Group Internal Auditor

Role Overview

Audit and Control Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the group's internal audit and control framework.
• Establish audit methodologies, policies, and reporting standards.
• Build enterprise-wide risk assessment processes and risk registers.
• Develop and execute annual risk-based audit plans.
• Conduct operational, financial, compliance, and process audits.
• Evaluate internal controls, governance, business continuity, and risk mitigation practices.
• Perform audits across retail stores, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and support functions.
• Carry out surprise audits, cash counts, inventory counts, and site inspections.
• Analyse ERP, POS, payroll, and financial data to identify risks and control weaknesses.
• Lead investigations into losses, policy breaches, fraud concerns, and operational irregularities.
• Drive loss prevention and review supplier, purchasing, inventory, and vendor controls.
• Prepare audit reports, track remediation, and provide assurance to senior leadership.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Audit, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CA, CIA, or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of internal audit, risk, controls, or compliance experience.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and internal controls.
• Experience delivering risk-based audit programmes.
• Experience auditing multi-site or multi-entity organisations.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of UAE business and regulatory environments.
• Fluent English is required; Arabic is advantageous.
• Ability to travel within the GCC when required.

Opportunity Highlights

• Dubai-based leadership opportunity with regional exposure.
• Opportunity to build and shape the internal audit function.
• Direct access to senior leadership and key decision makers.
• Broad scope across retail, manufacturing, and corporate operations.
• Opportunity to influence governance and business performance.

Travel and Site Work

• The role includes periodic travel across the UAE and Kuwait to conduct audits and site visits.