations working in complex, fragile states – covering procurement and logistics.
• Strong demonstrable experience and knowledge of institutional donors, including the UK, European and US governments, and UN agencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills, managerial and influential skills.
• Strong communication skills – written (report writing) and oral.
• Bilingual – English and French speaker.

This post will be based in the DRC, travelling to other countries in the region as required.

Responsibilities

• Financial oversight of the programme – this includes ensuring that there is a strong control environment across the HQ and regional offices, that policies and guidelines are properly understood and implemented, properly manage and account for income, and monitor banking, cash and cash advances and expenditure.
• Prepare and submit the annual accounts & statutory returns, ensuring that these are compliant with local laws and requirements.
• Financial management – creation and review of the organisational budget, oversee the monthly close and reconciliations, and prepare financial & KPI reports, and cashflow management.
• Grants compliance, management and reporting – supporting in budget creation for new grants proposals, monitoring expenditure versus grants income, ensuring that all project finance activities are compliant with grants requirements, providing financial oversight to sub-grantees, and preparing donor/grants reports.
• Undertaking due diligence on, and overseeing compliance and reporting from sub-grantees, supporting them with capacity building as required..
• Lead in the preparation of donor and other local audits, ensuring that the organisation is tax & legally compliant to the regulations in PNG.
• Assess and mitigate financial risks, safeguard the organisational asset.
• Coaching and building confidence and capacity of the local finance team.

Requirements

• A bachelors degree in accounting or finance; additionally an MBA or an accounting qualification is strongly preferred.
• Senior finance professional with at least five years of experience of leading the country finance function of a charity that is complex, both in terms of projects, but also portfolio of funding. Previous experience of working in a complex environment such as PNG is desirable.
• Willing to be hands on, alongside offering strategic advisory support.
• Strong technical accounting, financial management, reporting and grants compliance, management and reporting experience.
• Significant experience in the compliance and management of grants from institutional donors, including the US and European governments.
• Experience of developing a team, and building capacity of finance staff and staff in partner/sub-grantee organisations.
• Effective communicator.

Responsibilities

• Travelling internationally to a wide range of locations, on a regular basis, conducting audits or special assignments; working with, and supporting NGOs, public sector organisations & institutional donors such as the United Nations.
• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of public sector audit issues and techniques and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of public sector structures and the legal and contractual frameworks in which the assignments are performed and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Be involved in the assignment process from planning to finalisation;
• Prepare a tailored plan for large or complex assignments based on an understanding of the terms of reference;
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams including locally based staff for large or complex assignments;
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the findings on an assignment and write them up in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report;
• Lead opening meetings and present the audit findings at closing meetings;
• Conduct assignments in a sceptical but constructive manner;
• Draft a report for each assignment on a timely basis;
• Be responsible for completing the audit programme and audit file;
• Be aware of assignment deadlines and work with the team to ensure deadlines are met;
• Monitor the time spent on assignments against budget and discuss with the Manager if budget overruns are anticipated;
• Prepare proposals for specific assignments within a framework contract
• Contribute to drafting tenders;
• Identify potential opportunities for obtaining new work. Take action to follow up such opportunities with a manager/partner;
• Develop internal contacts and demonstrate an awareness of the services offered by other departments in the firm;

Internal development 

• Provide on the job training and guidance to more junior team members throughout the assignment process;
• Contribute to office-based training sessions including development of training material;
• Conduct induction training for new staff members;
• Do job appraisals for more junior team members;
• Check that the staff planner is kept up to date for each assignment;

Please note, if you are not a fluent Spanishspeaker similar opportunities may be available - so please apply. 

For more details on the role and organisation please apply. 

