Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a professional to fill the role of Internal Controls Specialist in our Africa/Middle East office. This position plays a key role in the review and development of policies, implementation of good internal controls and training of staff in the Africa/Middle East area office, branch offices and national organizations in the region. The location of the position will be in Pretoria, South Africa and will involve up to 50% travel throughout Africa/Middle East.

Responsibilities include:

*Assist the area office, branch offices and national organizations in identifying, developing and implementing standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with Habitat for Humanity global policies and local laws.

*Conduct reviews of internal controls in branch offices and national organizations.

*Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor internal controls.

*Identify areas of financial and administrative strength and develop best practices.

*Work with the Regional Directors to review management response to internal and external audit management letter recommendations, monitor progress on the plans to address them and perform follow-ups.

*Assist branch offices and national organizations in achieving Habitat for Humanity Standards of Excellence related to financial and administrative issues.

*Provide management with periodic reports on compliance with Habitat for Humanity Standards of excellence.

*Provide related training to branch offices and national organizations including area-wide trainings.  Assist branch offices with providing training to affiliates.

*Undergraduate degree in related field or equivalent, CPA/Chartered accountant preferred

*3 years auditing/internal controls experience, including writing policies/procedures and experience with process evaluation/documentation

*2 years managing USAID grants or performing A133 audits preferred; 3 years with international accounting or finance preferred

*Fluency in English and French required; proficiency in Arabic or Portuguese preferred

*Strong organizational, analytical, communication and cross-cultural skills

*Experience with multiple accounting software packages

*Ability to travel up to 50%

Candidates please cut and paste your cover letter and resume into our applicant tracking system as ONE DOCUMENT when applying.

HFHI is  an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.