About the Role
You will lead and execute risk-based internal audits, advisory assignments, and investigations from planning through to reporting. Your role involves assessing governance, risk management, and internal control effectiveness, while identifying improvement opportunities and control gaps. You will develop audit plans, risk assessments, and audit strategies that align with business priorities and emerging risks. Additionally, you will monitor remediation actions, prepare audit reports for senior management, and ensure compliance with internal audit standards. You are expected to drive the use of data analytics, automation, and technology-enabled auditing techniques to improve audit coverage and efficiency. Managing audit teams, outsourced providers, and key stakeholders, you will provide independent advice on risk, controls, and process improvements.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and execute risk-based internal audits, advisory assignments, and investigations from planning through reporting.
- Assess governance, risk management, and internal control effectiveness, identifying improvement opportunities and control gaps.
- Develop audit plans, risk assessments, and audit strategies aligned with business priorities and emerging risks.
- Monitor remediation actions, prepare audit reports for senior management, and ensure compliance with internal audit standards.
- Drive the use of data analytics, automation, and technology-enabled auditing techniques to improve audit coverage and efficiency.
- Manage audit teams, outsourced providers, and key stakeholders while providing independent advice on risk, controls, and process improvements.
Education / Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, CA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, or Assurance functions, including audit leadership experience.
- Experience in Big Four firms, large corporate groups, holding companies, or diversified organizations preferred.
- Experience in aviation, ground handling, cargo, or related industries is an advantage.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of risk-based auditing, governance, internal controls, COSO framework, and IIA Internal Audit Standards.
- Excellent analytical, investigation, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams, multiple audit engagements, and stakeholder relationships.
- Strong report writing, presentation, communication, and influencing skills.
- Proficiency in Power BI, SAP/ERP systems, audit management tools, data analytics, and automation technologies.
- High integrity, confidentiality, independence, and professional judgment.
