Audit Officer

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Role: Audit Officer
Employer: BRAC Microfinance Sierra Leone
Reports to: Internal Audit Manager
Application Deadline: January 2nd, 2026
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

 

Application Instructions: Submit CV and Cover Letter to info@afriqia-solutions.com with “Audit Officer” in Subject Line.

 

Key Purpose

The Audit Officer plays a pivotal role in strengthening Organisation’s risk management, internal control and governance systems. By conducting high-quality audits, providing insightful analysis and partnering with management, the Audit Officer helps protect organisational assets, improve processes, and ultimately enhance services to clients.

 

Roles and responsibilities

  1. Audit Planning & Execution
  • Deliver audit assignments in line with the approved monthly audit plan.
  • Conduct special and investigative audits as assigned and produce clear, timely reports.
  • Carry out annual stock counts at the country office, area offices, regional offices and BRAC Learning Centre.
  1. Risk, Controls & Compliance
  • Ensure full conformity with the Internal Audit Manual across all phases of the audit process (planning, execution and reporting).
  • Document, evaluate and test systems and controls to assess compliance with policies and procedures, reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, and safeguarding of assets.
  • Identify key risks, control gaps and process weaknesses and recommend appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
  • Discuss significant risks or audit findings with the Country Head of Internal Audit (CHIA) and Internal Audit Manager.
  1. Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Prepare clear, concise and value-adding audit reports and share them with M anager and CHIA.
  • Conduct entry and exit meetings with auditees and management to agree on scope, timelines, key findings and recommendations.
  • Develop and discuss audit observations, root causes, recommendations, action plans, owners and timelines with responsible personnel.
  • Capture and incorporate auditee feedback to continuously improve the effectiveness of internal audit services.
  1. Data, Documentation & Quality Assurance
  • Compute, verify, tabulate, analyse and interpret data to support robust audit conclusions and management feedback.
  • Prepare, organise and safeguard complete audit documentation, including: working papers, audit programmes, supporting evidence, permanent and current files, circulars, minutes and office memos.
  • Ensure audit documentation is ready for review by the Senior Audit Officer and Internal Audit Manager.
  1. Coordination, Capacity Building & Teamwork
  • Participate actively in departmental and coordination meetings related to the Internal Audit Department.
  • Coordinate meetings at regional level as required.
  • Support the development and capacity building of relevant staff as prescribed.
  • Demonstrate willingness and ability to travel over 70% of the time to branches and field locations.
  1. Safeguarding & Organisational Values
  • Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse BRAC’s safeguarding policies among team members and stakeholders, integrating safeguarding considerations into all audit work.
  • Ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure promptly if any reportable incident occurs, and encourage others to do the same.

 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Timely submission of reports.
  • Quality of audit reports, including clarity, accuracy and practicality of recommendations.
  • Identification and escalation of significant risks and special audit findings.
  • Adequate cost centre coverage.
  • Auditee feedback and their performance

 

Qualifications and Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/ Business administration/ financial services/Banking & Finance and any other related discipline.
  • 3+ experience in auditing, microfinance, banking/ financial services.
  • ACCA (Part Qualified), CIA (Part Qualified) is an added advantage.
  • Proficiency in IT assessments/audit 
  • Knowledge of Risk-based auditing, risk management and relevant auditing frameworks/assessments.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, including strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentations.

 

Skills and Competencies: 

  • Strong investigative and analytical skills.
  • Excellent report writing and documentation skills.
  • Effective communication, influencing and teamwork abilities.
  • High ethical standards, confidentiality and integrity.
  • Sound problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.