Financial & Ops Audit Manager

We’re an award-winning global communications company operating in nine countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Our strategy is to become the region’s leading digital infrastructure provider. Ooredoo Group’s strategic vision is guided by five key pillars:

• Value-Focused Portfolio: Boosting asset returns by focusing on telco operations, towers, data centres, the sea cable business and fintech.
• Strengthen the Core: Optimally using deployed capital and maintain an appropriate cost structure.
• Evolve the Core: Monetising opportunities to generate new revenue streams via programmes focusing on analytics, digitalisation of operations, and partnerships with digital service providers.
• People: Building an engaged and empowered workforce through integrated learning programs and coaching and mentoring.
• Excellence in Customer
  
  Experience:
  
  Creating superior customer experiences.

From day one, every employee who joins our team becomes an integral part of our success journey. We offer you the chance to enhance your skills, advance your career, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Empowering you to catapult your personal and professional growth. If you’re looking to challenge your growth potential, Ooredoo is the employer for you.

The Manager, Financial & Operational Audit will be responsible for planning, leading, and delivering end-to-end audits of financial processes, operational activities, and compliance functions across Ooredoo's business units.

The role ensures that audit engagements are executed in accordance with international internal audit standards and organizational policies, with a strong focus on identifying risks, evaluating controls, and recommending improvements.

The role holder will manage audit teams, interact with senior management, and play a key role in strengthening the internal control environment and enhancing process efficiency, accountability, and governance.

• Lead the development and refinement of the annual internal audit plan using a risk-based approach.
• Identify key financial and operational risks and ensure adequate audit coverage across business units.
• Conduct preliminary risk assessments and stakeholder discussions to scope and prioritize audits.
• Coordinate with the GCAE and senior audit leadership to align audit priorities with strategic objectives.

• Manage and oversee the full audit lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.
• Lead audits across various functions such as finance, procurement, revenue assurance, asset management, HR operations, and commercial operations.
• Ensure audits are conducted in accordance with International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (IIA) and Ooredoo’s internal methodologies.
• Review audit working papers, testing documentation, and reports for accuracy, clarity, and completeness.
• Evaluate business processes and internal controls to identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and compliance issues.

• Prepare and present high-quality audit reports that clearly articulate findings, root causes, risk implications, and practical recommendations.
• Engage with senior management to discuss audit outcomes, agreed action plans, and timelines.
• Track and follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations and elevate delays or non‑compliance as necessary.
• Ensure timely and transparent communication with stakeholders throughout the audit process.

• Serve as a business partner by advising management on process enhancements, control improvements, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to the development of internal control frameworks and compliance policies.
• Support business units in readiness for external audits and regulatory reviews.
• Participate in cross‑functional committees or projects as an internal control advisor when required.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of internal auditors by providing feedback, coaching, and technical guidance.
• Foster a collaborative and high‑performance audit culture.
• Support internal training programs and knowledge sharing to build auditing capability and…