Deputy Manager - Internal Audit
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About the Role
Gargash Insurance Services LLC seeks a Deputy Manager for Internal Audit to deliver risk-based assurance over governance, risk management, and internal controls. The role involves planning and executing audits end-to-end, performing data-driven testing, and partnering with stakeholders to strengthen control maturity.
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Responsibilities
- Contribute to the annual, risk based internal audit plan using a controls and risk lens
- Perform risk assessment and scoping for audits across processes
- Execute audits end to end: walkthroughs, design and operating effectiveness testing, data analytics, and sampling
- Evaluate adequacy and effectiveness of process controls
- Apply CAATs/data analytics to perform population testing and anomaly detection
- Draft high quality audit reports with clear risk articulation, root cause analysis, practical remediation actions, and graded findings
- Present findings to management and follow up on action closure; maintain an issues log and track overdue actions
- Ensure workpapers and documentation comply with IIA Standards, Internal Audit Methodology, and QA expectations
- Provide control advisory on new initiatives, process redesign, and system implementations while preserving independence
- Contribute to Internal Audit’s continuous improvement: templates, analytics libraries, knowledge base
Requirements
- CA, CIA, CMA, ACCA, MBA – Finance, or equivalent finance/accounting qualification
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in Internal Audit, Risk, or Assurance
- At least 2 years within financial services, ideally insurance/insurance brokerage
- Hands on experience executing risk based audits, testing controls, drafting reports, and performing issue follow up
- Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks and risk based auditing in line with IIA Standards
- Proficiency with Excel (advanced), data analytics tools (IDEA/Power BI/ACL) and sampling techniques
- Working knowledge of insurance brokerage processes and systems
- Familiarity with AML/CFT, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence controls for brokers
- Capable of reviewing ITGCs: access, change, backups, incident/problem management, and third party risk
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills
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Role Overview
- The Deputy Manager – Internal Audit supports the Internal Audit function in delivering independent, risk‑based assurance over governance, risk management, and internal controls across the insurance brokerage.
- The role plans and executes audits end‑to‑end, performs data driven testing, and partners with stakeholders to strengthen control maturity while maintaining auditor independence and objectivity in line with the IIA Standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Audit Planning & Risk Assessment: Contribute to the annual, risk‑based internal audit plan; perform risk assessment and scoping; define audit objectives, scope, resources, timelines, and testing strategies.
- Fieldwork & Testing: Execute audits end‑to‑end: walkthroughs, design and operating effectiveness testing, data analytics, and sampling; evaluate adequacy and effectiveness of process controls; apply CAATs/data analytics for population testing and anomaly detection.
- Reporting & Stakeholder Management: Draft high‑quality audit reports with clear risk articulation, root‑cause analysis, practical remediation actions, and graded findings; present findings to management and follow up on action closure; maintain an issues log and track overdue actions.
- Quality, Standards & Governance: Ensure workpapers and documentation comply with IIA Standards, Internal Audit Methodology, and QA expectations; support external quality assessment preparation and internal QA reviews; safeguard independence and escalate impairment risks promptly.
- Advisory & Continuous Improvement: Provide control advisory on new initiatives, process redesign, and system implementations while preserving independence; recommend pragmatic, risk‑proportionate enhancements; contribute to Internal Audit’s continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications & Certifications
- CA, CIA, CMA, ACCA, MBA – Finance, or equivalent finance/accounting qualification.
- Additional audit/controls certifications are a plus (e.g., CISA, CRMA, ISO 31000, CAMS for AML/CFT).
Experience
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in Internal Audit, Risk, or Assurance.
- At least 2 years within financial services, ideally insurance/insurance brokerage services.
- Hands on experience executing risk‑based audits, testing controls, drafting reports, and performing issue follow‑up.
- Exposure to regulatory compliance, operational and IT general controls preferred.
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks and risk based auditing in line with IIA Standards.
- Proficiency with Excel (advanced), data analytics tools (IDEA/Power BI/ACL) and sampling techniques.
- Working knowledge of insurance brokerage processes and systems (e.g., broking/placement tools, policy/admin systems, reconciliation tools).
- Familiarity with AML/CFT, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence controls for brokers.
- Capable of reviewing ITGCs: access, change, backups, incident/problem management, and third‑party risk.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
Tools & Platforms
- Productivity: MS Office/365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams).
- Analytics: Power BI/ACL/IDEA (or similar).
- Audit Management: AuditBoard, TeamMate+, Pentana, or equivalent (as applicable).
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