Internal Audit & Compliance
Officer

Job Purpose

The Internal Audit & Compliance Officer will conduct assigned internal audit, compliance, and field verification activities across AGAHE’s financial, procurement, human resource, governance, and program systems. The position is designed for an officer-level professional with 2–3 years of relevant experience and therefore focuses on practical review, documentation, evidence verification, risk flagging, and follow-up of corrective actions.

The role supports accountability, transparency, and sound internal controls by ensuring that organizational resources, records, and activities are managed in line with AGAHE policies, donor requirements, applicable statutory obligations, and good governance practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and implementation of the annual risk-based internal audit plan.
• Conduct routine compliance reviews, spot checks, special reviews, and field verification assignments.
• Perform transaction testing and documentation review across finance, procurement, HR, governance, and program areas.
• Prepare clear audit working papers with relevant evidence, observations, risk levels, and recommended corrective actions.
• Draft audit reports and share findings with the relevant management team for review and action.
• Maintain an audit observation tracker and follow up on agreed corrective actions within defined timelines.
• Promptly escalate significant risks, suspected fraud indicators, safeguarding concerns, and serious compliance breaches.
• Support external audits, donor audits, due diligence exercises, and compliance assessments by providing records and explanations.
• Maintain confidentiality, independence, objectivity, and secure handling of all audit-related information.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field from an HEC-recognized institution.
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA (part-qualified) will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience in internal audit, compliance, risk management, finance, accounting, procurement review, or organizational governance.
• Prior experience with NGOs, INGOs, donor-funded projects, or development-sector organizations will be preferred.
• Practical exposure to donor compliance, internal controls, procurement documentation, financial review, HR record verification, field audits, or organizational governance is required.
• Familiarity with safeguarding, PSEAH, anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and accountability mechanisms will be an advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience in internal audit, compliance, risk management, finance, accounting, procurement review, or organizational governance.
• Prior experience with NGOs, INGOs, donor-funded projects, or development-sector organizations will be preferred.
• Practical exposure to donor compliance, internal controls, procurement documentation, financial review, HR record verification, field audits, or organizational governance is required.
• Familiarity with safeguarding, PSEAH, anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and accountability mechanisms will be an advantage.