Internal Auditing Specialist (IAS) - Lahore

Internal Auditing Specialist (IAS)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Internal Auditing Specialist (IAS) The Government of Punjab is implementing an Education Sector REFORM Program with the assistance of the World Bank to support and scale-up specific interventions to improve education outcomes. The program is a potentially fast disbursing with a focus on performance through a Disbursement Linked Indicator (DLI) matrix and includes TA component to meet DLis.
The program will be implemented using the province’s public financial management system. While the coordination of the program is managed by Program Monitoring and Implementation Unit (PMIU) the financial management of the program will be under the responsibility of the PFM intuitions-Department of Finance, Accountant General and Director General of Provincial and District Audit. Nevertheless, the Department of the Education would take a lead role in formulating the budget proposals and execution/monitoring of the budget.

Job Responsibilities
Primary responsibility of IAS would be to devise an road map, with time-bond milestones, towards establishing a sector wide internal audit function along with capacity building / training of government staff. He would be required to improve upon internal audit practices and control already in place, by utilizing knowledge base available as external audit observation and the related follow up process. Based on casual analysis of audit observations IAS would as a top priority, address/develop strategy to prevent recurrence of audit observations. His mandate will also extend to regular district visits and capacity building activities both at provincial and district levels.

Qualification and Experience
Chartered Accountant/Certified Internal Auditor/ACMA/ACCA with at least 5 years experience in industry and/or preferably in public sector,
Demonstrated experience of managing the finance of the complex high value projects;
Experience of setting up an internal audit function in an organization or proven experience of being head of the internal audit function;
Knowledge of information systems, audit software, security and controls etc,
Operation knowledge of international and country financial and accounting management practices including MIS Applications
Remuneration
A market based salary depending on qualification, relevant experience and demonstrated competency shall be offered to the selected candidate, for detail ToRs please visit http://www.pesrp.edu.pk Application with CV must reach address below latest by 12th September, 2011. Qualified women are encouraged to apply, however, only short listed candidate shall be called for interview
Program Director
Punjab Education Sector Reform Program,
22-B, New Muslim Town. Lahore.