Assistant Manager Internal Audit
Role Overview
Supports the Internal Audit Head with risk-based assurance and advisory engagements across ELAF Group hotel operations and corporate functions.
Reports to the Internal Audit Manager in the Corporate Internal Audit Department.
Works in accordance with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards (2024), Internal Audit Charter, and applicable policies and procedures.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Supports the Internal Audit Head with risk-based assurance and advisory engagements across ELAF Group hotel operations and corporate functions.
Reports to the Internal Audit Manager in the Corporate Internal Audit Department.
Works in accordance with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards (2024), Internal Audit Charter, and applicable policies and procedures.
Audit delivery and planning
- Lead assigned audit engagements, potentially across multiple areas, within approved resources and planned timelines.
- Contribute to annual risk assessment, risk-based audit planning, and resource estimates.
- Assess financial and operational information; identify control, efficiency, and risk-mitigation opportunities.
- Lead high-risk hotel audits covering revenue assurance, procurement, food and beverage, inventory, and management or franchise agreement compliance.
- Perform first-level work-paper reviews against Internal Audit methodology and promote data analytics in each engagement.
- Support special investigations and other assignments under the Internal Audit Charter, policies, and whistleblowing procedures.
Reporting and stakeholder coordination
- Agree audit scope, findings, and action plans with property and department management.
- Review draft reports for clear findings, root causes, effects, and agreed actions before Manager sign-off.
- Lead or support advisory work, including control design for new systems, processes, and hotel openings.
- Coordinate with external auditors and co-sourced specialists while protecting independence, confidentiality, and professional standards.
- Track audit issues and validate evidence before recommending closure of management actions.
Team leadership
- Supervise, coach, guide, and review Senior Internal Auditors, Internal Auditors, and Associates assigned to engagements.
- Provide constructive feedback and input to objectives, performance assessments, and development plans.
- Support workload allocation and team development; act on behalf of the Internal Audit Manager when delegated.
Education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
- 6–8 years of relevant internal audit, external audit, risk, or assurance experience, including leading audit engagements.
- Hospitality, hotel, or multi-site organization experience is preferred.
- Supervisory or audit-team coaching experience is preferred.
Certifications and capabilities
- CIA or CPA/SOCPA or equivalent certification, or be at the final stage.
- CISA or CFE certification is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of risk-based auditing, internal controls, COSO, and IIA Global Internal Audit Standards.
- Strong audit work-paper review, analytical, and report-writing skills in Arabic and English.
- Proficiency in data analytics and audit tools, including advanced Excel; ACL, IDEA, Power BI, or similar platforms are preferred.
- Understanding of hotel operations, finance, revenue, procurement, food and beverage, and inventory; strong communication, coaching, negotiation, stakeholder, time-management, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Performance indicators
Measures include audit plan delivery, engagement quality, reporting timeliness, documentation compliance, management-action follow-up, stakeholder satisfaction, standards compliance, and effective data analytics use.
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