Duties & Responsibilities

Policies and procedures

• Recommend policies and procedures to be developed to company’s top management based on current needs and gaps.
• Provide consultation services to related stakeholders during the policies and procedures development cycle.
• Review and edit policies and procedures developed
• Ensure policies are relevant, clear, well documented and action owners are identified.
• Assess related documents and forms related to the policy and ensure that they are properly designed

Audit

• Develop annual risk-based audit plan; initiate annual audit planning, assess risks and develop audit direction.
• Evaluate key risk areas to define audit scope, allocate resources, set frequencies, objectives, audit approach and formulate risk register for the audited cycle.
• Identify risks and recommend risk aversion and prevention controls.
• Manage performance of audit assignments, review audit programs, working papers and audit reports.
• Perform data analytics/analytical reviews as part of the audit.
• Control the full audit cycle including risk management and controls over operations’, controls effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance.
• Evaluates whether organizational units are performing their planning, accounting, custodial, and control activities in compliance with management instructions, policies and procedures and in a manner consistent with approved objectives and high standards of business practice.
• Recommend methods & changes to enhance and improve key controls and mitigate risks.
• Prepare and present audit reports to the company’s chairman that reflect audit’s results
• Writes clear concise Internal Audit reports in both Arabic/English language.
• Conduct follow up audits to monitor department implementation of agreed upon actions
• Ensures actions have been taken and deficiencies corrected in a timely manner and in accordance with the agreements in the audit report.
• Release on monthly basis GAP reports measuring performance of controls conducted by certain departments.
• Communicate and maintain a positive and team-oriented culture with the audited department personnel by maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, explain the importance of control-minded operations, sharing information, and accepting and providing feedback.

Performance / KPIs Review

• Review departmental and individual objectives and ensure that they are SMART and well documented for all company’s goals.
• Act as an objective and independent source to ensure validity of goals/KPIs achievement
• Ensure KPIs are meaningful and key activities that achieve objectives are measured
• Review KPIs method of calculation to ensure KPIs reflect accurate, actual performance and recommend improvements if any

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting, CIA/CPA / ACCA / Dip. IFR is a plus
• 2-3 years of experience in similar role
• Ability to apply audit standards through practical application
• Ability to thoroughly review audit documentation for completeness, accuracy and adequacy while ensuring timely archiving of work papers
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills