Senior Internal Auditor

Path2Success; Doha; On-site; QAR 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Path2Success is seeking a professional internal auditor to conduct performance, financial and compliance audits, and to provide input to the annual audit plan while upholding organizational and professional ethics. The role operates with substantial autonomy and takes initiative in judgment.

The position involves performing audit procedures, conducting entrance meetings, interviewing stakeholders, reviewing documents, and preparing working papers and reports.

Responsibilities

• Performs professional internal auditing work including performance, financial and compliance audit projects.
• Provides input to the development of the Annual Audit Plan and maintains ethical standards.
• Works independently under general supervision with initiative and judgment.
• Supports the operational aspect of audits and assists in implementing short-term strategic goals.
• Executes audit procedures: identifies issues, develops criteria, reviews evidence, and documents processes.
• Conducts entrance meetings, interviews, reviews documents, administers surveys, and prepares working papers.
• Identifies and documents audit issues with independent judgment and recommends improvements.
• Explains test purposes and required documentation, and monitors progress on audits.
• Assembles draft audit reports, dispositions findings, and drafts management responses.
• Keeps Audit Manager informed and coordinates with schedule and targeted completion.
• Assists consultants and external auditors in planned audits consistent with management objectives.
• Undertakes special investigations and audits with care and diligence as appropriate.
• Identifies needs and opportunities for improvement and proposes innovative solutions.
• Develops and maintains productive staff relationships and liaises with location personnel.
• Pursues professional development opportunities and shares knowledge with colleagues.

Job description

This role performs professional internal auditing work. Work involves conducting performance, financial and compliance audit projects; providing necessary input to development of the Annual Audit Plan, maintains all organizational and professional ethical standards. Works independently under general supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

Audit Engagement:

• Provides inputs towards the operational aspect of the audit engagements in related to short term strategic planning process at the department or functional level.
• In consultation with Audit Supervisor, assists in the implementation of short term strategic goals of the department or function.
• Performs audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
• Conducting the entrance meetings at the beginning of each audit.
• Conducts interviews, reviews documents, develops and administers surveys, compose summary memos, and prepares working papers.
• Identifies, develops, and documents audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed.
• Explaining, where necessary, the purpose of specific program steps, documentation required, and tests to be performed.
• Monitoring the day-to-day progress on work assigned.
• Assembling the draft audit report, seeing that all point sheets have a disposition, and determining those findings to be included in the report or those to be handled as minor finding.
• Presenting and communicating audit findings at the audit review meeting, and drafting division management responses in the audit report.

• Keeping the Audit Manager / Audit Supervisor informed regarding the status of audits in progress, and contacting the Audit Manager regarding targeted audit completion and scheduling of the formal audit review meeting.
• Assist consultants and external auditors in conducting all the planned and agreed audits, in a manner consistent with Management objectives.

Special Audits:

• Undertake special investigations and special audits with special care and diligence as appropriate.

Innovation:

• Identifies needs and improvement opportunity.

• Provides recommendation of innovative solutions to next level in order to facilitate change or improvement at a process level.

Team Management:

• Develops and maintain productive staff relationships through individual contacts and group meetings.
• Maintaining appropriate working relationships with location personnel and staff auditors.

Professional Development:

• Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships, and shares information gained with co-workers.