IT Audit Manager

شركة نقل المياه Water Transmission Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Water Transmission Company in Saudi Arabia seeks a senior IT Audit lead to guide the development and execution of the internal IT audit program. You will secure resources, oversee implementation of the audit plan across all departments, and deliver improvement action plans.

You will develop policies and controls, set KPIs, ensure regulatory and ESG compliance, manage audit reports, and coordinate with external bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or Information Systems; MBA or relevant master's preferred.
• Experience in developing and executing internal IT audit programs and reporting.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple departments and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop IT Audit policies, procedures, and controls covering all areas of assigned IT Audit activity and provide continuous improvement recommendations.
• Develop IT Audit’s strategic and operational plans aligned to WTCO’s strategy and objectives.
• Develop IT Audit’s budget and identify cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities.
• Fulfil ESG responsibilities and requirements in line with strategy and ESG initiatives.
• Set IT Audit’s KPIs and monitor progress toward WTCO objectives.
• Identify competency needs and provide HR recommendations.
• Develop audit reports timely and ensure compliance with standards.
• Delegate duties within the team when needed.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of IT Audit’s systems.
• Ensure work is carried out in line with annual plans and instructions.
• Ensure compliance with laws, rules, regulations and WTCO standards.
• Escalate problems to close cases efficiently.
• Manage audits according to annual plan and standards.

Skills

Internal auditing

Policy development

Governance

Stakeholder management

IT audit

Education

Bachelors in CS or IS

MBA or relevant masters

Tools

Audit software

Job description

The job holder is responsible for guiding the development of the internal IT audit program, securing necessary resources, ensuring the implementation and execution of internal audit plan as well as following up on internal audit reporting for each department in order to issue related improvement action plan.

Job Purpose

The job holder is responsible for guiding the development of the internal IT audit program, securing necessary resources, ensuring the implementation and execution of internal audit plan as well as following up on internal audit reporting for each department in order to issue related improvement action plan.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop IT Audit’s policies, procedures, and controls covering all areas of assigned IT Audit’s activity and provide continuous improvement recommendations.
• Develop IT Audit’s strategic and operational plans, ensuring alignment to WTCO’s strategy, vision, mission, and corporate objectives.
• Develop IT Audit’s budget and ensure potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon.
• Fulfil ESG responsibilities and requirements in line with strategy and ESG related initiatives.
• Set IT Audit’s KPIs and monitor progress and development towards WTCO strategic objectives.
• Identify the management needs of competencies, talents and provide recommendations with regards to human resources decisions.
• Develop all IT Audit’s reports in a timely and accurately manner while ensure meeting the requirements, policies, and quality standards.
• Delegate duties, responsibilities, and authorities to appropriate team members within the business in case of absence.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 2

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of IT Audit’s systems and practices taking into consideration leading practices, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Ensure that all work is carried out efficiently, in line with the annual business plans, goals, policies, processes, procedures, and instructions.
• Ensures the compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and standards within WTCO and related functions such as and not limited to (HC, HSSE, Risk and Cybersecurity, etc..).
• Escalate problems to ensure case/issue is closed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Manage the execution of audits according to the annual internal audit plan and programs based on the international standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and guidance of the top management.
• Participate in developing the “Audit Universe” to define the auditable units within WTCO and ensure improving operational efficiency.
• Finalize the development of annual internal audit plan to monitor IT activities and ensure the progression and accomplishment of the approved plan.
• Review internal audit checks and engagement as per the internal audit annual operational plans in line with related strategy, and based on WTTCO’ strategic objectives, identified audit needs, and risk impact results to assess its compliance with approved standards and investigate irregularities and nonconformities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 3

• Review information / data requests to ensure that the same is comprehensive covering all areas in the approved audit programs.
• Guide the development of audit procedures, needed tools, checklist and forms in line with international standards to ensure consistent and effective practices.
• Ensure communication of the audit program to auditors ensuring audit scope, objectives, key areas to be assessed are clearly defined in the audit program with audit dates, periods and focal points.
• Ensure audit opening and closure meetings are held before and after every audit engagement to confirm audit objectives, scope and methodology and discuss audit findings.
• Monitor the assessment of audit risk and developing audit priorities and ensure that the audit objectives are in line with the objectives and risks identified at the time of risk assessment and internal audit planning.
• Conduct complex internal audit engagement for critical IT activities and/or with upper management when needed.
• Ensure departments readiness for external audit engagement and follow up on reported findings and related improvement action plan.
• Review draft audit reports to ensure that all findings have appropriate disposition considering the facts, criticality and preliminary justification provided by the management for approval.
• Consolidate audit reports into a quarterly or annual report including audit findings, non-conformities, and improvement action plans for each department.
• Build and maintain solid relations with externals stakeholders such as governmental entities and consultants to serve WTCO’s best interest.
• Approve reports and presentations related to IT Audit Department activities and achievements for reporting and decision-making.

Job Requirements

Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Systems Master’s in Business Administration or Relevant fields

Key Communications

Internal Stakeholders

• All Departments

External Stakeholders

• Audit Committee
• Board of Directors
• Nazaha
• General Bureau for Auditing
• External Auditors

Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. Accordingly, there is no way this Job Description states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties.