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Internal Auditor
New Zealand National Committee for UNICEF Trust Board T/A UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand
Closing Date: 4 July 2025
Purpose:
The purpose of the Internal Auditor is to undertake internal audits of our financial and operational processes to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, industry standards and our organisational policies and procedures.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
- Establish, develop and evaluate UNICEF Aotearoa's internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and business operations.
- Support the ongoing development of our internal audit programme, recommending adjustments based on internal audit results and the current organisational context. Perform audits of financial statements, accounts, records, and operational performance, identifying inconsistencies, inaccuracies and irregularities.
- Asses compliance with regulations and policies, as well as areas that require improvement.
- Conduct interviews, review documentation and communicate with stakeholders to gather essential information required for analysis.
- Challenge current processes across the organisation and identify opportunities for improvement or refinement.
- Recommend corrective actions to address identified issues, including risk reduction and avoidance measures.
- Monitory and report on the implementation of corrective actions to ensure compliance with recommendations.
Other responsibilities:
- Support in the maintenance and review of policies and procedures, including they are up to date with all legislation and best practice.
- Provide coaching to UNICEF staff members acting as internal auditors to build internal audit capability at UNICEF Aotearoa.
General Duties & Responsibilities:
- Be punctual and work the hours and times specified.
- Prioritise workload to ensure work of the greatest importance to the business is undertaken with urgency and to a high standard.
- Support and help develop a positive workplace culture.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Responsibly manage all business resources within accountability levels.
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description and all other duties as required by the business.
- Comply with all employment obligations.
- Promptly undertake to complete all reasonable and lawful instructions and directions given.
- Serve the business in good faith, promoting and protecting the business's best interests.
- During work time, and such other times as may be reasonably required, dedicate all effort to the execution and fulfillment of the duties, responsibilities, obligations, and instructions related to employment.
- Demonstrate through own actions a commitment to Health and Safety at work when undertaking work or observing others in the workplace
Skills, Experience & Education:
- Degree background.
- An accounting degree will give you a strong advantage, but degrees in finance, business administration or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years proven experience in an internal auditing role
- A professional certification such as Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant is an added advantage.
- Proficiency in audit techniques and procedures, risk analysis, and internal control evaluation.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with audit software.
- Familiarity with relevant regulatory and compliance standards.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including good presentation and report writing skills
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To APPLY, please send your cover letter and CV to hr@unicef.org.nz