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We currently have an opportunity for a Director, Internal Audit to join our Corporate Office team in either Dubai or London. This role reports to the Senior Director, Internal Audit and will be responsible for the execution of hotel internal audits, assisting with fraud investigations, and leading or assisting with various internal control projects and fraud data analytics.
Key Responsibilities
Hotel Audits
- Planning hotel audits
- Performing detailed testing
- Providing written reports at the close of audit engagements
- Bringing exposure items or significant control weaknesses to the attention of the leadership team
- Leading or assisting in implementing enhancements to the internal audit programs
- Providing support to the field on operational and internal control issues and questions
- Coordinating activities with external auditors to support their audit and review procedures
- Providing information on the results of audits to support quarterly board reporting
Fraud Investigations
- Working with stakeholders to develop analytics
- Developing scripts that should be run periodically to detect fraud
- Conducting investigation techniques to gain evidence of fraudulent or unethical activities
- Recommending internal control and procedural improvements to prevent fraud
- Tracking and reporting on cases and data mining activities
Requirements
Our ideal Director, Internal Audit candidate will have:
- Experience as a leader within finance and audit
- A university degree in Business/Accounting/Finance
- Ideally possess CPA, CIA, and CFE professional qualifications
- The ability and willingness to travel and interact in different cultures/geographies
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of financial reporting
- Ability to assess financial and operational risks at corporate and properties
- Thorough knowledge of financial matters including IFRS and GAAP
- Detailed knowledge of auditing practices – both internal and external
- Strong written skills, especially in documenting controls and policies
- Ability to quickly adapt audit focus and strategies to changes in the industry, legislation, or business risks
- The highest level of integrity and transparency
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, negotiation, and relationship-building skills to work with cross-functional teams
- Proven track record of self-initiative to work independently and with limited supervision
- Understanding of the business, driving change and improving processes
- Effective project management skills
- Demonstration of strong judgment, political astuteness, and sensitivity to cultural diversity
What We Offer
The company can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of; the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done. We look for talent who share the Golden Rule – people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would have them treat us.
As the company works towards phenomenal growth in the next decade, our most valuable partners continue to be our talent, with whom we have a strong relationship based on the Golden Rule. This relationship is made tangible by the awards received year after year by the company on a corporate level, as well as by our hotels, resorts, and residences around the world, making us an undisputed "employer of choice."
