Internal Audit Specialist

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

Seeking an Internal Audit Specialist for our Growth Country Units to supervise key audits and strengthen operational controls. Partner with senior leaders to drive efficiency, prevent fraud, and safeguard financial health as we scale.

Responsibilities 

Plan and supervise the execution of medium-complexity audits and management requests with little or no manager support

• Own execution of internal audit tests
• Deliver high-quality reviews in compliance with Internal Audit Methodology
• Coordinate the team to ensure delivery of the audit report and management reports in compliance with IA methodology
• Innovate and solve audit plan execution challenges/ problems (e.g swapping audits due to other conflicting events)
• Support the delivery of IA OKRs as they relate to the country program

Own findings related to team lead level or defined grade 2&3

• Report  findings to management
• Work with management responsible for the findings to develop resolutions
• Regularly follow up with management responsible to ensure findings are resolved

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning, and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• 3+ years of Audit experience
• 3+ years of Experience with accounting and auditing applications such as SAP, Symbiant
• 3+ years of Experience with Data Analytics Tools such as Power BI
• Audit Findings and Report-writing experience

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi, and Burundi

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi, and Burundi

Application Deadline

12 November 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.