Internal Audit Planning & QA Expert
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About the Role
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seeks an Internal Audit Planning & QA Expert to develop audit strategy, KPIs, and quality assurance guidelines. The role requires 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and advanced internal audit techniques.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and/or update internal audit strategy, objectives, quality assurance guidelines, charters, policies, and procedures
- Define internal audit key performance indicators (KPIs) with targets
- Conduct interviews with relevant functions to understand existing processes and gather insights
- Support Risks and Analytics function in the development of risk register and mitigation plan
- Consolidate internal audit programs into an annual internal audit plan
- Identify and assess needed resources to carry out internal audit activities
- Ensure compliance with governing laws and regulations in providing internal auditing services
- Coordinate existing internal audit projects/initiatives ensuring timely status reporting
- Conduct performance quality assurance checks to evaluate efficiency and compliance
- Provide training and awareness to internal audit team to build technical capabilities
- Consolidate all internal audit reports including audit findings, non conformities and opportunities for improvement
- Follow up with internal functions for the development and implementation of corrective action plans
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or equivalent
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Master’s degree is a plus
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Purpose of Job
- Jobholders at this level are responsible for leading work activities and working autonomously with minor direction towards predetermined long term objectives.
- Their main operational role includes developing internal audit strategy, KPIs, QA guidelines, policies, and annual IA plan, ensuring compliance of IA activities with governing regulations, supporting in the development of risk mitigation plans, and consolidating all IA reports.
Internal Audit Planning
- Develop and/or update internal audit strategy, objectives, quality assurance guidelines, charters, policies, and procedures in line with ZATCA needs, best practices and international standards
- Define internal audit key performance indicators (KPIs) with targets to periodically measure internal audit activities performance and quality of services provided
- Conduct interviews with relevant functions to understand existing processes/activities and gather insights and potential risks that can interrupt process flows
- Support Risks and Analytics function in the development of risk register and mitigation plan to minimize and mitigate identified risks
- Consolidate internal audit programs into an annual internal audit plan specifying functions subject to audit, audit frequency and scheduling of audits
- Identify and assess needed resources to carry out internal audit activities
- Ensure compliance with governing laws and regulations in providing internal auditing services
- Coordinate existing internal audit projects/initiatives ensuring timely status reporting and successful completion according to set plans
Quality Assurance
- Conduct performance quality assurance checks (reviewing of documents, gap assessments, sampling, seeking feedback of auditees) to evaluate and assess efficiency and compliance of internal audit activities, systems and programs and recommend improvements
- Provide training and awareness to internal audit team to build technical capabilities and raise integrity
Internal Audit Reporting and Follow up
- Provide needed support during the execution of on site audits conducted by external or internal auditors
- Consolidate all internal audit reports including audit findings, non conformities and opportunities for improvement to be submitted to top management and related Committee
- Follow up with internal functions for the development and implementation of corrective action plans, and investigate delays by providing needed support
- Provide consultations for internal customers as per set plans and procedures
- Document and archive all internal audit reports and records for future references
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or equivalent
- Master’s degree is a plus
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
Competencies
- Policy Making Proficient
- Internal Audit Techniques Advanced
- Collaboration and Communication Developing
- Legislations and Regulations Advanced
- Professionalism Proficient
- Investigation Proficient
- Results Oriented Proficient
- Customer Focus Proficient
- Quality Management Advanced
- Enablement of Change and Innovation Developing
- Internal Audit Planning Advanced
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