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Qatar National Bank (QNB); Doha; On-site; QAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

QNB Group, the leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, seeks a Head of Corporate & Credit Audit at its Group HQ in Doha. The role oversees planning, fieldwork and reporting for corporate credit audits and related risk reviews, with additional responsibilities for other corporate audit activities.

The candidate should hold a finance-related degree and professional qualifications (CIA/CMA/CPA/CA/ACCA) and demonstrate extensive banking or major audit firm experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, banking or related subjects; professional qualification such as CIA/CMA/CPA/CA/ACCA.
• Extensive experience in a major bank or leading audit firm with specific credit audit knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Supervise/conduct corporate credit audits/risk asset reviews per the annual plan.
• Determine quality of credit exposures (on/off balance sheet) and recommend portfolio improvements.
• Identify/report risks that could lead to financial loss or regulatory non-compliance.
• Ensure adequate coverage of audit entities and provide assurance on internal controls to management.

Skills

Credit audit knowledge

Internal controls assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, banking or related subjects

Professional qualification: CIA / CMA / CPA / CA / ACCA

Job description

QNB Group - the leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa - with a Net Profit of US$2.3 billion in 2012 is seeking a Head of Corporate & Credit Audit in our growing Group HQ in Doha. The role is directly responsible for leading/supervising the planning, fieldwork and reporting stages of individual corporate credit audit/risk asset review assignments on a daily basis. In addition, the role will also extend to the secondary responsibilities assigned to the Corporate & Credit Audit team in terms of specific activities/functions/departments to be audited.

Responsibilities

• Supervise/conduct individual assignments as per the approved annual audit/risk asset review plan (comprising corporate credit audits/risk asset reviews) and ensure completion of the same within the budgeted/allocated time.
• Determine the quality of the credit exposures, both on and off balance sheet, comprising the portfolio/ sector under review and make appropriate recommendations to improve the portfolio quality.
• Timely identification and reporting of instances/ risks noted in the individual assignments (pertaining to corporate credit audit/ risk asset reviews) conducted by the incumbent that entail probable financial loss or regulatory non-compliance and could result in monetary penalties/ reputation damage.
• Ensure adequate coverage of the respective audit entities on individual assignments conducted (pertaining to corporate credit audit/ risk asset reviews) and to provide assurance to the relevant auditee and executive management on the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal controls in place within the respective unit/ area.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, banking or other related subjects and a professional qualification such as CIA / CMA / CPA / CA/ ACCA. He/she will demonstrate an extensive experience in a major bank or leading audit firm with specific credit audit knowledge.

About The Company

Qatar National Bank (QNB Group) was established in 1964 as the country's first Qatari-owned commercial bank, has an ownership structure split between the Qatar Investment Authority (50%) and the private sector (50%). QNB Group has steadily grew to be among the largest banks in the Middle East and North Africa Region and is by far the leading financial institution in the country with a market share exceeding 45% of banking sector assets. QNB Group has witnessed rapid international expansion in the past few years and operates in 24 countries around the world through its network, subsidiaries and associate companies employing about 8,800 staff from 400 branch and offices that is supported by an ATM network that exceeds 800 machines.

As part of our accelerated growth we wish to appoint a Officer Merchant & E-Acquiring. You will also lead the the signup of new merchants and enhance relationships with exisiting merchants. You will be responsible for performing daily merchant acquiring transactions with an objective to maximize profits.