Assistant Manager - Internal Audit

Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group is seeking an Assistant Manager for internal audit to conduct fieldwork across diverse business units and group‑wide processes under supervision. You will help build working papers, data tests and tracking tools for a new Internal Audit function, with IT audit skills as an advantage.

You should have 6–8 years in internal or external audit, risk or finance; IT or data audit experience is preferred for the IT/data post. The role is based in Dubai with full-time hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business or a related field.
• Professional qualification or progress towards one: CIA, ACCA, CPA, CA or CISA (CISA or CISSP preferred for the IT or data audit post).
• 3 to 6 years of internal audit, external audit, risk or finance experience.
• IT or data audit post: at least 3 years of IT audit, data analytics or IT risk experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out fieldwork across the group’s Business Units and group‑wide processes.
• Walk through processes, document controls and prepare process maps and risk/control matrices.
• Test data and records; select samples and test them; identify exceptions and root causes.
• Draft findings and sections of audit reports and discuss them with process owners.
• Follow up management actions and update the issue tracker.
• Support IT/data audit by reviewing system access, controls and audit trails.

Skills

Audit methodology

Internal controls

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Python

ERP (Oracle)

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting/Finance/IS/Business)

Professional qualification in progress (CIA/ACCA/CPA/CA/CISA)

Tools

Power PI

Oracle ERP

Job description

The Assistant Manager will carry out audit fieldwork across the group’s Business Units and group-wide processes under the direction of the Senior Manager and help build the working papers, data tests and tracking tools of a new Internal Audit function. IT audit skills are an advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

Fieldwork

• Perform audit tests on assigned areas such as receivables, inventory, cash, payroll, procurement, contracts, fleet and approval limits, following the audit programme.
• Walk through processes, document controls and prepare process maps and risk and control matrices.
• Request, check and analyse data and records; select samples and test them; identify exceptions and root causes.
• Prepare clear, complete and well-referenced working papers.

Reporting and Follow-up

• Draft findings and sections of audit reports and discuss them with process owners.
• Follow up management actions, verify that they are done and update the issue tracker.
• Tell the Senior Manager promptly about significant issues, fraud indicators or scope changes.

Data and Technology

• Use Excel , Power PI and data analysis tools to test full populations, not only samples, where the data allows.
• IT or data audit post: review system access, user rights, audit trails and key application and general IT controls, and support the finance systems access review once it is added to the plan.
• Support the design of automated tests for continuous control monitoring, such as duplicate invoices, payments above approval limits and intercompany differences.

Team and Development

• Help prepare templates, checklists and the risk assessment for the group.
• Complete the training and professional certification agreed in the development plan.
• Follow the Internal Audit charter, the IIA standards and the confidentiality and independence rules.

Key interfaces

• Senior Manager, Internal Audit and Group Head Internal Audit
• Finance, HR, procurement and operations teams in the business units
• Technology team, for data access and systems testing

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business or a related field.
• Professional qualification or progress towards one: CIA, ACCA, CPA, CA or CISA (CISA or CISSP preferred for the IT or data audit post).
• 3 to 6 years of internal audit, external audit, risk or finance experience.
• IT or data audit post: at least 3 years of IT audit, data analytics or IT risk experience.

Skills and Competencies

• Good knowledge of audit methodology and internal controls.
• Strong Excel skills; data analytics experience (Power BI, SQL, Python or similar) is an advantage, and required for the IT or data audit post.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle is an advantage.
• Clear written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Attention to detail, curiosity, integrity and the ability to work with limited supervision in a small team.

6-8 years of internal audit, external audit, risk or finance experience. IT or data audit post: at least 3 years of IT audit, data analytics or IT risk experience.

No. of Vacancy

2

Nationality Preferred

Any

Department

Audit

Multi-Industry Group

Work Type

Full Time

Company

MHAO

Posted Date

16 Oct 2026