R -- Recruitment of Internal Auditor

1. APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSITION OF INTERNAL AUDITOR,NATO GRADE A-4, POST NUMBER SR-8250, ON THE STAFF OF THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER TRANSFORMATION (SACT), NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USA. THE POSITION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE ON 1 JANUARY 2004, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND GRADE BY THE NATO MANPOWER AUTHORITIES. 2. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: REPORTS TO THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER. A. DIRECTS EXECUTION OF AN ANNUAL PROGRAM OF ACT SUBORDINATE COMMANDS, AND PERFORMS SPECIAL AUDITS AND STUDIES AS TASKED BY THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER. PROGRAMS THE REQUIRED PERIODIC AUDIT OF ALL ACT MULTINATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALLY FUNDED HEADQUARTERS AND AGENCIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED POLICIES, STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE DIRECTIVES. PLANS AND CONDUCTS SPECIAL AUDITS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY OF OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS. B. DEVELOPS INTERNAL REVIEW POLICY, AND ADVISES THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER ON AUDIT ASPECTS OF OTHER FINANCIAL ISSUES. C. ISSUES WRITTEN AUDIT REPORTS DELINEATING REQUIRED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDING, AS APPROPRIATE, THE ADOPTIONS OF NEW POLICIES OR PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE (FINANCIAL) CONTROL AND EFFICIENCY. D. FOLLOWS UP ON PREVIOUS AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND ASSESS PROGRESS. WHERE REQUIRED, RAISES SPECIFIC ISSUES TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ACT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, THE ACT CHIEF OF STAFF, OR SACT AS APPROPRIATE. E. COORDINATES AUDIT ACTIVITIES, DECONFLICTS AUDIT PROGRAMS, AND ARRANGES MUTUAL FIELD COVERAGE SUPPORT WITH THE CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF AUDITORS FOR NATO. F. RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM (O AND M PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION) PREPARATION, COORDINATION, AND DELIVERY. G. PERFORMS FIELD WORK ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC AUDITS OF SPECIAL INTEREST. H. DIRECTS PERFORMANCE OF AD-HOC ANALYSES AND STUDIES AS TASKED BY THE ACT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, OR AS REQUESTED BY ACT HQS AND AGENCIES. I. PROVIDES MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TO ACT HEADQUARTERS AND AGENCIES. J. ENSURES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACT AUDIT STAFF THROUGH A PROGRAM OF TRAINING. K. ADDITIONAL DUTIES: PERFORMS OTHER RELEVANT DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY THE ACT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, SUCH AS SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND AD-HOC STUDIES. (IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE FUNCTION, HOWEVER, THE INCUMBENT SHALL NOT NORMALLY BE ASSIGNED DIRECT OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES). 3. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: A. A UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, OR RELATED FIELD COUPLED WITH 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF FINANCE/ACCOUNTING, INCLUDING AT LEAST 5 YEARS IN AUDIT POSITIONS. EXCEPTIONALLY, A UNIVERSITY DEGREE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED BY EQUIVALENT EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE. B. EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL AUDIT/REVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS. C. MUST HOLD A CERTIFICATE OF CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR (CIA) OR EQUIVALENT. D. EXPERIENCE WITH OPERATION OF AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AND OFFICE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE PACKAGES, PARTICULARLY SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS. E. MUST BE MATURE, TACTFUL INDIVIDUAL POSSESSING SOUND JUDGMENT AND FLEXIBILITY, ABLE TO EXPRESS HIMSELF/HERSELF CLEARLY AND PERSUASIVELY, BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING. F. MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A NATO SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE. G. MUST HAVE AN EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH (BOTH VERBAL AND WRITTEN) (SLP 4444). H. STANDARD AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING (ADP) KNOWLEDGE: WORD PROCESSING: WORKING KNOWLEDGE SPREADSHEET: WORKING KNOWLEDGE GRAPHICS PRESENTATION: WORKING KNOWLEDGE DATABASE: WORKING KNOWLEDGE 4. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: A. EXPERIENCE AS AN AUDITOR IN NATO, A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL/ MULTI-NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OR A NATIONAL AUDIT INSTITUTION. B. EXPERIENCE IN USE OF COMPUTER ASSISTED AUDIT SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES. C. AN ADVANCED UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, OR RELATED FIELD. D. EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS. E. GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH. 5. