Senior Internal Audit Specialist

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

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.