Manager, Internal Audit - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), is seeking an innovative, self-motivated, candidate for Manager, Internal Audit in the office of the Director General. The position will be based at CIMMYT’s Main Campus located 45 km northeast of Mexico City, Mexico.

The Manager, Internal Audit is responsible to provide independent, objective assurance for CIMMYT, Int.’s operations and financial reporting. Evaluate the design, efficiency and effectiveness of the processes as dictated by operational and Sox compliance needs. Provide value-added leadership and improve the organization’s operations to evaluate overall adequacy of internal controls, compliance and effectiveness of its operations. Assess risks associated with assigned projects and develop audit programs designed to evaluate the organization’s ability to efficiently and effectively mitigate risks. Prepare written reports to document the results of testing and communicate these results to management, and Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees. This position may include up to 25% travel as required by specific projects.

Specific responsibilities of this position will include:

• Lead and perform assigned project tasks designed to identify area for improvement in the internal control framework of the center.
• Evaluate and report on key operational and financial processes, as well as evaluate the design, efficiency and effectiveness of the processes as dictated by operational and Sox compliance needs.
• Test financial processes which may include payroll, accounts payable and receivable, research projects, and information systems procurement
• Assess risks associated with assigned projects and develop audit programs designed to evaluate the organization’s ability to efficiently and effectively mitigate risks.
• Prepare written reports to document the results of testing and communicate these results to process owners, Organization management, the Director General and the Audit Committee.
• This position may include up to 25% travel as required by specific projects. Includes collaboration with the CGIAR Internal Audit Unit as needed.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in accounting, advanced degree a plus.
• Over 10 years’ of relevant internal or audit experience in a multinational Organization, or audit experience in an international Accounting firm.
• Desirable CPA, CIA, CISA or other professional certificates.
• Understanding of Sarbanes Oxley framework required.
• Demonstrated skills in project management, data collection, analysis, and problem solving, decision-making, people management
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and present findings and recommendations utilizing excellent written and verbal communications skills, attention to detail
• Experience in IT systems auditing preferred
• Very good people and communications skills.
• Fluent in English

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT® (www.cimmyt.org), is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. The center works to sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems and thus ensure global food security and reduce poverty. The center's outputs and services include improved maize and wheat varieties and cropping systems, the conservation of maize and wheat genetic resources, and capacity building. CIMMYT belongs to and is funded by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) and also receives support from national governments, foundations, development banks, and other public and private agencies.

CIMMYT has had enormous impact in the developing world. It is the center of excellence for work on two of the three most important food crops in the developing world. Its most famous employee, Dr. Norman Borlaug, is credited by many with saving more lives than any other individual in the history of the world. Borlaug’s work dramatically increased yields of wheat in the Indo-Gangetic plains in the 1960s and 1970s, staving off starvation for hundreds of millions. For this work, Borlaug received the Nobel Prize in 1970. Scores of other CIMMYT efforts have saved or enriched millions of lives, from releasing disease-resistant varieties and varieties resistant to drought and heat and soil deficiencies, to dispersing techniques to reduce farmer costs and post-harvest losses. In developing countries, wheat varieties developed by CIMMYT and its partners cover 75% of the area planted to modern wheat varieties.

CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

Apply online no later than March 10^th, 2012

At www.cimmyt.org, click on “About us – Job Opportunities- Position” -2012-03. Please complete the online application, including your cover letter, competencies and experience for the position, and a detailed CV/resume.

For further information, contact Dr. Thomas Short, Director General Support Services t.short@cgiar.org or the Human Resources Office, , jobs-cimmyt@cgiar.org. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.