Overview Of The Role:

The Assistant Manager Internal Audit is crucial for evaluating operational and financial processes to ensure robust internal controls, compliance with company policies, safeguarding of assets, efficient resource utilization, and reliable information integrity. The role involves developing audit plans, conducting audits, preparing insightful audit reports, and implementing recommendations. The Assistant Manager will contribute to special assignments and fraud investigations, maintaining high performance standards and supporting the mission of protecting the interests of the Al Futtaim Group.

What You Will Do:

Audit Plans and Programs

• Assist the Audit Manager in developing an annual audit plan by assessing risk levels.
• Help develop audit programs for each audit assignment before commencement, documented in AMS with risks, controls, and tests.

Operational and Financial Audit

• Conduct internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and performance quality across all business processes.
• Review approval processes to ensure Group policies and delegations of authorities are adhered to.
• Ensure the safeguarding of group assets.

Audit Reports and Records

• Document audit work in the Audit Management system to fully support audit findings.
• Prepare professional audit reports detailing findings, analyses, appraisals, and recommendations.
• Ensure timely updates of key findings to the Audit Manager.
• Discuss preliminary findings with relevant staff to highlight observations and obtain management concurrence.
• Assist in preparing executive summaries for each engagement, detailed reports, and audit follow-up forms.
• Assist in follow-up on the implementation of audit recommendations.

Computer-Assisted Audit

• Extend audit coverage using computer-based audit techniques for a broader and more representative population.

Human Resource Development

• Achieve high professional standards in audit performance, reports, and recommendations in line with International Standards of Internal Audit and Group policy.

Special Assignments

• Conduct consulting assignments based on management requests to establish facts or evaluate specific situations.

Frauds, Misappropriations, etc

• Conduct fraud investigations to identify losses, control weaknesses, responsible personnel, and preventive recommendations.

Skills

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• In-depth knowledge of internal controls and auditing standards.
• Advanced proficiency in data analytics and spreadsheet software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including report writing.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Chartered Accountant (CPA, ACA, etc.), ACCA, MBA (FINANCE), CIA, CFA with internal audit function knowledge.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in internal auditing.
• Thorough knowledge of internal controls and generally accepted internal auditing standards.
• Proficiency in data analytics through spreadsheets and familiarity with ERP software such as SAP and Oracle.
• Self-driven ability to execute audit assignments with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication skills across organizational hierarchies.
• Ability to multitask as required.
• Familiarity with data analytics software and audit management/documentation systems.