Internal Audit Manager

General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority - GCGRA; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Internal Auditor Manager to lead audit engagements, design risk-based plans, and enhance governance, risk, and control processes within the UAE gaming regulatory landscape.

You will perform risk assessment, planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up validations, guiding QA, analytics, and advisory tasks for continuous assurance.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in internal auditing.
• Familiarity with the IPPF framework.
• Preferably experience in gaming industry or regulatory agency.
• Solid understanding of internal controls and AML/CFT risk.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• CIA or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Risk assessment and annual audit planning: gather context, update audit universe, assist risk workshops, update risk & controls registers.
• Audit engagements: prepare information requests, document process understanding, design testing plan, draft risk & controls matrices.
• Fieldwork: gather evidence, test controls, identify weaknesses, validate results with auditees.
• Reporting and close-out: draft audit report, attend closing meetings, file QA-reviewed documentation.
• Audit report follow-up: track actions, obtain evidence, validate implementation.
• Continuous assurance: review tech landscape, refine control testing scenarios, validate analytics results.
• Audit governance and QA: regular status reporting, QAIP improvements, IA project support.

Skills

Internal auditing

IPPF knowledge

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

CIA certification

AML/CFT

Regulatory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

The role of the Internal Auditor manager is to execute audit engagements, conduct follow-reviews and continuous assurance processes in accordance with the audit plan, primarily focusing on testing procedures to evaluate adequacy of governance, risk management, and control processes. The IA manager will also contribute to the annual audit planning cycle’s tasks as well as advisory assignments. The overall role will contribute to internal controls assurance and improvement to GCGRA’s operations.

Responsibilities

Risk Assessment and Annual Audit Planning

• Support with gathering and analysis of organizational context
• Prepare and up-to-date audit universe
• Assist in risk-assessment workshops with management
• Develop and update draft risks and controls registers and their evaluations
• Contribute to drafting risk assessment report and audit plan

Audit Engagements

Planning

• Prepare preliminary and advanced information requests.
• Conduct with process owners and document process understanding
• Perform initial data analysis to inform sampling strategy
• Prepare updated risk and controls matrix and corresponding audit program
• Drafting of risk and controls matrices (engagement level) and testing plan

Fieldwork

• Gather evidence and make advanced information requests
• Conduct thorough testing and analysis of processes, systems, and controls to identify weaknesses, irregularities, and non-compliance
• Validate preliminary results with process owners / auditees
• Submit results to the Head of IA and address QA review points over fieldwork

Reporting and close-out

• Contribute to drafting of audit report
• Attend and document closing meetings
• Compile audit folder documentation for final QA review
• Continuously update the audit management system with audit records

Audit Report follow-up validation testing

• Engage with auditees to track / notify auditee of actions
• Obtain evidence and validate implementation of actions.
• Consolidate draft report of follow-up review.

Continuous Assurance

• Review the technology landscape and data points
• Develop and continuously refine control testing-scenarios control-testing scenarios
• Validate analytics results and formulate draft conclusions/evaluations

Audit Governance, Strategy, And Other Tasks

• Report to the Head of IA regularly on status of engagement tasks
• Contribute to Quality assurance and improvement program (QAIP) ongoing and periodic assessments
• Research IA leading practices, benchmarks and IIA requirements and guidance
• Support with preparation of ARC reporting materials and meetings
• Support with IA function’s projects
• Perform adhoc tasks and advisory engagements as directed by the HIA

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in internal auditing
• Practical experience in application of the Institute of Internal Audit’s (IIA) International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
• Preferably experience within the gaming industry or regulatory agency.
• Solid understanding of internal controls, business processes as well as AML/CFT risk topologies and compliance-controls
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or equivalent
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Proficiency in data analytics

About Us

The General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) is the federal executive agency responsible for regulating and overseeing commercial gaming in the United Arab Emirates. We aim to drive sustainable growth by cultivating world-class commercial gaming operations and implementing efficient regulation, grounded in the principles of integrity, innovation, and responsible practices.

Established by Federal Law by Decree and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the GCGRA is the executive authority that holds exclusive jurisdiction to regulate, license, and supervise all commercial gaming activities and facilities in the UAE.