Role Summary:

To develop and implement relevant audit plan and guidelines, host internal audit meetings, assess process controls, identify opportunities of improvement investigate and assess audit findings, develop reports, and follow up on audit observations until closure.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan for audit engagements, create and/or review process understanding, risk control matrix, test procedures and sampling methodology.
• Provide input for the development of relevant audit guidelines and methodology encompassing featuring needed checklists, forms, and tools Support in the development of audit program and plan to examine SAFE security mechanisms.
• Attend internal audit opening and closure meetings with concerned focal points to provide insights for corrective action plans based on expertise.
• Evaluate all relevant information and records from concerned stakeholders to provide insights and recommendations.
• Conduct investigations when needed based on identified critical risks and issues and propose mitigation measures based on latest practices.
• Execute Audit by Conducting interviews with Subject Matter Experts and Evaluate the submitted requirements appropriateness.
• Document all audit activities such as Work Papers.
• Review weekly audit reports to analyze team performance and address improvement areas as required.
• Support in the development of comprehensive reports and provide technical expertise in developing enhancement plans based on risks and issues.
• Support quarterly follow up efforts and validate observations closure.
• Mentor new internal audit members.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CIA, CRMA, CAAMs, CMA, CPA CICA, CISA, etc.
•  +5 years of experience.

Core Competency

Dependability

• Self-driven and acts proactively.
• Pursues goals with persistence and stamina, works on tasks thoroughly, ensuring accuracy and meeting standards.
• Maintains high levels of quality and effectiveness of work outputs and achieve outstanding results.

Collaboration

• Collaborates constructively with people at all levels across the organization.
• Helps colleagues and always be available to the team and delivering on team commitments.
• Trusts the guidance and direction of colleagues and senior members of the team.

Analytical Thinking

• Examines, evaluates and analyses different types of information objectively. 
• Spots trends and patterns, establishes key facts clearly and interprets numerical data effectively.
• Provides insights and identifies ways to improve things. Trusts own intuition about which methods will work best.

Effective Communication

• Listens attentively, seeks to understand before being understood.
• Explains things clearly, articulates and presents information effectively and confidently.
• Challenges ideas effectively and presents persuasive arguments by presenting a strong case.

Functional Competency

Strategic Audit Planning

Demonstrated ability to plan audit engagements effectively, including creating or reviewing process understanding, risk control matrices, test procedures, and sampling methodologies.

Data Evaluation

Strong capability to evaluate all relevant information and records from stakeholders, translating findings into actionable insights and recommendations.

Investigation and Risk Mitigation

Proven ability to conduct investigations as necessary, especially in response to identified critical risks and issues, and recommend mitigation measures in accordance with industry best practices.

Documentation

Meticulous documentation of all audit activities, including the maintenance of comprehensive work papers.

Performance Analysis

Regularly reviewing weekly audit reports to analyze team performance and address improvement areas as required.

SAFE Security Audit

Experience in supporting the development of audit programs and plans specifically for examining SAFE security mechanisms.