Assistant Manager - Internal Audit

The Assistant Manager will carry out audit fieldwork across the group’s Business Units and group-wide processes under the direction of the Senior Manager and help build the working papers, data tests and tracking tools of a new Internal Audit function. IT audit skills are an advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

Fieldwork

• Perform audit tests on assigned areas such as receivables, inventory, cash, payroll, procurement, contracts, fleet and approval limits, following the audit programme.
• Walk through processes, document controls and prepare process maps and risk and control matrices.
• Request, check and analyse data and records; select samples and test them; identify exceptions and root causes.
• Prepare clear, complete and well-referenced working papers.

Reporting and Follow-up

• Draft findings and sections of audit reports and discuss them with process owners.
• Follow up management actions, verify that they are done and update the issue tracker.
• Tell the Senior Manager promptly about significant issues, fraud indicators or scope changes.

Data and Technology

• Use Excel , Power PI and data analysis tools to test full populations, not only samples, where the data allows.
• IT or data audit post: review system access, user rights, audit trails and key application and general IT controls, and support the finance systems access review once it is added to the plan.
• Support the design of automated tests for continuous control monitoring, such as duplicate invoices, payments above approval limits and intercompany differences.

Team and Development

• Help prepare templates, checklists and the risk assessment for the group.
• Complete the training and professional certification agreed in the development plan.
• Follow the Internal Audit charter, the IIA standards and the confidentiality and independence rules.

Key interfaces

• Senior Manager, Internal Audit and Group Head Internal Audit
• Finance, HR, procurement and operations teams in the business units
• Technology team, for data access and systems testing

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business or a related field.
• Professional qualification or progress towards one: CIA, ACCA, CPA, CA or CISA (CISA or CISSP preferred for the IT or data audit post).
• 3 to 6 years of internal audit, external audit, risk or finance experience.
• IT or data audit post: at least 3 years of IT audit, data analytics or IT risk experience.

Skills and Competencies

• Good knowledge of audit methodology and internal controls.
• Strong Excel skills; data analytics experience (Power BI, SQL, Python or similar) is an advantage, and required for the IT or data audit post.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle is an advantage.
• Clear written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Attention to detail, curiosity, integrity and the ability to work with limited supervision in a small team.

6-8 years of internal audit, external audit, risk or finance experience. IT or data audit post: at least 3 years of IT audit, data analytics or IT risk experience.

No. of Vacancy

2

Nationality Preferred

Any

Department

Audit

Multi-Industry Group

Work Type

Full Time

Company

MHAO

Posted Date

16 Oct 2026

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