Overview
The Audit Coordination Specialist serves as the day-to-day focal point for UNDP’s relationship with external auditors and internal audit functions, coordinating communications, supporting audit planning, and providing advice on audit-related matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertakes risk-based financial monitoring.
- Coordinates and provides substantive advice on executive level documents and briefs.
- Serves as the day-to-day focal point for UNDP in its relationship with the UN Board of Auditors.
- Serves as the day-to-day focal point on audit matters for UNDP in its interactions with other oversight bodies.
- Leads knowledge management by synthesizing lessons learned and best practices in Audit Coordination.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 7 years (with master’s degree) or 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible and relevant professional experience in auditing (internal or external), oversight coordination, risk management, financial monitoring, or related areas, ideally within a large international organization, a UN system entity, a large multinational organization or a Supreme Audit Institution is required.
- Experience and strong knowledge of ISAs and the IPPF and their application is required.
- Experience and working knowledge of large ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar systems) is required.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating audit or oversight processes, including managing audit requests, consolidating input from multiple stakeholders, and facilitating effective communication between auditors and management is required.
- Experience serving as a focal point for external and/or internal audit or oversight bodies, including coordinating responses to audit observations, tracking implementation of recommendations, and preparing status updates is required.
- Strong knowledge of IPSAS or IFRS and their application in audit and financial reporting contexts is required.
- Experience and solid understanding of internal control frameworks, risk management, governance processes, and financial monitoring methodologies, including identifying, analysing, and reporting on recurring audit findings and their underlying causes, and recommending systemic corrective actions is required.
- Experience in audit and/or advisory roles within a large international audit firm is desired.
- Prior experience as an Audit Coordinator within the UN system, particularly in relation to the Board of Auditor, Internal Audit and Investigations, Audit and Oversight Committees, ACABQ, or similar bodies is desired.
- Working in or closely with country offices or decentralized operations, including in support of audit visits or oversight processes is desired.
- Exposure to inter-agency processes, multilateral governance mechanisms, Board reporting, or donor-related reporting frameworks is desired.
- Experience contributing to the development or improvement of risk-based financial monitoring frameworks or internal control systems is desired.
Qualifications
- Advanced University Degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field is required. OR A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with two additional years of relevant experience, will be considered in lieu of the master’s degree.
- A professional accounting and/or audit qualification or certification from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy and/or auditing is required.