Responsibilities

• Travelling internationally to a wide range of locations, on a regular basis, conducting audits or special assignments; working with, and supporting NGOs, public sector organisations & institutional donors such as the United Nations.
• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of public sector audit issues and techniques and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of public sector structures and the legal and contractual frameworks in which the assignments are performed and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Be involved in the assignment process from planning to finalisation;
• Prepare a tailored plan for large or complex assignments based on an understanding of the terms of reference;
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams including locally based staff for large or complex assignments;
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the findings on an assignment and write them up in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report;
• Lead opening meetings and present the audit findings at closing meetings;
• Conduct assignments in a sceptical but constructive manner;
• Draft a report for each assignment on a timely basis;
• Be responsible for completing the audit programme and audit file;
• Be aware of assignment deadlines and work with the team to ensure deadlines are met;
• Monitor the time spent on assignments against budget and discuss with the Manager if budget overruns are anticipated;
• Prepare proposals for specific assignments within a framework contract
• Contribute to drafting tenders;
• Identify potential opportunities for obtaining new work. Take action to follow up such opportunities with a manager/partner;
• Develop internal contacts and demonstrate an awareness of the services offered by other departments in the firm;

Internal development 

• Provide on the job training and guidance to more junior team members throughout the assignment process;
• Contribute to office-based training sessions including development of training material;
• Conduct induction training for new staff members;
• Do job appraisals for more junior team members;
• Check that the staff planner is kept up to date for each assignment;

Please note, if you are not a fluent Spanishspeaker similar opportunities may be available - so please apply. 

For more details on the role and organisation please apply. 

Responsibilities

• Review and undertake an assessment of their controls, processes and financial management tools, making recommendations on strengthening and streamlining these.
• Identifying targeted capacity building needs for their finance and admin team, developing and implementing a capacity building programme aimed at building a robust finance function.
• Develop a business plan to evaluate all the different opportunities and instruments to bring additional income, assessing which one is the most feasible for the partner, and advising on how this is implemented.

Requirements

• Qualified, experienced charity finance professional, specifically with a background in audit and in developing and strengthening controls and processes, and strengthening financial mangement after a period of significant change and restructure.
• Understanding of charity income sources and fund accounting, and experience of developing and implementing a business plan.
• Strong business partnering, negotiating and influencing skills, able to build trust with local staff and external stakeholders, including donors, alike.
• Experience of working in Latin America, and bilingual (fluent Spanish and English speaker)

They anticipate an in-person placement of 8-12 weeks in Asuncion, with the consultant offering ad hoc remote support to continue with the advisory and capacity strengthening work.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and business partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing delivery and providing additional services to stakeholder organisations. This team within the Advisory group work closely with global institutions such as UN agencies, the European Commission, Foundations and other Development Agencies, particularly those involved in international development. This team of sector experts provide assurance services, including financial and systems audits, certifications, internal control assessments, technical assistance, and consultancy services to international institutions.

You’ll support the Quality & Risk function ensure operational effectiveness embedding and monitoring of Quality & Risk principles and procedures within contract teams across the department. You’ll work closely with Partners and leadership on quality reviews of client assignments, analysing root causes of quality weaknesses and support continuous improvement. You’ll help to review policies and procedures to make sure they are compliant and fit for purpose.

Experience

• Experience in the audit / assurance sector
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/DEC/CIMA or equivalent);
• Knowledge of professional standards applicable to our work (e.g. ISQM 1, ISRS 4400, ISAs, ISAE 3000)
• No formal risk management knowledge is required, although awareness, understanding or an interest in this area and the impact from the regulatory environment will be beneficial.
• Ability to research, analyse, interpret, apply good judgement and communicate effectively to provide the support of the Quality & Risk processes of the firm
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively to identify ways to improve quality
• Professional level of communication – both verbal and written

Overview

This is a new role with primary responsibility to support IIDA’s Quality & Risk function in the provision of risk management, helping client teams to understand and adhere to the firm’s policies and procedures in carrying out their roles to provide quality audit and assurance services to the donor sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the IIDA Quality & Risk function ensure operational effectiveness will involve:
• Supporting the embedding and monitoring of Quality & Risk principles and procedures within contract teams across IIDA
• Providing support in responding to IIDA risk management, quality and compliance queries from IIDA partners and staff
• Supporting on quality reviews of client assignments, analysing root causes of quality weaknesses and support implementation of improvements
• Participating in the review of IIDA’s policies and procedures and assisting in drafting policies and guidance
• Coordinating and contributing to the risk communications for IIDA, including email updates, seminars, webinars and intranet pages
• Participating in bi-monthly IIDA Technical Support Group meetings
• Liaising with the wider Quality and Risk (‘Q&R’) community, the central Q&R team and the Advisory Stream Q&R Working Group
• Assisting with ad hoc Q&R projects where required.

