Consultancy - External Auditor - Ethiopia

Qualifications of the Audit Firm and Team Members:

I.  Audit Firm (Consulting Firm):

   a. Legal Requirements The audit firm must provide evidence of:

• Valid business registration certificate.
• Valid VAT registration certificate.
• Valid tax clearance certificate.
• Renewed ABEE (Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia) license.

   b. Technical Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in financial accounting and auditing in the public and/or private sector;
• Proven experience in applying international financial reporting standards (IPSAS and/or IFRS);
• At least two (2) years’ experience in auditing development and/or humanitarian organizations, supported by reference letters or certificates;
• Experience in conducting similar assignments is a distinct advantage.

II. Team Leader:

The proposed Team Leader shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Professional qualification as a Chartered Accountant, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent;
• Renewed ABEE professional license;
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in financial accounting and auditing, of which at least five (5) years are in the public and/or private sector;
• Proven experience as a Team Leader in at least one similar audit assignment within the last three (3) years;
• IPSAS professional certification from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) or a similar recognized body is an advantage.

Audit Reports and Deliverables:

The Auditor shall submit the following reports:

i. Audit Opinion on the Financial Statements:

The audit opinion report shall include: I. A professional audit opinion on whether the financial statements and supporting schedules present a true and fair view; II. A statement of the accounting standards, regulatory frameworks (including Authority for Civil Society Organizations, ABEE requirements, and Ayuda en Acción financial rules) applied, and the effect of any deviations, if applicable; III. The auditing standards applied during the audit; IV. Any other reporting requirements stipulated in agreements with cooperating partners or donors.

ii. Internal Control and Management Letter: 

The management letter shall include: I. Comments and observations on accounting records, systems, and internal controls reviewed during the audit; II. Identification of specific deficiencies and weaknesses in systems and controls, with practical recommendations for improvement; III. An assessment of compliance with donor funding agreements, including internal and external factors affecting such compliance; IV. Any matters identified during the audit that may significantly affect programme implementation or sustainability; V. A status report on the implementation of recommendations from previous audit reports; VI. Identification of key risk areas requiring management attention; VII. Any other matters the Auditor considers relevant for national office management and headquarters.

Application and Evaluation Criteria:

Interested audit firms are required to submit technical and financial proposals exclusively through the Talent Clue website within ten (10) consequetive days from the date of advertisement. 

• Technical proposal: 60% of the total evaluation score
• Financial proposal: 40% of the total evaluation score

You may submit your questions prior to application submission to Bitsit Endale, Operations Director, at bendale@ayudaenaccion.org

For inquiries related to application procedures, please contact Andenet Tadesse, HR and Administration coordinator, at atadesse@ayudaenaccion.org or call +251-11 6-73 3-400.

General Information:

• Estimated number of box files: approximately 85;
• Annual expenditure: approximately ETB 408.8 million;
• Annual income: approximately ETB 510.4 million;
• All financial documents will be made available at the Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia National Office in Addis Ababa.

                         Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

In all selection processes, we will consider the criteria of NO discrimination based on sex, race, skin colour, religion, political ideas, social origin, sexual orientation, age, etc., providing a transparent and equal opportunity process for all candidates, as stated in our Code of Conduct. "Treating all people with respect and rejecting any kind of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, exploitation or any other action against Human Rights".

At Ayuda en Acción we have zero tolerance for behavior related to sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment, which is why, in accordance with our Child Protection Policy, we are committed to carrying out a series of checks prior to hiring by requesting information from previous employers through the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org)  no the event that said employers are members of this platform.

In addition, Ayuda en Acción also undertakes to provide the other members of the MDS with the information corresponding to this type of event on employees who have worked for the Organization. Therefore, by submitting this application, the applicant accepts and authorizes the performance of these pre-employment checks in order to continue in the selection process and the conservation of his/her data for subsequent consultation by MDS members.  The information extracted from this application for references will be used in a Private, Confidential and Internal manner and will only be used for the selection processes of Ayuda en Acción in which the candidate has registered. Therefore, by submitting this application, the applicant accepts and authorizes these checks to be carried out in order to continue in the selection process. In addition, it will be compulsory to present the "Negative Certification of the Central Registry of Sex Offenders" prior to the incorporation.