Specialist Internal Audit

General Civil Aviation Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

General Civil Aviation Authority in Dubai is seeking an experienced Internal Audit professional to drive audit planning, risk assessment, and execution across aviation-related and non-technical domains.

The role involves developing risk-based audit programs, interviewing stakeholders, reviewing controls, and delivering findings to senior management with a focus on continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• IC experience in internal controls and audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan audits and conduct risk assessment interviews with technical and non-technical heads of department.
• Prepare Annual Internal Audit Plan following risk assessment results.
• Develop risk-based audit programs and perform audit work with professional care.
• Interview staff, review documents, develop surveys, and prepare working papers and audit memos.
• Ensure timely execution of engagements as per the audit plan.
• Review systems and controls to mitigate risks that affect objectives; perform audit testing.
• Undertake special assignments (investigations, management consulting, independent reviews) in fraud, risk, and related areas.
• Prepare audit files for closed processes and archive them; review documents in the audit management tool.
• Coordinate with management to discuss external audit scope and observations to maximize assurance.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of processes and practices per international best practice.
• Prepare audit reports and follow up for review; report conflicts and results to Audit Committee or senior management.
• Keep adequate process-wise audit records for management.

Job description

Description

Audit Planning
Conduct risk assessment interviews with technical (aviation related) as well non - technical heads of department.
Prepare Annual Internal Audit Plan following risk assessment results/ exercise.
Internal Controls & Audit Executions
Develop risk-based audit programs exercise due professional care in carrying out audit assignments.
Conduct interviews review documents develop and administer surveys compose summary memos and prepare working papers documentation of audit issues and recommendations.
Ensure timely execution and completion of engagements as per the audit plan.
Review and assess systems and controls put in place to mitigate risks that threaten the achievement of the Authoritys objectives. Conduct audit testing of specified area and identify reportable issues.
Undertake special assignments for example investigations management consultancy and independent reviews in the related areas of fraud control risk management and any other areas of focus.
Prepare audit files for closed audit processes and properly archive the same. Review the audit documentation uploaded in audit management tool.
Assurance Providers
Coordinate with the management (under supervision by the line manager) to discuss the work of external audit in terms of scoping audit plan observations etc to obtain maximum assurance and to avoid duplication of audit effort.
Continuous Improvement/ Performance Management
Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems processes and practices taking into account international best practice improvement of business processes cost reduction and productivity improvement.
Communications/ Reporting
Prepare audit reports and follow up for review. Report conflicts and communicate the results of audit and consulting projects. Prepare presentation/ documentation related to Audit Committee or Senior Management review.
Keep adequate records for process-wise audit reports issued to the management.

Required Experience

IC