Guide and help internal audit managers and assistant managers to ensure the accomplishment of their objectives and daily tasks in the most effective and efficient way.
Manage the departmental team in a way to utilize the resources in an efficient and economical manner as per the approved audit plan.
Participate in various committees/teams relating to different departments in order to support the development of new policies/procedures and bring improvements in the operations.
Budgets and Plans:
Assist the BG director in preparing and managing department budgets and Team Management (TMS).
Report risk assessment and risk identification process and documentation to BG director.
Develop a risk-based annual internal audit plan by providing insights and updates on the BU risk environment.
Propose allocation for BU resources to the BG director of IA.
Plan and allocate the timing of each assignment as well as team members’ audit hours’ availability within the audit plan and submit for BG IA Director approval.
Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures:
Review the established systems to ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations that could have a significant impact on operations and report to the BG IA director.
Identify process changes using various techniques to weigh the impact and probability of risk factors according to their significance to the overall objectives of the process and evaluate separately the entity process risk scoring.
Monitor day-to-day basis the progress and rating of each project.
Develop internal audit procedures for BU.
Job Specific Accountability 1:
Individual IA assignments planning, executing, supervising, and reviewing financial/operational internal audit assignments.
Make written recommendations to process owners to increase the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the control systems of functions reviewed.
Review the control weaknesses and suggest the required improvements.
Job Specific Accountability 2:
Discuss and assist the director in reviewing audit findings as part of fieldwork for complex assignments.
Drive the implementation of necessary actions by obtaining the relevant commitments from management.
Job Specific Accountability 3:
Perform investigations and reviews at the request of the director.
Prepare comprehensive audit reports for different types of assignments and share them with the IA director for their review and necessary action.
Requirements
PhD or a Master’s degree in Accounting, or Auditing.
Professional certification in accounting or auditing e.g. CPA/CIA/ACCA/CIMA.
Willing to work under pressure.
Capability to understand the sensitivity of meeting tight reporting deadlines in international companies.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Excellent time management skills by understanding the importance of multiple-task management.