Senior Consultant - Internal Audit

Job Description

Strategy

• Enable the implementation of best practices in internal audit and compliance to advance Authority objectives.
• Assess risk-management effectiveness and ensure audited practices reflect corporate governance principles.
• Enable the implementation of strategic and business plans; devise strategies to overcome issues hindering implementation.
• Support in preparation and study of departmental performance reports; propose plans and methods to facilitate service improvements.
• Provide advice and studies in the areas of internal control, project management, auditing, corporate governance, and compliance to support relevant Authority’s Agencies and Sectors in developing and improving the operations and activities of the Authority.

Operations

• Assist in preparation of risk-based internal audit plan and understand the activities of the relevant Authority's Agencies and Sectors, and the factors affecting the identification and selection of priority audit areas.
• Enable the implementation of the audit plan per international internal audit standards using the sampling method.
• Handles the evaluation of the internal control systems per the approved audit plan and scope to verify effectiveness, efficiency, and optimal use of resources and assets.
• Coordinate financial, administrative, technical, and project activities and processes to comply with approved regulations within the audit task scope.
• Collaborate with relevant Authority’s Agencies and Sectors to ensure implementation of approved internal audit recommendations.
• Coordinate with relevant Authority Sectors and Agencies regarding reports of government control and audit entities, review responses, and ensure suitability.
• Review and advise on the preparation and implementation of the Internal Audit Department’s budgets.
• Provide technical and operational support within the Internal Audit Department to ensure delivery of improved services.
• Provide consultancy and advisory services to RTA senior management as per IA directors approval.
• Contribute to the department’s role in quality, excellence, DGEP, RTA committees, ISO initiatives and other added value services when deemed fit.
• Implement Special Assignment as per the approval from IA Director as per the request from RTA senior management (HE.DG and CEOs).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/master’s degree in accounting/finance

Experience

• 8+ years in case of PhD (12+ years in case of Master’s degree; 14+ years in case of Bachelor’s degree)

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