Area Audit Manager - North LatAm, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Closing Date: Sunday, 31 March 2013
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Area Audit Manager - North LatAm Opportunity Type: Job FINCA International Mexico

About the Organization: FINCA International, one of the world's leading microfinance institutions, provides financial services to more than 950,000 clients through 21 wholly-owned and operated subsidiaries in Africa, Eurasia, Latin America and the Greater Middle East.


About the Job: FINCA International is looking for an Area Manager - North Latam. The incumbent will report to the deputy global chief auditor and will be responsible for the supervision of the audit programs of Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala. S/he shall have direct relations with the management boards of the countries under supervision and the Latin America regional office. S/he will have direct contact with the audit committees of the three countries and, in those countries where the activity is regulated, he must have a cordial relationship with the supervisory bodies. The audit managers from the three countries under supervision and their respective teams will report to this position. The area manager is responsible for covering the four pillars of the audit program in these countries, namely, business risk reviews, operational audits, IT audits, and fraud investigations.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

•     Planning annual audit programs for Mexico, Guatemala, and Haiti;
•     Direct supervision of the audit plans of Mexico, Guatemala, and Haiti;
•     Selection and evaluation of performance of local audit teams;
•     Review/preparation of audit reports and management information reports of the programs under his/her supervision;
•     Implementation of methodologies defined by the direction of GCA regarding credits, internal control, financials, and fraud;
•     Communication with local audit committees;
•     Communication with the regional director of operations;
•     Supervisory responsibility:
•         Direct supervision of the audit programs of Finca-Mexico, Finca-Haiti and Finca-Guatemala;
•         Participation in the audit team of Latin America;
•         Special Projects.

Qualifications:

•     About 15 years of full-time experience in internal auditing, ten years in fraud examination and forensic accounting, including 8 years in audit and fraud management supervisory;
•     About 10 years of experience working in Latin America, specifically in Mexico, Central America and Ecuador;
•     Experience in the micro-finance industry, financial services, development banks or central banks with an operations, finance or auditing supervising capacity in Latin America;
•     Extensive knowledge of and skill in applying internal auditing forensic accounting, fraud investigation, accounting principles and practices, management principles and preferred business practices;
•     Considerable knowledge of the IIA Standards and Code of Ethics;
•     Knowledge of contemporary risk management and control techniques and working knowledge of contemporary control frameworks;
•     Working knowledge of control and risk self-assessment facilitation techniques;
•     Substantial knowledge of the financial services industry, regulations, and laws in the regions;
•     Skill in conducting quality control reviews of audit work products;
•     Proficiency with fraud investigation techniques, indicators of fraud and fraud prevention;
•     Familiarity with the common indicators of fraud;
•     Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions;
•     Skills in integrity and financial background checks;
•     Considerable skill in negotiating issues and resolving problems;
•     Computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet, systems documentation, or eventually audit packages, and other business software to prepare work papers, reports, memos, summaries, and analyses.

Education & experience:

    Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business administration or equivalent;
    A graduate degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field or a second certification/degree in auditing, antifraud, forensic accounting specialty field;
    Certified Public Accountant from an accredited professional association;
    Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Internal Auditor or forensic accountant certification, a plus.

Language Skills

    Proficiency in Spanish and English required. French is a plus.

Travel requirements

    70% of the time traveling within Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Ecuador. Other international travels may be required;
    Willing to relocate to Latin America.

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 Closing Date: 31 Mar 2013

How to Apply: Apply Online
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