Specialist - Internal Audit
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About the Role
Dubai Health seeks an experienced Internal Audit Specialist to lead high-complexity assurance assignments, develop risk-based audit strategies, and mentor team members. The role requires a Bachelor's in Accounting, CPA/CIA certification, and 8+ years of auditing experience, preferably in healthcare.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage high complexity assurance and advisory assignments
- Conduct enterprise wide risk assessments and develop risk based audit strategies
- Oversee audit fieldwork execution and mentor team members
- Design and refine internal audit policies, procedures, and methodologies
- Analyze audit findings and recommend enhancements to risk mitigation frameworks
- Develop and deliver training programs on compliance and healthcare audit best practices
- Coordinate with external auditors and regulatory bodies
- Evaluate and test controls through data collection and analysis
- Present findings and recommendations to senior management
- Draft audit reports and track management responses
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
- Chartered Accountant / CPA / CIA certification
- 8 years of auditing/risk management experience
- 2 3 years of healthcare sector experience
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Job Description
- Lead and manage high complexity assurance and advisory assignments, delivering expert risk insights to inform and refine the department’s annual assurance planning and strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with the Section Head and Director to conduct enterprise wide risk assessments, develop risk based audit strategies, and prioritize audit coverage.
- Independently oversee audit fieldwork execution, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, quality standards and timely delivery while mentoring team members on advanced techniques.
- Design, implement and continuously refine internal audit policies, procedures and methodologies, incorporating innovative tools like AI driven analytics to support long term audit function strategy and resource optimization.
- Analyze audit findings, trends and key performance indicators to identify systemic risks, recommend enhancements to clinical documentation, risk mitigation frameworks and overall governance structures.
- Develop and deliver targeted training programs for audit staff, cross functional teams and stakeholders on compliance standards, healthcare audit best practices and strategic risk management.
- Coordinate with external auditors, regulatory bodies and senior leadership to address audit findings, influence policy changes and contribute to organizational compliance strategies.
- Evaluate and test controls through data collection, validation and analysis to assess risk exposure and control effectiveness, identifying opportunities for business process improvements.
- Determine and apply optimal audit approaches, techniques and procedures to form objective opinions on control environments and strategic alignment.
- Present comprehensive findings, recommendations and strategic insights to senior management, influencing decision making and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Partner with business, IT and clinical stakeholders to co develop practical, sustainable actions that mitigate identified risks and align with Dubai Health’s strategic goals.
- Draft detailed audit reports, track management responses and verify implementation of agreed actions to ensure accountability and strategic outcomes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree Accounting or a related field
- Certification Chartered Accountant / CPA / CIA (Exception for UAE national)
- 8 years (Exception for UAE National) Auditing / risk management or equivalent exposure in jobs involving process reviews and reviews of management information in Finance / other departments
- 2 3 years (Exception for UAE National) Healthcare sector
Additional Information
- Required Nationality: All Nationalities (Priority for UAE National)
- Monthly Salary: Unspecified
- Schedule Time: Full time
- Job Posting: 12/06/2026
- Unposting Date: 12/07/2026
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