Senior Executive, Internal Audit

SACOFA Sdn Bhd.; Kuching; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SACOFA Sdn Bhd. in Kuching, Sarawak, is seeking a Senior Executive, Internal Audit to join its Internal Audit team. You will conduct risk-based internal audits across all functions and provide practical recommendations to strengthen governance and controls.

The role also involves developing the annual risk-based audit plan, preparing working papers and reports, presenting findings to process owners, monitoring corrective actions, and applying data analytics to enhance coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk-based internal audit engagements across functions to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop the annual risk-based Internal Audit Plan.
• Evaluate governance and internal controls for adequacy; ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Identify control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, emerging risks and non-compliance, assess root causes and impact.
• Prepare audit working papers, findings, reports and practical recommendations for management.
• Present observations to process owners and management; support action plans.
• Monitor follow-up reviews on agreed corrective actions.
• Provide advisory support on internal controls, risk management, governance and process improvements.
• Perform data analytics to enhance audit testing, identify trends or anomalies.

Skills

Risk-based auditing

Internal controls

Audit techniques

Analytical thinking

Report writing

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related discipline

Tools

Audit software

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Executive, Internal Audit to join our Internal Audit team in Kuching, Sarawak. The role supports risk-based audit engagements by evaluating governance, internal controls, and business processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and providing practical recommendations to strengthen organisational effectiveness.

What You’ll Be Doing

Conducting comprehensive risk-based internal audit engagements in accordance with the approved Internal Audit Plan across all business functions to identify potential risks and opportunities for improvement.

Support in development of the annual risk-based Internal Audit Plan.

Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of governance and internal controls, including compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

Identify control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, emerging risks and areas of non-compliance, including assessing root causes and potential business impact.

Prepare audit working papers, audit findings, reports and practical recommendations for management consideration.

Present audit observations to process owners and management and support the development of appropriate management action plans.

Monitor follow-up reviews on agreed corrective actions.

Provide advisory support on internal controls, risk management, governance and process improvements.

Perform data analytics to enhance audit testing, identify trends or anomalies and improve audit coverage.

Maintaining a high level of technical expertise and staying abreast of industry best practices.

Participate in special reviews and other ad hoc assignments as directed.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of Internal Audit methodologies, tools, templates, knowledge sharing and audit quality.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in internal audit.
• Professional qualification such as CIA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of risk-based internal auditing, internal control frameworks, and audit techniques.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, audit documentation, report-writing, and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Experience with audit software and analytical tools is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across different levels of the organisation.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple assignments, and meet agreed deadlines.