About the Role
The Lead Specialist - Internal Audit is responsible for leading and executing internal audit engagements aimed at evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and internal control processes. This role also involves assessing the reliability of financial information and ensuring compliance with applicable policies, directives, and regulations.
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Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct reviews to assess the accuracy and efficiency of functional areas, internal processes and controls, and recommend actions to mitigate identified risks.
- Ensure proper implementation of group policies and procedures and applicable requirements.
- Execute audit assignments in accordance with the approved yearly audit plan.
- Conduct audit fieldworks in line with the audit methodology, ensuring proper documentation is added to the internal audit management system (e.g. TeamMate+) following the Department’s requirements and quality standards.
- Conduct proper exit meetings with auditees to validate audit findings.
- Draft audit reports to ensure that observations, risks, business impacts, root causes, and recommendations are properly supported, clearly presented, practical, and aligned with the Department’s reporting guidelines.
- Ensure valid management responses are received in a timely manner with clear action plans, owners, and implementation timelines.
- Provide objective and independent advice on internal controls, risk mitigation, compliance, and operational improvements.
- Identify control gaps and recommend risk mitigation, process improvement, and cost-saving measures.
- Document processes and prepare audit findings memorandum.
- Assist in enhancing the audit methodologies and supporting tools, optimizing workflows accordingly.
- Support special assignments, investigations, advisory reviews, and other management requests.
- Build, develop, and maintain strong and professional relationships with key internal stakeholders.
- Support team members when needed to achieve the department’s goals.
Position Requirements
- CIA, CPA, ACCA, CFE, DipIFR, or equivalent professional certification is an advantage.
- Hands-on experience conducting both financial and operational audits.
- Experience preparing and presenting audit reports in English.
- High level of integrity, objectivity, and confidentiality.
- Flexibility to travel.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Audit, Accounting, or any related major.
Experience
At least 5 - 7 years of relevant experience. Corporate industry experience is mandatory.
