Senior Internal Auditor

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning of assigned audit engagements, including understanding processes, risks, and controls.
• Contribute to the preparation of audit programs, risk and control matrices, and information requests.
• Apply the Internal Audit Manual and audit methodology, and support updates to the audit universe and risk assessment.
• Perform audit engagements across Operations, Projects, and Functional & IT audit areas.
• Execute audit fieldwork, including walkthroughs, control testing, and sampling.
• Conduct risk-based process, compliance, financial, operational, and IT audits, as well as capital project management and contract audits, including stage-gate and pre-/post-award reviews.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls against applicable control frameworks, in conformance with IIA Standards.
• Perform data-analytics-driven testing to support continuous auditing and data-analytics-driven assurance.
• Prepare high-quality working papers and draft findings, documenting audit evidence, testing results, and conclusions in line with IIA Standards and Internal Audit methodology.
• Contribute input to audit reports, Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) reporting packs, and the annual overall conclusion on the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.
• Perform follow-up reviews to validate the implementation of agreed management actions and track the status of open audit actions.
• Support Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) activities.
• Support special reviews and investigations into suspected fraud, corruption, or misconduct, in line with Whistleblowing and Anti-Fraud policies.
• Support advisory engagements and maintain high standards of integrity, objectivity, and professional skepticism.
• Experience and Qualifications
• Candidates for this role should possess 2-5 years of relevant experience in internal audit. A strong understanding of audit methodologies, risk management, and control frameworks is essential. The ability to prepare detailed working papers and contribute to audit reports is also required.

Work Environment

• This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to contribute to a significant global event. The role operates within a dynamic environment, requiring adherence to professional standards and methodologies.