Senior Associate - IT Internal Audit

JOB PURPOSE

Assist in executing the annual IT Audit Plan under the supervision of the line manager.
Assist in risk assessment, executing end to end IT Audit, and special assignments.

Please note, this role is for a UAE national only.

Internal Audit organization set-up

• Ensure compliance to the approved Internal Audit (IA) processes, policies and procedures during the execution of audit engagements.
• Support line manager in administrative tasks such as periodic updates to management, organizing department files, and meetings.

Monitoring and reporting

• Draft the Risk Assessment and Control Matrix for performing the audit engagement to ensure engagement deliverables meet the audit scope and objectives.
• Participate in creating, reviewing and finalizing the internal audit engagements and reports ensuring that all engagement terms of reference have been adequately responded to and are adequately documented.
• Assist the line manager in gathering the data for preparing presentations/materials for submission to the head of Internal Audit/higher management where applicable.

Audit execution

• Conduct initial research on the subject matter to be audited to identify potential risks and controls.
• Assist with audit kickoff meetings to discuss the scope (process review) with the concerned department(s).
• Identify the key processes in conjunction with the department.
• Develop the process flow of the current process (the “As Is”) to identify technology risk points and validate available controls.
• Perform control design testing documentation and operating effectiveness testing.
• Draft detailed report and executive summary for Line Manager’s review and final discussion with the department.
• Conduct a follow-up the following year of the engagement on assessing the status of action plans and submit the follow-up report.

RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE

• 4-6 years of experience in IT Audit.

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

• Big 4 Consulting or equivalent. Oracle and Salesforce audit experience is a plus.

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Primary – Excellent in IT Audit procedures and analyzing internal control gaps for IT General Controls and Application Controls.
• Secondary – Cybersecurity audit, Data analytics.
• High proficiency in presentation and reporting skills is a must.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, engineering or Information Systems/Technology.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification or equivalent.