Grant Audit and Compliance Team Lead

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Purpose Of The Position:

The Grant Audit and Compliance Team Lead manage and supports internal and external audits (including the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance) for both publicly and privately funded grants, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, internal finance policies, government regulations (including the Uniform Guidance) and other donor requirements. 

This position will manage all aspects of the audit coordination process including preparation and/or review of required audit schedules and supporting documentation, collaborating with various World Vision entities, partners, and donors to facilitate communication, and assist in audit finding resolution, recordkeeping, and reporting.

• MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Audit Preparation and Coordination
• Prepare and review all required audit schedules for external audits including the Single Audit.
• Conduct pre-audit coordination meetings for field staff, complete review of accounting transaction records and other grant documents in advance of external year-end and special audits of US Government and other grants.
• Prepare analysis sufficient to satisfy external and donor auditors.
• Lead kick-off meeting at the beginning of the audit to clearly communicate audit requirements and timeline with due dates.
• Provide assistance to field office or grant office in meeting audit requirements.
• Maintain tracker to monitor progress of audits.
• Lead and attend audit update meetings.

Subrecipient Monitoring - Audit report collection, review and resolution

• Review the audits of subrecipients of US Government funding
• Creating and sending audit request letters.
• Following up to receive audits or certification of non-applicability.
• Reviewing subgrant audit reports
• Communicating findings to appropriate parties.
• Following up on appropriate finding resolutions.
• Preparation of required audit schedules to document any subrecipient findings and final resolution for the external auditors as part of the Single Audit and for compliance with subrecipient monitoring procedures required for prime grantors under the Uniform Guidance.

Audit Resolution

• Lead efforts to resolve any audit findings by coordinating with key stakeholders regarding resolution of audit findings from external, internal or special audits.
• Stakeholders may include WVUS International Programs Group Core Team, Global Grant Compliance Unit, Regional Grant Managers, Field Offices, Global Centre, Disaster Management, Regional Finance Directors.

Risk Management

• Track, report and review internal audit findings to identify and escalate trends.
• Prepare audit report log to identify risk and fraud instances to inform external auditors.
• Inform key stakeholders for resolution.
• Develop training materials aimed at preventing future audit findings.

Capacity Building

• Maintain and update audit pages in wvcentral.
• Provide input into audit preparedness training.
• Provides coaching and mentoring of World Vision and subrecipient staff to support the timely and accurate submission of requested documentation.

Staff Supervision and Coaching

• Coordinate and ensure proper onboarding of new staff.
• Coordinate and communicate regularly with Grant Capacity Manager for performance management and staff management.
• Train staff on technical skills and identify resources they need to get the work done, including use of online options for training materials.
• Act as a coach and offer constructive feedback and practical and actionable advice for overcoming challenges.
• Promote self-awareness and encourage staff to take ownership of their professional development.
• Promote World Vision’s values through example and hold others accountable for the same across the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent (i.e. CMA, CFE)
• Minimum 5 years of experience directly related to the requirements of the role, including at least 1 year of audit-specific experience.
• Excellent multi-tasking abilities and process improvement oriented.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels in the organization.
• Can thrive in a multi-cultural, geographically dispersed work environment.
• Demonstrable ability to manage deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent collaboration skills, particularly working with field staff.
• Ability to be both diplomatic and persistent in reaching resolution of incomplete documentation, whether with colleagues or interacting with subgrantees…etc.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only