Senior Internal Auditor - Risk Audit

Talabat; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,880 - 334,800; Full time

Job summary

Talabat in Dubai is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to conduct risk-based internal audits across its operations. The role demands a detail-oriented auditor with strong testing skills and professional skepticism, responsible for identifying control gaps across technology, e-commerce, and logistics.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5-7 years of internal audit experience, with a focus on enhancing governance and risk processes.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of internal audit experience, preferably in a multi-market or fast-moving business environment.
• CIA certification is required or currently in progress.
• Strong command of internal audit methodology and engagement lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Execute risk-based internal audit engagements across Talabat markets.
• Perform audit fieldwork and control testing to produce evidence-backed conclusions.
• Draft clear, concise, and fact-based audit observations supported by evidence.

Skills

Internal audit

Risk-based auditing

Audit planning

Control testing

Evidence traceability

Root cause analysis

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk, Audit or a related field

Job description

Senior Internal Auditor - Risk Audit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Internet hiring opportunity for an experienced audit professional who can execute risk‑based internal audit engagements across Talabat markets from planning and fieldwork through reporting and finding closure. This role is suited for a detail‑focused auditor with strong working‑paper discipline, evidence‑based testing skills, professional skepticism, and the ability to identify control gaps across technology, e‑commerce, logistics, retail, payments, vendor processes, and multi‑market operations.

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Industry: Internet | Function: Accounting/Auditing | Experience: 5‑7 years of internal audit experience | Salary: 18,000‑30,000 (estimated)

Key Responsibilities

• Execute risk‑based internal audit engagements across Talabat markets from initial planning through fieldwork, reporting, and follow‑up.
• Build engagement foundations, including planning documents, process understanding notes, audit scopes, risk‑and‑control matrices, and audit programs.
• Understand the area under review by assessing business processes, key risks, control activities, system touchpoints, and stakeholder responsibilities.
• Perform audit fieldwork and control testing to produce evidence‑backed conclusions that are accurate, review‑ready, and aligned with audit methodology.
• Apply professional skepticism when reviewing processes, transactions, controls, reconciliations, approvals, and exception patterns.
• Identify control weaknesses, process gaps, documentation issues, and risk exposures across operational and support functions.
• Assess vendor, payment, identity, access, and fraud‑related risks where relevant to the audit scope.
• Quantify control gaps and process issues where possible to help stakeholders understand business impact and urgency.
• Prepare clear working papers with complete evidence traceability, testing rationale, results, exceptions, and review‑ready documentation.
• Draft concise, fact‑based audit observations supported by evidence, impact assessment, root cause analysis, and practical recommendations.
• Agree corrective actions with process owners at engagement level and ensure action plans are realistic, measurable, and time‑bound.
• Validate closure of audit findings by reviewing evidence, testing remediation actions, and confirming whether risks have been addressed.
• Contribute to continuous‑audit routines, data analytics reviews, recurring control checks, and audit efficiency improvements.
• Coordinate professionally with process owners, finance teams, operations teams, technology teams, market stakeholders, and audit leadership.
• Escalate significant issues, repeated control failures, or unresolved remediation concerns through the appropriate audit channels.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk, Audit, or a related field.
• 5‑7 years of internal audit experience, preferably in a multi‑market or fast‑moving business environment.
• CIA certification is required or currently in progress.
• Strong command of internal audit methodology, risk‑based auditing, control testing, and engagement lifecycle management.
• Excellent working‑paper discipline with clear documentation, evidence traceability, issue linkage, and review readiness.
• Ability to draft clear, concise, and fact‑based audit observations that are easy for business teams to understand.
• Prior experience in technology, e‑commerce, logistics, retail, financial services, or regulated multi‑market environments is preferred.
• Strong understanding of process risks, control design, operating effectiveness, remediation tracking, and audit reporting.
• Able to apply a fraud‑aware mindset when assessing vendor risks, payment processes, identity concerns, and operational exceptions.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify patterns, validate exceptions, and support audit conclusions.
• Strong communication skills for engaging with process owners, explaining findings, and agreeing corrective actions.
• Comfortable managing audit timelines, fieldwork priorities, documentation quality, and stakeholder requests.
• Fluent English is required.

Skills Set

• Internal audit
• Risk‑based auditing
• Audit planning
• Audit fieldwork
• Control testing
• Risk‑and‑control matrices
• Audit programs
• Working papers
• Evidence traceability
• Process review
• Control design assessment
• Operating effectiveness testing
• Audit observations
• Corrective action tracking
• Finding closure validation
• Continuous audit
• Data analytics
• Fraud risk awareness
• Vendor risk review
• Payment risk review
• Identity risk review
• Root cause analysis
• Process gap analysis
• Internal controls
• Governance assurance
• Stakeholder communication
• CIA in progress
• English communication

Why Join Us

This role offers a strong opportunity to contribute to audit quality and control improvement within Dubai's fast‑growing technology and delivery sector. Talabat provides exposure to regional markets, digital commerce operations, logistics processes, payments, vendor ecosystems, and multi‑functional assurance work. The position is ideal for an internal auditor who wants to build deeper risk insight, improve governance practices, support data‑led audit routines, and help strengthen control reliability across a large regional platform.

About the Company

Talabat is a leading regional technology and delivery platform connecting customers with restaurants, groceries, and everyday services across the MENA region. As part of Delivery Hero Group, Talabat combines local market knowledge, digital commerce expertise, logistics capability, and operational scale to deliver fast and convenient customer experiences. In Dubai, Talabat continues to grow through food delivery, q‑commerce, marketplace operations, rider networks, partner relationships, and stronger governance across regional business activities.