Country: United States of America
Closing date: 13 Apr 2018
Compliance Auditor, Washington, DC
Company Profile:
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.**
Task Summary: **
Management Systems International (MSI) and its employees are committed to complying with Federal Government restrictions on Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) on all of our contracts governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). To ensure compliance, MSI has developed policies and procedures governing the identification, management and mitigation of OCI. This includes corporate level policies and specific OCI Management and Mitigation Plans for many of our international projects.
MSI currently implements for the Pakistan Mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Pakistan) the Performance Management Support Contract (PERFORM), which provides support to USAID/Pakistan's efforts to effectively monitor and evaluate USAID development programming in Pakistan. To ensure compliance with OCI requirements under the FAR, MSI established in May 2015 the PERFORM OCI Management and Mitigation Plan. This Plan was updated in October 2016 and again in August 2017.
MSI wishes to retain an audit professional (hereafter, the Contractor) to conduct an audit of MSI's compliance with the PERFORM OCI Management and Mitigation Plan.
Position Summary:
The Contractor will confirm whether MSI has complied with the requirements of its PERFORM OCI Management and Mitigation Plan(s), including: reviewing all assignments for potential OCI; notifying USAID Missions where OCI risks are identified; and implementing OCI mitigation measures in accordance with the procedures set forth in the manual. The PERFORM project typically undertakes 60-80 assignments per year.
The Contractor will review the relevant versions of the PEFORM OCI Management and Mitigation Plans, a random sample of the Statements of Work for PERFORM work assignments, and PERFORM project documentation to assess the extent which MSI has complied with the requirements of its PERFORM OCI Management and Mitigation Plan(s). The Contractor will also conduct interviews with MSI staff as appropriate.
The Contractor will also make recommendations for improving MSI record-keeping and compliance with relevant corporate OCI policies. The scope of this audit should be limited to the one calendar year preceding the date of the audit.
The Contractor's work will be performed with due professional care, in accordance with appropriate professional auditing practice.
Reporting:
The Contractor will liaise with and report to William Rich, MSI's director of compliance, on all matters related to this compliance audit.
The Contractor will provide a draft report to MSI within two weeks from the completion of the audit. The report will address MSI's level of compliance with the OCI policies and procedures contained in the PERFORM OCI Management and Mitigation Plan. The Contractor shall make recommendations to address any weaknesses identified. The recommendations should be presented in priority with a suggested timing for implementing.
MSI will provide comments on the draft report within two weeks of its receipt. These comments should be considered by the Contractor in preparing the final report, which should be submitted to MSI within two weeks of receipt of MSI's comments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business management, finance or a related field of study. Master's degree preferred.
- At least five years of experience working on issues of regulatory or corporate compliance, at least two of which were in an audit capacity.
- Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory concepts as they relate to government contracting.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Certification from the Institute of Internal Auditors is a plus.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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