External Auditor for Annual Audit Services

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization: Stichting Wageningen Research (SWR)

Deadline: December 24, 2025

Job Description

The main objective of the audit is to enable the auditor to express an independent professional opinion on whether the financial statements of SWR Ethiopia present a true and fair view of its financial position and performance in accordance with Ethiopian Gov’t Law, Organization’s procedure & Donor Compliance.

About You

As part of its compliance with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) laws, donor requirements, and internal governance standards, SWR Ethiopia desires to engage a qualified, licensed and experienced external audit firm to conduct its annual organizational and project specific audits for the financial year ending 31 December 2025.

Eligible audit firms must meet the following minimum criteria:

Legally registered in Ethiopia and licensed with certificate of professional competence issued by the Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia (AABE).
Minimum of 10 years of experience in auditing INGOs.
Demonstrated capacity to conduct multi-donor and multi-project audits.
Qualified team including a certified auditor and audit supervisor.
No conflict of interest with SWR Ethiopia.
Renewed trade license as per the Ethiopian trade regulation, taxpayers’ registration certificate, and VAT registration certificate

Required Skills

Analytical skills
Bookkeeping through Excel or TurboTax
Communication
Attention to detail
Quickbooks
Problem solving
Auditing skills
Accounting

Desired Skills

Time management
Critical thinking

How to Apply

Submission Requirements:

Interested audit firms should submit:

Technical Proposal, including:

Firm profile and legal registration documents
Understanding of the assignment
Proposed methodology and work plan
CVs of key audit team members
List of similar INGO audited by the firm in the last 3 years
Quality assurance procedures
Recommendation letter from Organizations audited by the firm

2. Financial Proposal, including:

Detailed breakdown of audit fees
VAT and all applicable taxes
Payment terms
Final report delivery date

3. All proposals should be submitted only in person, in two separate sealed envelopes to SWR Ethiopia Office.

Please refer to the google map link for our office location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vjvhsASt1mKenfSY9.

4. The bid documents must be received by Stichting Wageningen Research Ethiopia from the date of announcement till December 24, 2025, during working hours from 08:30 am to – 5:00 pm (Monday to Friday).

5. Any proposals received after the deadline will not be accepted.

6. Conditions that result in automatic rejection of bid:

Bidders that do not fulfill the requirements mentioned in the “Required Qualifications” shall be automatically rejected at the time of the bid opening.

SWR Ethiopia reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, request additional information and specifically reserves the right to make the award in the best interests of the organization.

For detail Information on the scope of work and any enquiry on the tender should be forwarded to our finance department located at:

Stichting Wageningen Research Ethiopia

Around FIGA, near to Figa Traffic Light

Lemi Kura Sub-city, Woreda 9.

For any clarification request please use telephone number +251911648717 or +251911000993

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