Qualifications and skills

Essential:

• Experience in the audit / assurance sector
• An appreciation of the challenges and complexity of the donor sector
• Ability to research, analyse, interpret, apply good judgement and communicate effectively to provide the support of the Quality & Risk processes of the firm
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively to identify ways to improve quality
• Attention to detail
• IT skills (good knowledge of MS Office and Internet)
• Professional level of communication – both verbal and written
• Good time management, organisation skills and the ability to prioritise
• Proven track record of working in professional services
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/DEC/CIMA or equivalent);
• Knowledge of professional standards applicable to our work (e.g. ISQM 1, ISRS 4400, ISAs, ISAE 3000)

Desirable:

• No formal risk management knowledge is required, although awareness, understanding or an interest in this area and the impact from the regulatory environment will be beneficial.
• Experience in the international development sector
• Experience of interaction with internal and external quality management reviews

The Internal Audit team sits within the Risk Assurance service line and delivers outsourced and co-sourced internal audit services to over 500 internal audit clients. With over 200 specialist internal auditors the team is one of the largest internal audit teams in a UK professional accountancy firm and offers excellent opportunities for progression. The team also works with one of our organisation’s largest clients and it is working with this client where the appointee will initially spend most of their time.

The role will be attached to our International Development Assurance Services team providing a wide range of assurance services including internal audit, grant audit and investigation services to our clients in the UK and internationally. This position is UK based with the opportunity for international travel.

You should be able to demonstrate understanding of either central government or international development though working in the UK government or UN systems. We are seeking IIA/CIA or ACCA, ACA, qualified people. Experience in working with unique organisations or organisations with unique operations, and in government policy areas is an advantage but not essential. We don’t expect you to know everything, but you should be enthusiastic, have the adaptability to grasp concepts quickly, evidence your work, project confidence and professionalism to the client and work closely with all grades and cultures in an open supportive team environment.

About the job

You will support the partners and senior managers in the day to day management and delivery of various assurance assignments to our clients.

a) Staff Management

• You will have responsibility for developing more junior members of the team, dealing with team welfare and aiding in development plans;

• You will undertake resource and utilisation planning to ensure all client engagements are adequately resourced in a timely manner; and

• You will participate in the firm’s appraisal and development processes

b) Client Delivery

You will oversee delivery of client work as part of the engagement delivery team, being a recognised Manager for client engagements:

• Managing agreed client portfolio delivering assurance programmes, ensuring work is delivered to time, on budget and in line with the Internal Audit Manual;

• Agreeing engagement scopes with clients;

• Overseeing client delivery by team members;

• Undertaking more specialist/bespoke areas of auditing due to experience;
  Completing quality assurance reviews of internal audit files and reports;

• Overseeing the production of Progress Reports, Annual Reports and Audit Strategies prior to Senior Management sign-off;

• Providing effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management; and

• Representing org as required at networking events and industry group meetings, client management and audit committee meetings.

c) Financial

• You will work towards achievement of a client revenue target commensurate with the nature of the role and;

• Take responsibility for managing assurance contracts in line with agreed budgets

d) Business Development

• You will assist senior management and partners in business development initiatives, including writing tender proposals, being involved in tender presentations and visits to target clients

• A strong ambassador for the org brand, you will promote brand awareness and uphold high ethical standards of business that protect the brand, the UK firm, its staff and clients.

Requirements

Tasks may include

• Undertaking financial and document analysis work;

• Systems review and testing compliance with funders requirements

• Compile, analyse facts and circumstances to formulate, substantiate and critique various theories, evidence and conclusions

• Organise and present complex information in a clear and concise manner

• Research and analysis of complex information to provide a structured, logical and intelligible picture of situations and allegations

• Use data analytical tools such as IDEA would be useful

You must be prepared to work for extended periods on secondment to client offices. You will be required to undertake security related training.

Essential

• Audit / Assurance qualification

• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

• High standard of written and verbal communication

• Self-starter and team-player

• An adaptable problem solver

• Experience of Central Government, United Nations or similar bodies

• Be prepared to work on secondment to clients

• Hold, or are prepared to undertake, UK Government security clearance

Desirable

• Experience in health, education, procurement, supply chain, governance, anti-corruption, law enforcement or justice is a distinct advantage.

The Assistant Project Administrator has to assist in providing project coordination for the full life cycle of any assignment offered to our clients; from the proposal process, contract management with the client, assignment planning, through to assisting with the report writing, and ultimately billing the client.

Contract Responsibilities

·Assist with proposal and tender submission, including preparing project budgets and schedules, liaising with prospective staff and ensuring all proposals are submitted within the respective deadlines

·Ensure that contracts are as per the issued proposals, that all terms agreed are in best interests of org and support the Managers/Partners in any contract administration required

·Assist with planning the fieldwork of the project, including agreeing dates with the beneficiary, liaising with internal and external staff to ensure they can perform the required service on the agreed dates and that all parties have the necessary information to ensure the project fieldwork runs smoothly

·Assist with  the drawing of contracts

·Monitor and track project progress and on our ‘Control Schedule’ to ensure all stakeholders are kept up to date with any project developments

·Act as the point of contact for all stakeholders (including the client, the beneficiary, internal/external teams and management)

·Assist the manager in any report-writing tasks that may be required & deliver final product to client

·Monitor internal staff working hours & expenses incurred, to ensure project budgets are adhered to

·Check and process external suppliers’ invoices, making sure all days worked and expenses incurred are within the agreed budget, liaising with finance as and when issues arise

·Assist in client billing, ensuring that all bills issued are as per the contractual terms between the firm and the client, that all costs are accounted for, and that bills are paid by the client in a timely manner

·Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation for future use, ensuring that all projects are properly logged and can be used in future proposals/tenders

·General: translate documents, maintain filing system of documentation by client and by assignment, archive files when necessary

Requirements

Essential

·Fluent English in both verbal and written with excellent communication skills

·Second language, French

·Competent using MS Office

·Strong organisational and time management skills with ability to prioritise and multi-task

·Able to meet deadlines

·Good numeracy skills

·Able to work under pressure with accuracy and focus

·Good eye for detail and the ability to follow through tasks

·Able to be a self-starter and work on own initiative

·Able to demonstrate problem solving skills

·Comfortable within a changing and developing environment

·Able to apply relevant skills to new scenarios

Our partner, sector specialists in International Grant Audit are seeking auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of NGOs & donors, such as the UN & The World Bank operating globally (Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling post pandemic 25-40% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length in small teams.

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that love diverse travel and supporting inspiring people and worthwhile causes.

Overseas assignments post pandemic could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. It presents a fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise get to see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant institutional donor and fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector.

Role overview

Yoiu will complete expenditure audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure, to more commercial projects such as SME development or technical research. Additionally, depending on your seniority you will provide on the job training and guidance to more junior team members throughout the assignment process.

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the end of the fieldwork, you will draft at aide-memoire document and discuss your findings with both the UN and its local partner. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London.

Requirements

Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent (Finalists considered)

Experience, insight &/or exposure to grant funding, reporting or audit. 

Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries

A real interest in international development and associated funding structures

'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, Russian, German, Portuguese, Italian or Mandarin and Arabic.

Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

Team worker

Resilience and adaptability

Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​Personal attributes:

At least two-three years of audit experience

Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills

Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills

Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for 30% plus of the time (post pandemic)

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK.