Strategic Audit & Operations Excellence Lead

To provide expertise to contribute to the achievement of the division’s long-term objectives, ensuring agility in the face of market changes, the promotion of transparency and stakeholder engagement through effective process and resource optimization.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Specialized Accountabilities:

• Advise on the developing and periodically updating the Division’s strategic plan, including the strategic initiatives for achieving the plan
• Conduct a comprehensive analysis to monitoring the progress of the strategic initiatives designed to deliver the strategic plan.
• Identify the key risks for the achievement of the Division’s objectives and contribute to the development of response plans to mitigate these risks.
• Recommend processes to ensure that the Division’s annual plan is effectively resourced on an ongoing basis.
• Propose reporting to provide an overall picture for PIF, for use with senior stakeholders and the ACC.
• Liaise with Internal Audit (IA) teams to share knowledge across the PIF IA Division, as appropriate.
• Provide expertise to contribute to supporting Management Committee and Audit and Compliance Committee reporting.
• Recommend process excellence initiatives to streamline operations and optimize workflow.
• Provide expertise to contribute to maintaining an IA dashboard for real-time tracking as well as the audit management system to ensure conformance to the Division’s procedures.
• Advise on all relevant activities in line with IA policies and procedures.

Common Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the development and successful implementation of the organizational strategy, by providing expert level advise to the concerned stakeholders enabling them to make informed decisions.
• Provide inputs and insights related to operational excellence improvement initiatives and propose improvements on systems, processes and practices related to the area of expertise, taking into account international leading practices, in order to continuously enhance the organizational effectiveness and business performance.
• Contribute to the development of policies, systems, processes, procedures and controls within the area of expertise or propose relevant enhancements as needed, ensuring alignment and adherence to any relevant compliance, risk, audit, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Business Administration, or any other relevant discipline

Years of Experience: 6 years of experience in a relevant field.

Preferred Professional Certificates: Any relevant certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Chartered Accountant (CA), etc.