Internal Audit Lead - Financial Risk
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About the Role
Tabby is hiring an Internal Audit Lead to oversee finance, treasury, and financial risk audits. The role requires 7+ years of experience, a relevant degree, professional certifications, and advanced data analytics skills using SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end to end audits across finance, treasury and financial risk processes including financial reporting, accounting, liquidity management, funding, investments, payments and tax
- Independently plan audit engagements through risk assessment, scoping, execution and reporting
- Evaluate compliance with IFRS, CBUAE regulatory requirements and internal policies
- Review treasury frameworks including cash management, FX exposure and hedging strategies
- Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies, emerging risks, and control weaknesses
- Leverage data models, dashboards and automation tools to enhance audit planning, execution and continuous monitoring
- Assess effectiveness of financial risk management practices including credit, market and liquidity risk oversight
- Prepare concise, high quality audit reports and communicate findings effectively to senior management
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, influencing change and driving timely remediation of audit findings
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant experience in internal audit, external audit or financial control within banking, fintech or financial services environments
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline
- Relevant professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, CA, CIA, or CISA (or actively pursuing) are strongly preferred
- Strong technical expertise in finance, accounting and treasury, with solid understanding of IFRS and CBUAE regulatory frameworks
- Demonstrated experience leading audits across financial reporting, treasury operations, liquidity, funding and financial risk management
- Sound knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO) and risk based auditing methodologies
- Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau)
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to assess complex processes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluency in English required
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Description
- The Lead Auditor Finance, Treasury & Financial Risk will be responsible for leading and delivering end to end audits across key financial domains, including finance, treasury operations and financial risk management (credit, capital and liquidity).
- Internal Audit Leads are expected to take full ownership of assigned audit engagements, from risk assessment and scoping through to issue validation and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with CBUAE expectations and requirements, IFRS standards and internal policies.
- This role requires a strong experience and understanding of finance and accounting principles, treasury activities and financial risk disciplines, combined with the ability to lead audit assignments, challenge the business constructively and provide actionable insights.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end to end audits across finance, treasury and financial risk processes, including financial reporting, accounting, liquidity management, funding, investments, payments and tax.
- Independently plan audit engagements through risk assessment, scoping, execution and reporting, ensuring a high quality, risk based approach.
- Evaluate compliance with IFRS, CBUAE regulatory requirements and internal policies, identifying gaps and areas for improvement.
- Review treasury frameworks, including cash management, FX exposure and hedging strategies, ensuring robust governance and control practices.
- Monitor developments in financial reporting standards, regulatory expectations and fintech trends, incorporating relevant insights into audit coverage.
- Review external audit observations, assess their impact on internal control environments and track remediation actions to closure.
- Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies, emerging risks, and control weaknesses across finance and treasury processes.
- Leverage data models, dashboards and automation tools to enhance audit planning, execution and continuous monitoring.
- Drive a data driven audit approach, improving audit efficiency, coverage and insight generation.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of the risk based audit plan, incorporating thematic reviews and continuous auditing techniques.
- Ensure audit activities are aligned with CBUAE regulations, IFRS standards and internal governance frameworks.
- Assess the effectiveness of financial risk management practices, including credit, market and liquidity risk oversight.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 7+ years of relevant experience in internal audit, external audit or financial control within banking, fintech or financial services environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
- Relevant professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, CA, CIA, or CISA (or actively pursuing) are strongly preferred.
- Strong technical expertise in finance, accounting and treasury, with a solid understanding of IFRS and CBUAE regulatory frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience leading audits across financial reporting, treasury operations, liquidity, funding and financial risk management.
- Sound knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO) and risk based auditing methodologies.
- Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau), with the ability to translate data into actionable audit insights.
- Strong analytical thinking, with the ability to assess complex processes, identify risks and challenge controls effectively.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to senior management and influencing outcomes.
- Proven ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- High level of professional skepticism, integrity and attention to detail.
- Fluency in English required.
Benefits
- Flexible working model with trust and autonomy from day one.
- A high growth environment with ownership and responsibility that will accelerate your career.
- Participation in the company’s employee stock options program.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Flexi Perks: a monetary benefit to spend on what matters most to you — health, well being, education, or professional development.
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