Assistant Manager Internal Audit
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About the Role
Bateel International is hiring an Assistant Manager Internal Audit to manage audit engagements, supervise junior staff, and engage with stakeholders. Requires 5-7 years of internal audit experience with at least 2 years in a supervisory role, and a professional qualification such as CIA, CA, ACCA, or CFE.
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Responsibilities
- Manage the planning and end to end delivery of assigned audit engagements across loss prevention, store, functional, and special reviews
- Review audit programmes, risk and control matrices, and testing strategies prepared by the team
- Monitor audit timelines and resource allocation across concurrent assignments, escalating issues to seniors where necessary
- Prepare for closing meetings with auditee management to discuss findings and agree on remedial actions
- Supervise Senior Auditors and Auditors, providing real time coaching, feedback, and technical guidance during fieldwork
- Review and provide substantive feedback on working papers, draft reports, and data analysis outputs
- Oversee or lead complex investigations, ensuring proper protocols are followed and findings are well documented
- Manage special reviews initiated by senior management or the board, including scoping, resourcing, and reporting
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with business unit management
- Review and finalise draft audit reports before submission to the seniors, ensuring findings are well supported, risk rated, and recommendations are value adding
- Perform internal quality reviews (QA) on completed engagements as part of the department's quality assurance programme
- Assist in the preparation of Audit and Risk Committee packs, including status reports on the audit plan and open recommendations
Requirements
- 5–7 years of internal audit experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead capacity
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
- Advanced report writing and communication
- Strong audit methodology and risk assessment skills within retail business operations, process audits, costing systems
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field
- CIA, CA, ACCA, CFE, MBA or equivalent professional qualification
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Job Purpose
- To manage the delivery of multiple concurrent audit engagements, supervise and develop junior audit staff, engage directly with business stakeholders, and contribute to the continuous improvement of audit processes, methodology, and governance frameworks.
Audit Planning & Delivery
- Manage the planning and end to end delivery of assigned audit engagements across loss prevention, store, functional, and special reviews.
- Review audit programmes, risk and control matrices, and testing strategies prepared by the team.
- Monitor audit timelines and resource allocation across concurrent assignments, escalating issues to seniors where necessary.
- Prepare for closing meetings with auditee management to discuss findings and agree on remedial actions.
Team Supervision & Development
- Supervise Senior Auditors and Auditors, providing real time coaching, feedback, and technical guidance during fieldwork as necessary.
- Review and provide substantive feedback on working papers, draft reports, and data analysis outputs.
- Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and professional development within the team.
Investigations & Special Reviews
- Oversee or lead complex investigations, ensuring proper protocols are followed and findings are well documented.
- Manage special reviews initiated by senior management or the board, including scoping, resourcing, and reporting.
- Liaise with HR, Legal, and relevant business units throughout investigations.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with business unit management.
- Represent the Internal Audit function in engagement meetings, status updates, and findings discussions with operational management.
- Manage auditee expectations and navigate disagreements on audit findings professionally.
Reporting & Quality Assurance
- Review and finalise draft audit reports before submission to the seniors, ensuring findings are well supported, risk rated, and recommendations are value adding.
- Perform internal quality reviews (QA) on completed engagements as part of the department's quality assurance programme.
- Track audit recommendations across the department's portfolio to ensure timely implementation.
Governance & Administration
- Assist in the preparation of Audit and Risk Committee packs, including status reports on the audit plan and open recommendations.
- Contribute to governance upliftment activities such as reviewing and updating the whistleblower policy, audit charter, and internal audit methodology etc.
- Assist in developing the annual risk based audit plan under the direction of the Seniors.
- Maintain and improve the department's project management and tracking systems.
Experience requirement
- 5–7 years of internal audit experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead capacity.
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
- Advanced report writing and communication
- Strong audit methodology and risk assessment skills within retail business operations, process audits, costing systems.
Qualification and Licenses requirement
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field
- CIA, CA, ACCA, CFE, MBA or equivalent professional qualification
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