SNV Vietnam is looking for a Internal Auditor (For Vietnam Business Challenge Fund), based in Hanoi with frequent travel (employment contract)
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation has been working in Vietnam since 1995. Using market based approaches, SNV is committed to reducing poverty by catalyzing environmentally sustainable solutions for the poor in agriculture, energy, water & sanitation, and REDD+.
SNV as a result of an international competitive commercial tender has been selected by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) as the Fund Manager to run the Vietnam Business Challenge Fund (VBCF) from September 2012 until the end of 2015. The overall purpose of VBCF is to support the private sector in Vietnam to develop innovative Inclusive Business models that deliver both commercial benefits for the private sector and developmental benefits for poor people, in terms of job creation, income improvements and availability of more affordable goods and services.
VBCF will provide business mentoring support and award non-reimbursable funding of selected proposal budgets to companies operating in Vietnam through competitive calls for relevant business proposals that will handle the market challenges innovatively, benefit the poor and be commercially sustainable and replicable in the long run. Funding is available for up to USD 800,000 per project for proposals in three sectors – agriculture, low-carbon growth and infrastructure and basic services.
We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated national candidate to fill in the position of Internal Auditor as part of the VBCF team.
Responsibilities
- Provide training to the grantees on financial, accounting, procurement policies, procedures and requirements for both VBCF investment and grantees own investment
- Together with the independent reviewer, to check and primarily process payment requests from grantees, before sending to the program administrator for final checking
- Conduct field audits (random and periodically) to validate compliance of grantees with VBCF’ financial/accounting/procurement guidelines and contract terms
- Develop reports on milestone achievements and reimbursement claims, in coordination with the investment officers and fund manager, advising on the approval or rejection of the payment request from grantees
- Process in coordination with the Program Administrator the bank transfers of approved reimbursement payments to grantees
- Generate (monthly, quarterly and annual) financial reports on the individual grantees and portfolio progress
- Coordinate the work of the external auditors to the grantees
- Update and report on the financial risks for each grantee and the overall portfolio
- Update in coordination with the Program Administrator the financial management, monitoring and reporting system for the individual grantees or the overall VBCF
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, six-monthly and annual forecasts of reimbursements for grantees
Candidate profile
- Vietnamese citizen
- Master degree or equivalent qualification
- 5 years of relevant working experience, preferably in auditing firms
- Knowledge of specialized methods and Finance systems and HR processes
- Experience in auditing externally funded projects
- Experience in auditing different accounting and software systems
- Understanding in monitoring and evaluation systems
- Understanding of poverty and social impact
- Ability to think independently, analyze problems, and identify solutions;
- High degree of transparency, integrity, initiative, flexibility, reliability, discretion and willingness to learn
- Good understanding of field realities; ability to link different professional spheres: business, government, and civil society
- Strong facilitation skills and good problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently
- Excellent spoken and written Vietnamese and English
- Good computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Etc.) and accounting software
Contract Duration: SNV Vietnam offers six-month employment contract with the possibility of extension and a competitive salary package.
Desired start date: July 2015
How to apply?
Please send your application letter and CV, together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package, to [email protected] [1] by 8th June 2015.
For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snvworld.org [2]
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