Senior Manager - Internal Audit

Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group seeks a Senior Manager Internal Audit to lead the day-to-day delivery of the Internal Audit plan across the group. You will plan and run engagements, review team work, and provide independent assurance on risk, controls and governance in business units.

The role also helps build the methodology, templates and quality standards from the start, coordinating with Group Head Internal Audit and senior management in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or related field.
• CIA/CPA/ACCA/CA/CISA (CIA preferred).
• 10–12 years in internal or external audit or risk, with at least 4 years in a supervisory role.

Responsibilities

• Plan, scope and lead engagements in the annual Internal Audit across the group.
• Prepare engagement plans, risk/control matrices and audit programmes, and manage time and budget.
• Perform and supervise fieldwork, testing controls in key areas.
• Draft audit reports with root causes, risk ratings and recommendations; track actions.
• Help develop audit methodology, templates and QA programme; support risk assessment.

Skills

Audit standards

COSO & fraud risk

Analytical writing & presentation

Excel/PowerBI & data tools

Project management & leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business

CIA/CPA/ACCA/CA/CISA (CIA preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Oracle ERP

Job description

The Senior Manager will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Internal Audit plan across the group. The Senior Manager plans and runs audit engagements, reviews the work of the team, and gives the Group Head Internal Audit and, through the Group Head, the Chairman, independent assurance on risk, control and governance in the group's business units. the role also helps build the methodology, templates and quality standards from the start.

Key Responsibilities:

Audit planning and delivery

• Plan, scope and lead the engagements in the annual Internal Audit, covering business unit audits and group-wide reviews.
• Prepare engagement plans, risk and control matrices and audit programmes, and manage time and budget against the plan.
• Perform and supervise fieldwork, including testing of receivables, inventory, cash, capital spending, contracts, fleet and payroll controls.
• Review working papers for quality and sufficiency of evidence before they go to the Group Head.

Reporting and follow-up

• Draft clear audit reports with root causes, risk ratings and practical recommendations, and agree actions with management.
• Track open issues and management actions, run follow-up audits, and report status to the Group Head for the bi-monthly report to the Chairman.
• Escalate significant control failures, fraud indicators and delays promptly to the Group Head.

Methodology and Risk Assessment

• Help develop the audit methodology, templates, working-paper standards and the quality assurance programme, aligned to the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Support the annual group risk assessment and the update of the audit universe and ratings.
• Contribute to the 2028 move to continuous control monitoring, working with Technology on data access and testing.

People and Stakeholders

• Supervise, coach and appraise the Assistant Managers; assign work and develop their skills.
• Build constructive working relationships with General Managers, finance leads and control functions while keeping independence and objectivity.
• Deputize for the Group Head Internal Audit when required.

Key Interfaces

• Group Head Internal Audit
• Group CFO, General Managers and finance teams of the business units
• Group HR, Legal, Technology and Procurement
• External auditors and regulators, where relevant
  

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA, CA or CISA (CIA preferred).
• 10 to 12 years of internal audit, external audit or risk experience, with at least 4 years in a supervisory role.
• Experience in a multi-business group; exposure to automotive, fleet, retail, food and beverage or real estate sectors is an advantage.
• Experience setting up or improving an internal audit function is an advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of internal audit standards, internal control frameworks (COSO) and fraud risk.
• Strong analytical, writing and presentation skills in English.
• Sound judgement, integrity and the confidence to challenge senior managers.
• Good command of Excel, PowerBI and data analysis tools; working knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle.
• Project management and people leadership skills; able to work independently in a small, new team.

10 to 12 years of internal audit, external audit or risk experience, with at least 4 years in a supervisory role.

No. of Vacancy

1

Nationality Preferred

Any

Department

Audit

Multi-Industry Group

Work Type

Full Time

Company

MHAO

Posted Date

16 Oct 2026

Closing Date