Internal Audit and Compliance Manager

D. Key Duties and Responsibilities

A. Regulatory Compliance and Governance

• Design and execute comprehensive audit schedules to verify adherence to Global Fund grant clauses, Government of Bangladesh public accounting guidelines, and internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Protect the independence of the audit function by ensuring the audit team remains separate from daily transactional processing, procurement selection, or bookkeeping tasks.

B. Financial and Resource Optimization

• Audit budget-utilization efficiency, conduct burn-rate analyses, and review variances to ensure optimal fund allocation and value for money.

• Provide audit oversight and assurance over resources in kind - including pharmaceuticals, diagnostic kits and field equipment - by reviewing procurement processes, storage arrangements, inventory records, distribution controls and asset accountability.

• Assess supply-chain and inventory controls to identify pilferage, unauthorized distribution, expiry and other losses, and provide assurance on cold-chain integrity, physical safeguards and corrective-action implementation.

C. Fiduciary Risk and Ethical Standards

• Maintain an updated fiduciary risk register mapping vulnerabilities across the PMU, Sub-recipients (SRs), and peripheral implementing entities.

• Conduct Fraud risk management explicitly, including fraud risk assessments, red-flag monitoring, fraud prevention controls, escalation of suspected fraud, and coordination with investigation and legal authorities where required.

• Monitor compliance with the PMU's anti-corruption framework, oversee safe whistleblower-reporting channels, and conduct investigations into financial or operational misconduct.

D. Audit Reporting, Liaison and Value for Money

• Develop an annual, risk-based internal audit plan covering all disease programmes and operational functions. The Internal audit plan should focus on high risk areas such as procurement, training etc.

• Develop Internal audit tools, procedures & checklists to ensure coverage of all risk areas

• Carry out internal audits as per the internal audit plan, while also incorporating elements of unpredictability.

• Draft objective internal audit reports with clear findings and actionable Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), and submit these concurrently to the supervisor, the Donor, and designated governance bodies.

• Serve as the technical focal point for external review missions (LFA, OIG, and Government auditors), ensuring external findings are systematically tracked and resolved through Management Action Plans.

• Liaise closely with the Internal Audit department of MOHFW to enable synthesization of findings and recommendations.

• Embed the 4Es framework (Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Equity) throughout the internal audit programme.

E. Additional Responsibilities

• Oversee the digital controls in the scope of internal audit function, including ERP/accounting system controls, Access controls, Segregation of duties in financial systems, Data integrity, Audit trails, and Cyber/security risks related to financial and procurement systems.

• Undertake any other reasonable and relevant responsibilities assigned by the reporting authority, commensurate with the seniority, skills, and experience required for the position.

E. Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master's degree in finance or accounting from a recognized university.

• Active professional certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (ACA/FCA), or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is desirable.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive, post-qualification experience in internal auditing or risk management in a leadership or managerial capacity.

• Direct experience managing internal audit functions for Global Fund, UN agencies, or multilateral development bank (e.g., World Bank, ADB) portfolios within the Bangladesh public health sector is preferred.

F. Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of the Government of Bangladesh Public Procurement Rules (PPR), tax and VAT laws, and public finance statutory compliance.

• Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO), risk-mapping methodologies, and international auditing standards.

• Proven capacity to audit complex procurement arrangements and pharmaceutical/commodity supply chain systems.

• Advanced documentation, working-paper maintenance, and report-writing skills in English.

• Functional literacy in ERP accounting tools (e.g., Tally) and data-analysis tools (e.g., MS Excel, pivot tables).

Behavioral Competencies

• Uncompromising ethical behavior, transparency, and personal accountability.

• Polished communication and stakeholder-management skills with senior government officials and international donor representatives.

• Analytical, solution-focused approach, with the ability to manage multiple complex audits simultaneously under tight timelines.

• Gender sensitivity, respect for workplace diversity, and professional corporate etiquette.

G. Expected Deliverables

• Regulatory Compliance and Governance: Completed audit schedules and documented evidence of audit independence from transactional and operational functions.

• Financial and Resource Optimization: Budget utilization, burn rate, and resources-in-kind audit reports, including supply chain and wastage findings.

• Planning and Gap Management: Gap analysis and shortage-risk audit reports covering grant targets, field action plans, and reprogramming decisions.

• Fiduciary Risk and Ethical Standards: Updated fiduciary risk register and whistleblower- and misconduct-investigation records.

• Audit Reporting, Liaison, and Value for Money: Annual risk-based internal audit plan, audit reports with Corrective Action Plans, and tracked Management Action Plans for external review findings.

H. Integrity, Safeguarding, Confidentiality and Compliance

• The incumbent shall uphold the highest standards of integrity, accountability, impartiality, professionalism, and ethical conduct, including the timely and transparent disclosure of any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest.

• The incumbent shall contribute to and promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory working and service environment, with zero tolerance for harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, retaliation, or any other safeguarding violation.

• The incumbent shall safeguard and maintain the confidentiality of all programme, financial, personnel, beneficiary, and other sensitive information, including medical and personal data, and shall respect the principles of informed consent, privacy, and data protection.

• The incumbent shall promptly report any suspected or identified misconduct, safeguarding concern, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, financial irregularity, misuse of resources, or other violation through the prescribed reporting and escalation channels.

• The incumbent shall perform all duties in accordance with applicable Government of Bangladesh laws and policies, the Global Fund Grant Agreement, the Global Fund Code of Conduct for Recipients, and other relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.

I. Remuneration and Benefits

• Monthly remuneration will be determined in accordance with the PMU HR guideline

• Group health insurance will be provided as per the PMU HR guideline

• Monthly mobile and internet bill will be provided as per the PMU HR guideline

All these positions are open for Bangladeshi Nationals only. All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the vacancies. Female candidates are highly encourged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test/interview. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Last Date of Application: 20 November 2026 (23:59 PM)