Apply – Audit Lead at One Acre Fund

Job Description

Role Nature: Tupande Audit Lead

This is a senior internal audit leadership role requiring:

• Technical accounting expertise
• Professional certification (CPA/ACCA/CIA – mandatory)
• Risk management authority
• Board-level reporting exposure
• Multi-site operational audit experience

It is a technical finance leadership role, not a strategy or marketing role.

Alignment Assessment

Educational & Certification Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance/Commerce
• CPA, ACCA, or CIA (mandatory)

Do you hold a CPA, ACCA, or CIA?

If not, this role is automatically disqualified, regardless of other strengths.

Technical Audit Experience (5–7 Years Required)

They are looking for:

• Internal audit planning
• Risk framework development
• Financial controls monitoring
• Inventory audits
• Retail or multi-branch operational audits
• Escalating findings to board level

If your experience is primarily:

• Marketing
• Sales growth
• Communications
• Business development

Then the alignment is very low (under 30%).

This is not a transferable-skill type role. It requires deep technical audit background.

Leadership Scope

They want:

• Direct management of in-country auditors
• Development of audit programs
• Budget ownership for audit function

This is equivalent to:

• Head of Internal Audit (Country Level)

Realistic Fit Score (Based on Known Background)

If you do not have:

• CPA/ACCA/CIA
• 5–7 years internal audit experience
• Inventory and retail audit exposure

Then fit score = 15–25%

If you do have those certifications and audit background (not previously mentioned):

Fit score = 75–85%

Important Strategic Advice

Chrispen, this role is structurally different from your career trajectory.

You are positioned toward:

• Sales & Marketing Leadership
• Strategic Communications
• Ecosystem Growth
• Business Development

This role is:

• Technical accounting
• Compliance
• Internal controls
• Governance-heavy

Applying without certification or audit background would likely result in automatic rejection.

Better Fit Within One Acre Fund

If you are targeting One Acre Fund, consider roles in:

• Partnerships
• Communications
• Growth Strategy
• Program Expansion
• Government Relations

Those would align more strongly with your trajectory.