About the job

• Job Type : Contract

• Industry : Finance/Accountancy and Auditing/Business Administration

• Education Level : Senior level

Job Description

Reports to ; Senior Internal Control Manager 

Project : ACHIEVE Tanzania 

Contract Duration : 1 year (Renewable ) 

Application Deadline :  Sunday 24th October 2021 

Pact Overview:

At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow.  The promise of a healthy life.  Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.  Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.

Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.

Project Overview

ACHIEVE is a five-year, USAID-funded global cooperative agreement with the dual objectives of attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control among at-risk and hard to reach pregnant and breastfeeding (PBF) women, infants, children, and youth, as well as to mitigate the impact of HIV/ AIDS and prevent HIV transmission among these populations; and supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR goal of 70% of funding to local partners.

ACHIEVE is funded by USAID in Tanzania to implement a four-year activity (October 2020 to April 2024) which aims: (1) to improve national- and community-level social welfare systems in order to sustain support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and families affected by HIV and (2) to strengthen the capacity of local organizations to deliver OVC services and (3) to deliver high-quality OVC services and DREAMS interventions for AGYW 9-14 years.

Job Objective:

To support the management and monitoring of a risk-based internal compliance program to ensure effective utilization of resources of the Pact Tanzania Country Office and its existing projects.

Job Summary:

As a member of the Pact Tanzania Internal Control team, the Senior Internal Control Officer conducts internal review of operations, systems, and procedures for internal controls and compliance in accordance with the terms and conditions and requirements of Pact/Pact Tanzania’s donor and well as those of Pact Global Office and Pact Tanzania as assigned and guided by the Pact Tanzania Senior Internal Control Manager

Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and Professional Accounting/Auditing Certification required.  Higher Degree a plus.
• Minimum of 6 to 8 years of Audit experience required and 5 years Audit experience of NGOs
• Experience in the financial management of US Government contracts and/or subcontracts is a must, preferably USAID.
• Demonstrated experience with NGO accounting packages, in particular, IPSAS
• Demonstrated familiarity with 2 CFR 200
• CPA/CIA certification with at least 4 years of post-qualification experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Fluent English and Swahili

Preferred

• Experience in the federal government or SEC company internal audit
• Knowledge of OMB circulars and Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

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