Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda

JOB ADVERT

TITLE: INTERNAL AUDITOR

SUPERVISOR: board AUDIT & FINANCE committee AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TYPE: ONE YEAR FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION

DATE: SEPTEMBER 2025

The Internal Auditor works under the technical supervision of the Finance and Audit Committee of SFH Board and under the day-to-day supervision of the Executive Director. S/he is responsible for performing an independent assessment of the effectiveness of controls surrounding the completeness and accuracy of transactions recorded and reported in the financial reporting of SFH and other key processes, as well as assessing the compliance with policies and procedures, as well as certain key donor requirements, Government, and identifying process and control improvements required to address any identified weaknesses.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERNAL AUDITOR

The role and responsibilities are but not limited to:

1. Develop an annual internal audit plan which supports monitoring compliance with SFH Rwanda, donor and local legal requirements;
2. Establish a risk assessment (risk matrix) of the relevant SFH Rwanda departments for the management to take necessary measures;
3. Prepare and sensitize all departmental teams to be totally complaint with internal and donor policies with ultimate objective of achieving zero findings and clean external audit reports;
4. Perform quarterly internal audits for SFH Rwanda’s operations and ascertain whether they are in line with the policies, procedures manual in place;
5. Work closely with Finance department and provide necessary recommendations around the internal control environment;
6. Carry out a field visit to SFH Rwanda Regional Offices and provide technical support and necessary guidance for proper fulfillment of their duties;
7. Identify control weakness and areas of actual or potential non-Compliance with SFH Rwanda donor requirements and address them well ahead of time;
8. Ensure a strong internal control within the organization and recommend for best practice.
9. Manage closing meetings with all departments at the end of each internal audit assignment and summarizing the key findings from the work performed.
10. Produce a Quarterly audit report to the SFH Audit Committee which summarizes the findings and recommendations.
11. Assist in the Coordination of audit assessments performed by external auditors.
12. Monitor the implementation status of audit recommendations made by External auditors and update management on a regular basis.

REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor ‘s degree in Finance or Accounting with 5 years and above of experience in audit, especially in NGO world;
• Or a master’s degree in finance or accounting with 3 years and above of experience in audit, especially in NGO world;
• MUST have a CPA or ACCA professional qualification;
• In-depth knowledge of donors rules and regulations, including USG, Global Fund, UN, EU etc;
• Building capacity of managers in finance, procurement and any other sensitive area;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated capability to audit large and complex field-based projects ;
• Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. Knowledge of French will be a plus.