Auditor General - Office of the Auditor General

  • Grade: EL-4
  • Position N°: NA
  • Reference: ADB/11/132
  • Publication date: 13/07/2011
  • Closing date: 07/08/2011

Objectives

The Office of the Auditor-General, led by the Auditor General, shall be responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling a broad, comprehensive program of auditing both internally and externally including without limitation all projects and programs of the Bank group. He/she shall provide all levels of management with periodic, independent and objective appraisals and audits of financial, accounting, operational, administrative and other activities, including identifying possible means of improving accountability, efficiency of operations and economy in the use of resources.

The Auditor General position is a 5-year contract position or up to the Bank official retirement age, whichever is earlier. The appointment could be renewed once and he/she shall not be eligible for staff appointment thereafter.

Duties and responsibilities

The overall responsibility is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve the Bank's operations and shall include but not be limited to establishing long- and medium-term operating objectives and priorities, planning, organizing, directing and controlling a broad, comprehensive program of auditing, essentially:

  • Developing a flexible annual audit plan using appropriate risk-based methodology, including any risks or control concerns identified by management, and submit the plan to the audit committee for review and approval.
  • Determining whether the Bank's framework of risk management, control, and governance processes, as designed and implemented by management, is adequate and functioning by assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Bank's processes for controlling its activities and managing its risk.
  • Performing financial, operational, administrative and information technology audits, including without limitation, field verification of projects and programs financed by the Bank.
  • Reviewing the systems of internal controls maintained by the Bank to safeguard its financial and physical assets, verifying the existence of related assets and making recommendations to correct any weaknesses.
  • Reviewing the reliability, accuracy and integrity of significant financial and automated management information systems, ensuring that such systems employ essential controls which minimize the risk of unauthorized activity.
  • Implementing the annual audit plan, as approved, including, as appropriate, any special tasks or assignments requested by the President and/or the Board; and, reporting periodically on the status and results of the annual audit plan as well as on the adequacy of the office resources.
  • Providing consulting, advisory and audit services, beyond internal auditing assurance services, to assist management in meeting its objectives; and, maintaining a quality assurance program by which the Auditor General assures that the internal auditing processes and procedures are in accordance with the standards.
  • Evaluating and assessing significant new or changing services, processes, operations, and controls relating to their development and implementation.
  • Liaising with the external auditors as appropriate, for the purpose of providing optimal audit coverage to the Bank.
  • Maintaining an on-going system of monitoring the adequacy of the actions taken by management to implement internal and external audit recommendations and reporting on the status of implementation.

Key Interactions:

Internal

  • Board of Directors and the President: to defend the Annual Work program and Audit Reports.
  • Vice Presidents: to discuss major investigations and audits findings and recommendations and seek agreement for implementation.
  • Director COBS: Work on PBD, alignment of resources with Strategy & performance monitoring.
  • Departmental Directors: to discuss objectives of audits, investigations and findings recommendations ad well as implementations of Audit recommendations.

External

  • Directors of the sister institutions and UN Agencies: to exchange views and network on issues concerning auditing.
  • Bank member countries: to exchange information on pertinent audit matters.
  • Supreme Audit Institutions of member countries: Network and exchange of information on pertinent audit matters and results.
  • Represent the Bank at professional forums.

Selection Criteria

  • At least a Master’s degree in Finance, accounting or related areas. In addition, internationally recognized professional qualification in accounting, finance and auditing such as CPA, CA, ACCA are used as equivalencies for Master’s degree, if the candidate has also an undergraduate degree like Bachelor degree in the anglophone system and a “Maîtrise” issued under the francophone system.
  • At least 10 years professional internal and/or external auditing experience in a multi-national institution, company or professional practice, of which at least 5 years at the highest managerial level.
  • A significant degree of influencing skills and experience in communication with different levels of management.
  • Strong organizational and analytical ability, attention to detail and ability to work independently and manage challenges.
  • Integrity and strong interpersonal skills and ability to provide team leadership.
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills; ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French with good working knowledge of the other language.
  • Competence in the use of standard software application.

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