Senior Internal Auditor

MAG Group Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

You will contribute to the annual audit plan, assess control effectiveness, and ensure robust procurement, project, and contract reviews in a dynamic group environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in internal audit (financial, operational audit, compliance).
• Leading audit engagements or major workstreams is required.
• Experience within real estate, property development, construction, projects, procurement, or diversified Group companies is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute risk-based financial, operational, compliance, governance, project, and systems-related audit engagements across MAG Group Holding companies and projects.
• Contribute to Group-wide risk assessments and preparation of the annual Internal Audit Plan.
• Prepare audit scopes, audit programs, process maps, risk and control matrices, sampling approaches, and testing procedures.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of financial, operational, compliance, and system controls.
• Review financial close, general ledger, manual journal entries, reconciliations, procurement-to-pay, treasury, payroll, and budgeting.
• Review project financial and operational controls including contracts, BOQs, payment certificates, variations, retentions, and claims.
• Review ERP and system controls including user access, segregation of duties, manual overrides, and change management.
• Develop audit observations supported by evidence and communicate findings to senior management.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Assessment

Financial Controls

Operational Audit

Compliance & Governance

Internal Controls

Audit Planning

Risk & Control Matrix

Financial Analysis

Data Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Fraud Risk Assessment

ERP Controls

Segregation of Duties

Project & Construction Audit

Procurement Audit

Contract Review

Audit Reporting

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Oracle

Orion

CIA

ACCA / CPA / CA / CISA / CFE / CRMA

Education

CIA certification

ACCA / CPA / CA / CISA / CFE / CRMA

Tools

Oracle

Orion

Job description

Experience:

Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in internal audit (financial, operational audit, compliance). Leading audit engagements or major workstreams is required. Experience within real estate, property development, construction, projects, procurement, or diversified Group companies is highly preferred.

Required skills:

• Internal Audit
• Risk Assessment
• Financial Controls
• Operational Audit
• Compliance & Governance
• Internal Controls
• Audit Planning
• Risk & Control Matrix
• Financial Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Fraud Risk Assessment
• ERP Controls
• Segregation of Duties
• Project & Construction Audit
• Procurement Audit
• Contract Review
• Audit Reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Oracle, Orion, or equivalent ERP systems
• CIA strongly preferred
• ACCA / CPA / CA / CISA / CFE / CRMA advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute risk-based financial, operational, compliance, governance, project, and systems-related audit engagements across MAG Group Holding companies and projects.
• Contribute to Group-wide risk assessments and preparation of the annual Internal Audit Plan.
• Prepare audit scopes, audit programs, process maps, risk and control matrices, sampling approaches, and testing procedures.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of financial, operational, compliance, and system controls.
• Review financial close, general ledger, manual journal entries, reconciliations, procurement-to-pay, treasury, payroll, and budgeting.
• Review project financial and operational controls including contracts, BOQs, payment certificates, variations, retentions, and claims.
• Review ERP and system controls including user access, segregation of duties, manual overrides, and change management.
• Develop audit observations supported by evidence and communicate findings to senior management.