Systems Audit Specialist (International Consultant: 1 person month)
Project Name: RETA 6337: Development Partnership Program for South Asian Project Number 4: Enhancing Internal Audit in Maldives
Donor : ADB
Location : Maldives
Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise (IPE) is a leading international development sector consultancy firm with offices in India and UK. IPE has been working with International support agencies like ADB, World Bank, DFID, USAID, JBIC, JICA, UNICEF, UNDP, DANIDA, African Capacity Building Foundation-Zimbabwe and GTZ across South Asia, South-East Asia, parts of Africa and Middle East. IPE brings with it experience of successfully implementing projects in India, Indonesia, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Palestine, Jordan, Ghana, Bhutan, Vietnam and United Kingdom etc. Our pool of resources with staff strength of over 100 professionals and a database of over 300 experienced professionals bring together from diverse disciplines, including Budgeting experts, finance and institutional experts, economists, environmental experts, information technology experts, sociologists, health and nutrition experts, urban and regional planners, architects and engineers, development experts, accountancy and management experts, sociologists, anthropologists, etc
We are currently seeking a Systems Audit Specialist and for an upcoming opportunity in Maldives for ADB assisted Development Partnership Program for South Asian Project Number 4: Enhancing Internal Audit in Maldives. The Systems Audit Specialist will have the necessary qualifications and at least 3 years of relevant experience in the fields of systems audit engineering. Working under the guidance of the team leader and his/her major responsibilities will include:
1. Perform fieldwork in audits of information systems and related processes, and security policies and procedures; 2. Monitor compliance with Government’s information system and security policies, procedures, and processes; 3. Monitor compliance with Government’s laws, regulations, and any systems accreditation criteria; 4. Review controls over workstations (personal computers), Local Area Networks, database administration, technical support, systems development etc to account for revenue and expenditure, evaluate the control systems, identify weakness, and submit a report with recommendations; 5. Develop a work plan to enhance the current computer facilities in the Audit Office, with particular focus on computer programming, upgrading computer hardware and software,and manpower development of the computer audit section; 6. Provide departmental support, including the development of computer-assisted audit techniques; 7. In cooperation with Internal Audit Policy Specialist/Team Leader as well as Internal Audit Specialist, conduct a study of the need for computerized accounting by decreasing reliance on manually processed accounting records to enhance utilization of the limited number of available staff; 8. Prepare a comprehensive master plan to improve financial accountability through a computerized system of accounting, working papers, and improvements in audit techniques and computer controls; 9. Conduct on-the-job training in the use of computers as part of the accounting and audit methodology; 10. Monitor staff in areas of internal audit, accounting and related systems; 11. Contribute to the improvement of Public Accounting System project; 12. Assist the Government to procure hardware and software on internal audit function.
