Job Description

Role: External Auditor   
Location: Aden, Yemen
Deadline: 3rd Nov 2024

SOS Foundation for Development 

SOS Development is a non-profit, community-based foundation established by a group youth active in civil society, who have extensive experience in implementing development projects. The Foundation seeks to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals in partnership with the Triangular development (government, private sector, civil society). As well as human rights agenda, promoting protection; and emergency protection for IDPs, hosting communities; and less fortunate groups, with taking consideration of gender-sensitive, focusing on the developing and empowering of individuals and communities politically, economically, socially and culturally, while raising community awareness and providing support for decision makers on different issues in order to prepare a generation that can participate effectively in decision-making.

Background on the project:

Strategic Objective

SOS Foundation for Development (SOSFD), within the consortium partners, is implementing the Women, Peace and Security Yemen programme. Implementing both nationally, and within the Southern governorates of Aden and Taiz, the programme aims to:

• Improve women’s meaningful influence in relief, recovery and peace processes in Yemen. 

Sub-objectives

• Sub-Objective 1 (S1): More equitable social norms and related practices
• Sub-Objective 2 (S2): Enhanced protection for women
• Sub-Objective 3 (S3): More inclusive relief, recovery, and peace processes

Domains of change

• D1: Civil Society is capable, representative, and engaged in collective action for influence
• D2: Male family members and community members are more aware and supportive of women’s positive contributions and leadership
• D3: Formal and informal power-holders are more supportive and responsive to women
• D4: Women are empowered to influence relief, recovery and peacebuilding processes

Job purpose:

To provide an accurate audit service “based on the protocol of the donor” for Women Peace and Security (WPS) project for the year ending 31st December 2024.

Tasks: 

• Auditing and reviewing the financial information of the Women, Peace and Security Project and providing feedback based on it according to the following procedures:
  • -    Audit of financial statements prepared in accordance with a special purpose framework pursuant to International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 805 
  • -    Engagement to perform agreed-upon procedures pursuant to International Standard on Related Services (ISRS) 4400
• Verifying that the financial statements are free of any errors.
• Presenting a report (in both Arabic and English), results and recommendations based on the outputs of the external audits.

Duration: One month
Deliverable: The Auditor/ Auditing company is required to deliver the following:

• Audit report meeting ISA 805 and ISRS 4400 standards in both Arabic and English.

Qualifications:

The Auditor/ Auditing company must have the following:

• An experience not less than 5 years in the same field.
• The permits of the auditor/ auditing company must be limited to the liberated areas in Yemen including renewed commercial registration, professional license and tax card.
• The auditor/ auditing company must be located in Aden.
• Aware of the local context.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles.
• Good decision-making abilities.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Professional and trustworthy.  

Location for the performance of services:

As SOS Foundation is based in Aden, the audits must be carried out there.