Job Purpose:Carry out independent planning and executing risk-based internal audit engagements to evaluate the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control processes. The role provides objective assurance and practical recommendations to management, contributes to the ongoing assessment of organizational risks, and monitors the timely remediation of audit observations to enhance operational efficiency, compliance, and control maturity across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform engagement planning and execution of risk-based internal audit engagements, in accordance with the approved audit plan and approved ad-hoc requests, reporting functionally to the Internal Audit Manager. Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices, and governance processes, using walkthroughs, data analytics, substantive testing, and benchmarking against leading practices. Identify control gaps, root causes, process inefficiencies, and areas of non-compliance, and develop practical, risk-focused recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and control effectiveness. Prepare high-quality audit deliverables, including audit working papers and formal audit reports, clearly articulating issues, associated risks, root causes, etc. Upon finalization of internal audit reports, ensure that identified risks are incorporated into the in-house risk assessment and that the audit follow-up database is updated as part of the audit closure and archival process. Maintain professional independence and objectivity, while building constructive and effective working relationships with management and key stakeholders. Perform periodic follow-up reviews to monitor remediation progress, validate closure of audit observations, and report the status of agreed action plans to the Internal Audit Manager.
Job Requirements:Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent. Required Experience: A minimum of 4 – 6 years of relevant work experience preferably in the FMCG, F&B industry. Certificate's: Working towards obtaining relevant professional certification such as CIA, IAP, ACCA, CISA, etc. Language: English (spoken and written), Arabic proficiency is preferred