Senior Lead Internal Auditor
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About the Role
UCC Holding is seeking a Senior Lead Internal Auditor to execute risk-based internal audits across capital projects and construction operations. The role requires strong internal audit background and familiarity with large-scale contract-driven project environments.
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Responsibilities
- Plan and execute risk based internal audit engagements across capital projects and construction portfolio, including JV structured projects
- Test and evaluate project controls across cost management, scheduling, variation orders, claims, subcontractor management, and contract compliance
- Develop and execute Risk Control Matrices (RCMs), distinguishing design effectiveness from operating effectiveness across project control processes
- Perform fieldwork, gather evidence, and document workpapers to support clear, defensible audit conclusions
- Draft audit findings and contribute to audit reports, ensuring findings are accurate, risk rated, well evidenced, and actionable
- Engage with project directors, commercial managers, and finance teams to discuss observations and agree corrective action plans
- Track open findings through to remediation closure
- Support the Internal Audit Manager in planning and scoping capital project engagements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Professional certification preferred or in progress (CIA, CPA, CFE, or equivalent)
- Minimum 6 8 years of internal audit experience with demonstrated exposure to construction, EPC, or infrastructure project environments
- Strong understanding of EPC contract structures, JV governance, claims, variation orders, and project cost control
- Solid fieldwork, workpaper documentation, and report writing skills
- Ability to engage confidently with project and commercial stakeholders
- Experience with risk based audit methodologies aligned to the IIA IPPF
- Based in or willing to relocate to Doha, Qatar
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About the Role
- You will execute risk based internal audits across capital projects and construction operations, bringing a strong internal audit background and deep familiarity with the risks inherent in large scale, contract driven project environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute risk based internal audit engagements across PIH's capital projects and construction portfolio, including JV structured projects, in line with the IIA's International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF).
- Test and evaluate project controls across cost management, scheduling, variation orders, claims, subcontractor management, and contract compliance.
- Develop and execute Risk Control Matrices (RCMs), distinguishing design effectiveness (DE) from operating effectiveness (OE) across project control processes.
- Perform fieldwork, gather evidence, and document workpapers to a standard that supports clear, defensible audit conclusions.
- Draft audit findings and contribute to audit reports, ensuring findings are accurate, risk rated, well evidenced, and actionable.
- Engage with project directors, commercial managers, and finance teams to discuss observations and agree corrective action plans.
- Track open findings through to remediation closure.
- Support the Internal Audit Manager in planning and scoping capital project engagements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; professional certification preferred or in progress (CIA, CPA, CFE, or equivalent).
- Minimum 6 8 years of internal audit experience with demonstrated exposure to construction, EPC, or infrastructure project environments.
- Strong understanding of EPC contract structures, JV governance, claims, variation orders, and project cost control.
- Solid fieldwork, workpaper documentation, and report writing skills.
- Ability to engage confidently with project and commercial stakeholders.
- Experience with risk based audit methodologies aligned to the IIA IPPF.
- Based in or willing to relocate to Doha, Qatar.
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