Internal Auditor needed in Populations Services International (PSI)

Job title: Internal Auditor

Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Line Manager (administrative aspects only): Country Representative

Functional Supervisor (all technical aspects): Regional Audit

Travel requirement: 10-30% of the time

 

Who are we?

Populations Services International (PSI) is a network of locally and globally connected organizations working to achieve consumer-driven, person-centered healthcare that ensures quality, affordable care wherever and whenever needed. Our roots in sexual and reproductive health have evolved into a broader mission. Today, we work with the public and private sectors, as well as local communities, prioritizing people’s voice and choice and developing solutions to meet their critical health needs.

Over the past five decades, we have helped push boundaries, break taboos, set trends and develop innovative solutions to complex global health challenges.

PSI has been present in Cameroon for over 30 years, with a portfolio of projects and programs focused on malaria, reproductive health, child survival, and HIV and hepatitis prevention.

 

Join us!

PSI brings together and mobilizes skills both locally and globally, in compliance with its code of ethics and values, namely:

Collaboration : You can work independently but thrive as part of a team.
Trust : You know your manager and team will support you, and you want to earn that same trust from your teammates .
Pragmatism : You take the plunge and maintain momentum even when things are ambiguous and don’t let perfection trump sufficient .
Honesty : You are not afraid to speak up and say what you think.
Measurement : You set clear, challenging goals and hold yourself accountable for achieving measurable results .
Commitment : You are independent and a free thinker, but you are willing to embrace the team’s direction and commit to its success.

The new member is expected to play a crucial role within the organization by contributing to good governance, risk management, and process improvement. He or she must have extensive knowledge of internal audit procedures and a good understanding of accounting and finance/administration and management to successfully carry out his or her assessment, improvement, and advisory missions.

 

What are we looking for?

As part of strengthening internal control processes, PSI Cameroon wishes to recruit an Auditor who will ensure compliance with accounting, administrative and financial policies, including donor rules and PSI/Washington requirements.

He/she will have to evaluate the procedures and policies in place and make relevant recommendations regarding their improvement. Assist in the operational implementation of the audit plan.

 

of the platform, assist in the development and assurance of good coordination of PSI’s internal and external activities and ensure systematic monitoring of risks.

 

Working conditions and other key information about the position:

Position: based in Yaoundé
Job Level: Intermediate
Career level: P1
Status: Local Post
Contract Type: Permanent Contract
Start date: April 2025
Travel requirement: 10-30% of the time
Line Manager (administrative aspects only): Country Representative
Functional Supervisor (all technical aspects): Regional Audit
The post holder will be placed on a salary scale in accordance with PSI Cameroon standards and will benefit from capacity building training to the extent that the platform allows;
Remote work: Allowed

Your contribution

The objectives expected following the recruitment of an internal auditor include, among others:

Provide the Audit Department with staff to carry out internal audit activities adequately;
Allow the implementation of a 2025 Annual Audit Plan;
Promote the efficiency of Internal Audit activity by limiting as much as possible non-value-producing activities in the chain of tasks of an internal audit mission;
Increase the flexibility of the Audit department in organizing missions to adapt to the specific and urgent needs of operational departments;
Support the audit team in all its activities.

He/she carries out his/her activities in compliance with the audit charter, standard norms, rules and procedures of PSI Cameroon, PSI/Washington, donors and the laws in force in Cameroon.

ATTRIBUTIONS

The main tasks and activities of the Internal Auditor will be:

Establish an internal audit charter for PSI Cameroon;
Implement an audit plan at the beginning of each year;
Implement work programs;
Carry out audit or investigation missions;
Carefully document all work;
Confirm the findings with the auditees during the work;
Write summaries of the work;
Write audit and investigation reports;
Promote PSI’s ethics and integrity policy in accordance with the Code of Conduct;
Ensure the development and strengthening of colleagues;
Perform any other tasks assigned by his supervisors.

Education

Essential: Bac+4 in Accounting, Management Control; Audit, Finance .
Desirable: Bac+5 in Accounting, Management Control; Audit, Finance

Experience

Have at least 5 years of experience in a recognized audit firm or in the audit department of an international NGO or a recognized structured company in Cameroon;

Required skills:

Have a good understanding of Cameroonian legal and tax regulations;
Have proven mastery of the office suite;
Have knowledge of data analysis;
Have very good writing skills;
Be able to meet the delivery deadlines for audit work assigned by the supervisor;
Have the ability to work under pressure;
Have the ability to travel for work;
Write and speak fluently in French or English; mastery of the other language strongly recommended.

Personal qualities:

Rigor and precision;
Critical thinking and analytical skills;
Discretion and professional ethics;
Adaptability;
Good interpersonal and communication skills;
Spirit of synthesis and pedagogy;
Integrity and proactivity;
Results-based management;
Planning and organizational skills;
Have a sense of human relations;
Be available and punctual.

Preparation and submission of the application file:

Cover letter addressed to the Country Representative;
Detailed curriculum vitae;
Photocopies of the required diplomas. A verification of the Diplomas will be carried out for the successful candidate;
Photocopies of documents that justify the candidate’s experience (employment contracts, employment certificate, relevant work certificate);
Three professional references who are not related to the candidate.

How to Apply
Please apply for the job using this link Internal Auditor

 

NB : Only applications from candidates authorized to work in Cameroon will be considered.

 

Our employment policy

 

PSI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, identity or, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, disabled veteran, status as a member of the armed forces or employment status.
PSI is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PSI reserves the right to recruit at a lower level or on the basis of a modified job profile.
References are required and the successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check.
The final selected candidate will have to submit an extract from their criminal record before actually taking up their duties.
PSI offers variable salary scales for this position, depending on the candidate’s diploma, number of years of experience and strengths.

Done in Yaoundé on February 12, 2025

The Country Representative

Daniel Christian WHOLE

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