Consulting Services for Strengthening the Office of the Auditor General of Nepal; International Audit Experts

Job Description

• About the Positions
  • Team Leader: A senior audit management expert must have international and Postgraduate degree preferably in Economics/ Business/ Accounting/ Commerce/Management with at least fifteen years of international experience in the field of public audit management including audit management information system, Computer Assisted Audit Techniques for improved audit outcomes. The team leader will be an expert in change management and will have extensive experience in successfully managing similar development projects in developing countries.
  • Information Technology audit expert: A senior Information Technology audit expert must have Graduate Degree preferably in Economics/ Business/ Social Science/ Accounting / Management with professional qualification in IT to meet the requirements. The expert should have at least 10 year experience on conducting IT audit of information system of the public sector organisations and also using CAATs in audit.
  • Financial and compliance audit expert: A senior public audit expert must have international and Post graduate degree preferably in Economics/ Business/ Accounting/ Commerce/Management, and professional accounting/ public finance qualification or certified public accountant with at least fifteen years’ international experience in conducting risk-based auditing in the public sector. The expert will be thoroughly knowledgeable in all aspects and stages of the financial audit and compliance audit, including preparation of office-wide plans as well as planning, conducting and reporting individual audits. The experience of segregating public audit in financial and compliance is desirable. The expert will have knowledge of quality assurance techniques and be knowledgeable in the use of computer audit technology to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of financial and compliance audits.
  • Performance audit expert: A senior public audit expert must have international and Post graduate degree preferably in Economics/ Business/ Accounting / Commerce / Management with at least fifteen years’ international experience in conducting performance auditing in the public sector. The expert will be thoroughly knowledgeable in all aspects and stages of the performance audit, including preparation of planning, conducting and reporting individual audits. The expert will have experienced in conducting citizen participatory audit and mobilizing Civil Society Organization for public audit purpose.

About the Organization

PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited, India (PwC) is a member of the worldwide network of PricewaterhouseCoopers firms which is one of the world’s largest providers of industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services targeted towards building public trust and enhancing value for clients and stakeholders. More than 181,000 people in 158 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides a full range of business advisory services to leading global, national, and local companies, Governments, public institutions and Donor agencies. We have long association and experience of working in projects led by international funding institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Agencies (including, UNDP, UNICEF, UNIDO), DFID, USAID.JBIC, etc.