Senior Internal Auditor

Abunayyan Holding; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abunayyan Holding in Riyadh seeks an experienced Internal Auditor to support the development of the Audit Plan, assess risks, and identify control improvements. You will conduct fieldwork, prepare findings, and follow up on actions with department heads.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in finance or related fields, 3–5 years of internal audit experience, English fluency, and knowledge of reporting and risk & controls. CIA preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, auditing, or information systems.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the Internal Audit field.
• CIA or equivalent is preferred.
• Good knowledge of operational audit, risks and controls.
• Fluent in English speaking and writing.
• Good knowledge of report writing and field work.

Responsibilities

• Assists in developing the overall Audit Plan by assessing and prioritising risks across the company.
• Develops an audit program and scopes work in line with the Audit Plan.
• Conducts fieldwork and gathers evidence to support findings.
• Identifies critical control issues and recommends corrective actions.
• Prepare audit findings and recommendations for review by leadership.
• Keeps documentation and follows up on agreed actions with process owners.

Skills

Fluent English

Operational audit

Risks and controls

Report writing

Field work

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, auditing, or information systems

CIA or equivalent (preferred)

Job description

Role Purpose: To assist in the development of the overall Audit Plan through assessing and prioritising the risks and in determining critical control issues and process enhancements in order to achieve audit objectives and goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development of the overall Audit Plan by assessing and prioritising the risks both within individual areas of expertise in the assigned audit areas and at the company level to ensure that audit efforts and resources are focused on areas of higher risk.
• Develop an audit program and prepare a detailed scoping of work or ad hoc requests in line with the Audit Plan.
• Obtain sufficient background information and knowledge, and understanding of the overall business process, and identification of key risks to properly plan and complete fieldwork.
• Assists in identifying critical control issues and process enhancements and in recommending corrective actions, performs operational audits, covering all significant business processes and develops procedures, schedules, and programs to achieve audit objectives and goals.
• Prepare audit findings and recommendations to identify the gaps and provide improvement recommendations to be reviewed by the Team Leader, Sr. Manager / Manager.
• Review proper filing for working papers and record notes, and obtain sufficient evidence to support audit findings and recommendations.
• Conduct regular follow-up exercises to review the status of agreed actions to provide assurance or an updated status on the implementation of the agreed actions.
• Maintains professional standard of work, keeps current with internal audit best practices, uses own professional judgment as and when required and maintains regular contact with Department Heads/process owners to discuss audit scoping, audit interviews, and briefings on outcome of audits.
• Maintains sufficient general knowledge of overall company procedures, policies, and objectives to identify potential risk areas more efficiently.
• Participate in consulting engagements and assist in overall projects and other related duties to give support to other professionals.
• Adhere to the direction for the development and implementation of the organisational unit’s policies, systems, processes and procedures, identifying potential areas of improvement to ensure efficient and effective operation.
• Comply with corporate requirements on adherence to policies, procedures and instructions related to all relevant regulatory directives to ensure a safe and risk-free environment.

Job Specifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, auditing, or information systems.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the Internal Audit field.
• CIA or equivalent is a preferred
• Good knowledge of operational audit, risks and controls
• Fluent in English speaking and writing is a must
• Good knowledge of report writing and field work.