Assistant Manager - Internal Audit

About This Role

Job Brief:

Hands-on audit professional responsible for delivering high-quality internal audits end-to-end, with a strong focus on fieldwork, testing, and reporting. The role supports assurance over investment and operational activities, ensuring risks are identified and controls are effectively assessed.

Roles and Responsibilities:

•Lead and execute end-to-end audit engagements, including scoping support, fieldwork, testing, and reporting.

•Deliver audits across Investment processes (deal execution, valuation, monitoring, exits), and Operational and corporate functions

•Perform detailed testing to assess control design and operating effectiveness, ensuring sufficient audit evidence is obtained.

•Identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and process weaknesses with a clear focus on root cause analysis.

•Develop and execute audit programs and test procedures aligned with defined audit scope.

•Conduct walkthroughs, document process flows, and validate key controls.

•Apply professional scepticism and challenge assumptions, particularly in judgemental areas (e.g., valuations, reporting, manual adjustments).

•Use data analytics to increase audit coverage

•Identify anomalies and trends

•Validate completeness and accuracy of populations

•Support audits involving IT general controls (ITGCs), system dependencies, and data integrity.

•Draft clear, concise, and well-structured audit reports with practical, actionable recommendations.

•Track and follow up on agreed actions to ensure timely remediation

Core Competencies:

•Has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

•Professional qualifications (i.e. /ACCA/CPA/CIA/ CISA)

•Proven ability to deliver audits end-to-end with minimal supervision.

•Highly organised with strong time management across multiple assignments.

•Solid grounding in internal controls, audit methodologies, and testing techniques.

•Ability to assess both manual and automated controls.

•Strong ability to identify issues, assess root causes, and evaluate risk impact.

•Comfortable dealing with complex and judgement-based areas.

•Clear and concise report writing.

•Ability to articulate issues and recommendations effectively to stakeholders.

•Proactive, detail-oriented, and accountable.

•Strong delivery mindset with a “hands-on, get-it-done” approach.

Experience and Qualifications:

•Has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

•Professional qualifications (i.e. /ACCA/CPA/CIA/ CISA)

•Proven ability to deliver audits end-to-end with minimal supervision.

•Highly organised with strong time management across multiple assignments.

•Solid grounding in internal controls, audit methodologies, and testing techniques.

•Ability to assess both manual and automated controls.

•Strong ability to identify issues, assess root causes, and evaluate risk impact.

•Comfortable dealing with complex and judgement-based areas.

•Clear and concise report writing.

•Ability to articulate issues and recommendations effectively to stakeholders.

•Proactive, detail-oriented, and accountable.

•Strong delivery mindset with a “hands-on, get-it-done” approach.