Senior Internal Auditor

Juma Al Majid Holding Group L.L.C.; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Dubai seeks a Senior Auditor to enhance audit efficiency and effectiveness by planning and executing comprehensive audits. This role requires a strong background in accounting or business administration, alongside internationally recognized qualifications, and at least 6 years of experience in internal auditing. The position emphasizes critical thinking, strong communication skills, and expertise in audit practices, aiming to safeguard company assets and improve controls. Join a dynamic team committed to high standards in internal auditing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years’ post-qualification experience in internal auditing.
• Proficient in applying internal control concepts and risk management best practices.
• Experienced in using data analytics in audit work.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, supervise and oversee audit activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and prepare risk-based audit plans.
• Manage audit teams and communicate effectively with unit management.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Detail Oriented

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Results Oriented

Confidentiality

IT Skills

Languages

Education

Graduate or Post Graduate in Accounting or Business Administration

Internationally recognized accounting / auditing qualifications like CA, CIA, CFE, CPA, ACCA, CISA, CMA

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Power BI

Job description

The role of the Senior Auditor is to plan, execute, supervise and oversee the various audit activities being carried out by the department. The Senior Auditor Internal Audit performs detailed reviews of the working papers and drafts the internal audit report. The Senior Auditor Internal Audit ensures that duties are being carried out efficiently and professionally and in accordance with the Internal Audit Manual and the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

The Senior Internal Audit will :

• Carry out the risk assessment of all functional units of the group for the purpose of preparing a risk based audit plan of the group
• As auditor in charge, prepare audit plan of a unit as per the internal risk based criteria and focus on and key control risks
• Identify weaknesses in the effectiveness of controls and key processes of the unit and provide appropriate recommendations for improvement to minimize risk and safeguard the assets of the group
• Ensure working papers are prepared and adequate, clear and relevant evidence obtained to sufficiently support the audit conclusion. All working papers should have been properly referenced. Gather data for internal audit through a variety of methods including interviews, financial research, downloads, analysis etc.
• Assess where applicable compliance with the International accounting standards (IAS, Regulatory requirements, Company policies & Procedures and Delegation of Authorities etc.
• Develop actions plans and present for discussions and acceptance in exit meetings at the end of the audit for common understanding on issues and agree to appropriate steps to be taken by the unit to ensure that these do not re-occur
• As auditor in charge, manage audit team to execute audits with focus on the processes under review and effectively communicate with the unit management to improve deficiencies and identify opportunities for improvements
• Support Internal Audit management in implementing internal audit quality assurance by performing supervised internal reviews (process workflows, audit files / work-paper etc.) on periodic basis to maintain conformance to IIA professional practices framework (IPPF)
• Ensure compliance with Internal Audit standard and policies (work ethics, time sheets etc.) Company’s policies and procedures
• Perform ad hoc duties as and when requested by the Audit Manager.

Requirements

Qualification :

• Graduate or Post Graduate in Accounting or Business Administration from a recognized institution.
• Internationally recognized accounting / auditing qualifications like CA, CIA, CFE, CPA, ACCA, CISA, CMA etc.

Experience :

• Minimum of 6 years’ post-qualification experience of internal auditing which include :
• Fully aware of all the IPPF standards; and extremely proficient / knowledgeable in applying internal control concepts, including COSO on a variety of audit projects;
• Well versed in Risk Management best practices;
• Can identify technical accounting issues in Financial Reporting under IFRS;
• Successfully juggle multiple projects at the same time; you deliver quality results by deadlines and are comfortable working with all sorts of styles of team members;
• Experienced in using data analytics in your audit work and understand the challenges and benefits these tools can provide (Eg. ACL / ClickView).
• Working knowledge and proficiency in developing Power BIs;

Skills :

• Strong communication skills - Communicates clearly, writes exceptionally well and speaks eloquently.
• P roblem solving - Enjoys problem solving. Assessing to the root cause. Takes on difficult challenges and creative and innovative solutions.
• Detail oriented - Pays strong attention to the details.
• Exceptional critical thinking skills – Identifies gaps in logic and underlying causes of issues; Thinks on his feet. Learns new things quickly.
• Strong collaborator - Works independently, with limited direction and guidance, enjoys collaborating across dynamic and multicultural teams and is personable, helpful and incredibly organized
• Results oriented - Proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; Always demonstrate a “can do” positive attitude
• Confidentiality - Considers and protects the confidentiality of company data at all times;
• IT skills - Highly proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
• Languages - Fluent in English – additional languages are a bonus, in particular Arabic.