Senior Internal Auditor

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

What you'll do

• Assist the Manager in developing and maintaining annual risk assessment, annual audit plan, and updates to the Senior Management and Audit Committee.
• Ensure that the internal audit programme under the audit cycle is timely executed and are aligned towards the achievement of overall company objectives.
• Plan and schedule audits independently and reviews in consideration of audit priorities, sometimes managing multiple projects concurrently, including special ad-hoc investigations and consultancy works as may be requested by Senior Management.
• Deploy acceptable tools and techniques to make the audit process efficient.
• Ensure that audit assignments are conducted in accordance with the International Auditing Standards and Professional Code of Ethics (Big 4 benchmark).
• Ensure compliance with International Internal Auditing Standards and that all audit findings and issues are properly documented, communicated, and agreed upon with the auditees.
• Review and ensure that the audit report is prepared in a concise manner and that audit issues are placed in an appropriate context with practical recommendations presented in a persuasive manner for proper implementation by the auditee.
• Demonstrate effective time management skills by ensuring that audit assignments are completed within time budgets and calendar schedules while handling multiple jobs and maximizing productivity.
• Highlight potential risks and quantify either value at risk or improvement potential wherever applicable.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with business unit/department management throughout the audit process with regard to developing a mutually effective audit work schedule, conducting audit status meetings, and leading the entrance and exit conferences.
• Establish and maintain effective business relationships within the organization and maintain knowledge of assigned operating business units / functional departments.
• Ensure that the working papers are adequately maintained as per the accepted Internal Audit Standards
• Monitor international developments, emerging trends, and best practices in internal auditing and implement them, as applicable.
• What you'll need:
• University graduate in Accounting / Finance or related professional qualification with a minimum 5-6 years of professional experience in the auditing field.
• A CIA, CPA, CA, ACCA, or other equivalent qualification/ certification would be preferable
• Arabic Speaker preferred.
• Must possess a sound knowledge of Finance and Accounting from a broad range of businesses, especially in the e-commerce and retail industry.
• Demonstrate a high-level of proficiency in understanding internal audit concepts and risk assessment exercises.
• Preferred background of a Big 4 / Retail/ e-commerce Industry.
• Expertise in Digital Acceleration, focusing on digitizing skills in technology such as automation, machine learning, design thinking, and digital storytelling.
• Knowledge of systems commonly utilized within e-commerce and/or retail environments.
• Knowledge of ACL (Audit Command Language), SQL programming language, TeamMate+,
• Big Query data, Power BI, and Power Query preferred.
• Expertise in finding observations helping management to identify areas of cost saving, revenue leakages, fraud, or corrupt practices, etc.
• Strong critical thinking with the ability to define problems and propose solutions. Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, managing time and resources to ensure work is completed efficiently and within established timeframes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Who will excel?
• We’re looking for people with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• You need to be relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• We need people with the courage to be fiercely original.
• noon is not for everyone; readiness to adapt, pivot, and learn is essential.
• If you feel the above values resonate with you, you will enjoy this incredible journey with us!