Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer for USAID BEBAS-TB 5-years activity having the aim of reducing TB incidence and mortality by supporting the Indonesian government to address the critical gaps and challenges of the TB program. This Activity will build on the work of previous USAID activities and current projects to achieve its goal. BEBAS-TB's support will focus on improving access and utilization to quality and patient centered comprehensive TB services.
MSH saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 40 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, and Medford, Massachusetts, US headquarters, our staff from more than 70 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
Reporting to the Project Director and the Director of Internal Audit, the Senior Compliance Officer will be responsible for establishing the compliance framework, planning, conducting, and reporting on internal audits and compliance verifications over MSH (country) finance and operations to ascertain that MSH policies and procedures, local laws and regulations, and applicable donor requirements are followed in conducting financial transactions and operational activities. They will identify gaps in existing control systems, and provide recommendations to strengthen them while also building on developing and strengthening MSH's internal policies and SOPs. They will identify gaps in knowledge and skills; and will train on both existing and improved policies, process flows and SOPs.
The Senior Compliance Officer works in partnership and collaboration with the Director of Finance and Operations and the project senior management team in conducting risk assessments, prioritization, and compliance activities work planning. Excellent interpersonal skills in verbal and written communication, proactive problem solving, fostering of teamwork, and professional discipline are required for successful delivery of compliance verification and assurance that project objectives are achieved, and MSH assets and reputation are safeguarded.
Specific Responsibilities
Compliance and Internal Audit:
- Develop compliance framework and compliance review checklists (tools) for MSH business processes, class of transactions and operations; including specific compliance requirement contained in donor agreements.
- Develops an annual internal audit and compliance verification plan, based on prioritized risks, for audits and compliance reviews over MSH Malawi operations.
- Continuously assesses and reviews current internal policies and SOPs and updates and/or develops new policies and SOPs as needed, working with department manager and directors
- Conducts audits and compliance verifications, in accordance with the audit and compliance verification plans, to ascertain effectiveness of internal controls and compliance within MSH Corporate and other MSH(country) policy framework and identifies gaps in procedures and controls systems and provides recommendations for corrective actions
- Conducts audits and compliance reviews of recipients of sub-awards and sub contracts
- Follows-up on recommendations to ensure they have been substantially implemented
- Manages and supervises internal audit and compliance team in performance of the approved annual audit and compliance review plans in addition to the individual roles and responsibilities to ensure they are performing well
- Documents internal audit testing in audit work papers, detailing the procedures performed and conclusions reached; and submits reports that identify areas of weaknesses and their impact on MSH Malawi financial and operational activities
- Conducts internal investigations of fraud and misconduct in collaboration with Corporate Internal Audit Unit
- Supports the MSH Leadership in the promotion of a culture of integrity and compliance, which includes fraud awareness training and compliance training
- Identifies gaps in knowledge and skills and develops a training plan; provides internal trainings based on the training plan on MSH internal control policies and procedures and industry best practice in mitigating risk and fraud
- Prepares periodic summary reports on audits, investigations, compliance reviews and status of audit corrective actions and presents to the MSH Leadership Team for follow up actions.
- Makes recommendation to the Senior Leadership team on how to close internal audit recommendations
- Provides guidance and advice with regards to the specific MSH (country) local laws, registration requirements, etc. to ensure full compliance
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Educatio