Senior Internal Auditor - Lead Risk-Based Audits & Controls

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

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