Director
Role Overview
Lead a large, multi-workstream Internal Audit and Risk Advisory programme for a diversified group operating across sectors.
The Associate Director/Director roles are based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with travel to client locations as needed.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the Opportunity
Lead a large, multi-workstream Internal Audit and Risk Advisory programme for a diversified group operating across sectors.
The Associate Director/Director roles are based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with travel to client locations as needed.
The Role
- Lead hands-on delivery across concurrent workstreams with shifting priorities, tight deadlines, shared resources, and frequent senior stakeholder input.
- Direct use of analytics, automation, dashboards, and AI across audit planning, testing, and reporting; coding or data science skills are not required.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple workstreams, teams, and dependencies, re-planning as priorities change.
- Identify and resolve delivery risks, resource conflicts, and scope issues.
- Plan and deliver risk-based audits across operational, financial, governance, compliance, and controls areas.
- Learn unfamiliar businesses and turn key risks into focused audit scopes.
- Direct and challenge technology-enabled audit, including analytics, full-population testing, automation, visualization, and AI.
- Review work and deliver clear, practical reports to senior management.
- Manage senior stakeholders and lead, coach, and develop delivery teams.
- Support business development and practice growth.
What We Are Looking For
- Senior experience in Internal Audit or Risk Advisory, a large outsourced or co-sourced IA programme, or a complex diversified or multinational organization.
- Proven delivery of multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment.
- Practical, example-backed experience applying technology and analytics in audit.
- Ability to learn new businesses quickly; specific industry experience is not required.
- Strong communication and stakeholder skills, and willingness to travel as required.
- CIA, CA, ACA, CPA, or ACCA is preferred.
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