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: ABILITY TO ACT ON HIS OWN AS THE ACT AUDITOR IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL SACT/ACT AUDIT MATTERS WITHIN THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER'S OFFICE. ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CLEAR THOUGHT, SOUND JUDGEMENT IN PERFORMANCE OF THESE DUTIES. MUST BE FLEXIBLE TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS DISPLAY TACT IN DEALINGS WITH ALL STAFFS IN WHICH HE WILL COME INTO CONTACT WITHIN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES. MUST PRESENT HIMSELF WELL IN THE NUMEROUS INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL MEETINGS, WORKING GROUPS AND MEETINGS IN WHICH HIS ASSIGNMENTS REQUIRE MATURE AND EFFECTIVE VERBAL EXPRESSION SKILLS. MUST BE ABLE TO COLLATE INFORMATION AND EXPRESS HIMSELF CLEARLY, EFFECTIVELY, AND CONCISELY IN ALL WRITTEN REPORTS. INCUMBENT MUST BE OF GOOD HEALTH, WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK BEYOND NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AND MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AS REQUIRED BY THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER AS PART OF THE APPOINTMENT. THIS POST REQUIRES TDY TO NATO HQ AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDS APPROXIMATELY 8-10 TIMES PER YEAR. 6. MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: INCUMBENT IS FUNCTIONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPERVISION OF AUDIT POSTS AT ACT SUBORDINATE COMMANDS, INCLUDING CIVILIAN PROFESSIONALS AND MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES RANGING TO A3/OF2. AS ACT DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT, INCUMBENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AUDIT OF EXECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUDGETS VALUED IN EXCESS OF 82MEUR PER YEAR, IN ADDITION TO MWA ACTIVITIES. INCUMBENT WILL CO-CHAIR ANNUAL NATO-WIDE AUDIT CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS SIMILAR CONFERENCES AT THE ACT LEVEL 7. PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS: INCUMBENT INSPECTS/AUDITS THE ACTIVITIES OF NATO MILITARY COMMANDERS (RANGING TO THE OF9 LEVEL) AND THEIR STAFFS. INSPECTIONS GENERALLY INCLUDE COVERAGE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK OF SUBORDINATE HQ FINANCIAL CONTROLLERS (A4 AND A5 LEVEL), AND OUTBRIEFS ARE ROUTINELY HELD AT THE HQ CHIEF OF STAFF OR DEPUTY COMMANDER LEVEL (TYPICALLY OF7/8). INCUMBENT INTERACTS WITH, AND INSPECTS THE WORK OF, OTHER BUDFIN PERSONNEL (UP TO A4/OF4). INCUMBENT HAS REGULAR INTERACTION WITH THE CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF AUDITORS FOR NATO (IBAN) (A7 EQUIVALENT), AND OTHER SENIOR NATO OFFICIALS. ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE FREQUENT ACT REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE NATIONS AS REPRESENTED IN THE MILITARY BUDGET COMMITTEE (MBC) TO REPORT ON ACTIVITIES, AND DEFEND ACT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 8. CONTRIBUTION TO OBJECTIVES: INCUMBENT IS THE PRINCIPAL GUARANTOR OF INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES. IN DOING SO, INCUMBENT ENSURES ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION'S CREDIBILITY BEFORE THE NATIONS BY ENSURING THAT SACT AND HIS SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS MEET THEIR MISSION IN A MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. THIS INCLUDES CONTRIBUTION TO MISSION OBJECTIVES BY PROACTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING METHODS AND RESULTS. THE AUDIT ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT OF MISSION OBJECTIVES THROUGH AUDIT SUPPORT OF SUBORDINATE AND ASSOCIATED HEADQUARTERS. 9. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: NORMAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT, HOWEVER, INCUMBENT MAY BE CALLED UPON TO PERFORM FIELD WORK AT DEPLOYED LOCATIONS UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS. 10. THE STARTING BASIC MONTHLY SALARY FOR AN A-4 IN THE U.S.A. AS OF 01 JANUARY 2003 IS U.S. DOLLARS 7091.00 TO WHICH RELEVANT ALLOWANCES WILL BE ADDED. 11. HQ SACT APPLICATION FORMS IN TRIPLICATE, QUOTING VACANCY POST NUMBER SR-8250, AS WELL AS COPIES OF CERTIFICATES COVERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION REQUIRED BY THE JOB DESCRIPTION SHOULD BE MAILED TO THE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OFFICER (HN-113), HQ SACT, 7857 BLANDY ROAD, SUITE 100, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23551-2490, U.S.A. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 20 OCTOBER 2003. APPLICATIONS ARRIVING AFTER THE CLOSING DATE WILL BE ACCEPTED PROVIDED THEY ARRIVE BEFORE THE SELECTION BOARD MEETS FOR THE SCREENING PROCESS. THE APPLICATION FORM CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.ACT.NATO.INT (UNDER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES). A HARD COPY CAN BE REQUESTED BY CALLING (001) +1 (555) 000-0000 OR 3774. SERVING NATO CIVILIAN STAFF ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THEIR APPLICATION FORMS THROUGH THEIR OWN CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OFFICE. ADVANCE APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO (001) +1 (555) 000-0000, BUT ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS IN TRIPLICATE WILL STILL BE REQUIRED. 12. SERVING STAFF WILL BE OFFERED A CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL REGULATIONS. NEWLY RECRUITED STAFF WILL BE OFFERED AN INITIAL DEFINITE DURATION CONTRACT OF ONE YEAR.