Senior Internal Audit - Manager Level (Emirati)
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About the Role
A Dubai government authority seeks a Senior Internal Audit Manager to lead audit engagements, conduct risk assessments, and ensure compliance with administrative, operational, and financial procedures.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct risk assessment interviews with managers and participate in preparation of strategic and annual internal audit plan
- Exercise professional care in carrying out audit engagements related to financial, operational, legal, and technical aspects
- Direct internal auditors to conduct interviews, review documents, develop surveys, and prepare working papers
- Ensure quality of work performed by internal auditors
- Develop risk based audit programs
- Conduct audit tests and identify reportable issues
- Review adequacy of internal control design and provide recommendations
- Ensure timely execution and completion of engagements in accordance with audit plan
- Perform special tasks such as investigations, management consultations, and independent reviews
- Prepare draft reports and quality assurance stage reports
- Conduct preliminary/final audit engagement meetings
- Prepare and archive audit files and review audit documents
Requirements
- 6+ years of relevant work experience
- Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CMA, or CFE
- Data collection and analysis skills
- Knowledge of best practices in auditing, professional standards, and ethics standards issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Management, processing, and implementation of compliance procedures
- Innovative problem solver, able to find actionable solutions and resolve complaints
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Job Purpose
- To audit and verify the extent to which the Authority and its organizational units comply with administrative, operational, and financial procedures, regulations, and policies, after conducting risk assessments and preparing independent and objective reports and recommendations to increase the effec
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct risk assessment interviews with managers of technical departments as well as heads of non technical departments, and participate in the preparation of the strategic and annual internal audit plan in light of the results/practice of the risk assessment.
- Exercising professional care in carrying out audit engagements related to the financial, operational, legal, and technical aspects of the organization.
- Directing internal auditors to conduct interviews, review documents, develop and administer surveys, and prepare urgent memos, working papers, and document issues and recommendations related to audit work.
- Ensuring the quality of work performed by internal auditors.
- Developing risk based audit programs.
- Conducting audit tests in defined areas and identifying reportable issues.
- Reviewing the adequacy of the internal control design and providing recommendations for its improvement.
- Ensuring timely execution and completion of engagements in accordance with the audit plan.
- Performing special tasks, e.g., investigations, management consultations, and independent reviews in areas related to anti fraud, risk management, and any other relevant area.
- Executing tasks assigned by the Director of the Internal Audit Office based on requests from the Chairman of the Board.
- Preparing draft reports, quality assurance stage reports.
- Conducting preliminary/final audit engagement meetings.
Operational Responsibilities
- Provide support in analyzing data periodically and as requested, and present it to leadership to support decision making.
- Report any operational risks or obstacles to achieving its goals and objectives.
Financial Management
- Ensure alignment with relevant financial policies and procedures in place for the function.
Stakeholder Management
- Key Internal Stakeholders: All Organizational Units within the Authority.
- Key External Stakeholders: Relevant Semi Government and Private Entities; Relevant Local and Federal Entities.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of relevant work experience.
- Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CMA, or CFE.
- Data collection and analysis.
- Knowledge of best practices in auditing, professional standards, and ethics standards issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and any related future changes.
- Management, processing, and implementation of compliance procedures.
- Innovative problem solver, able to find actionable solutions and resolve complaints.
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