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Job description / Role
Senior Internal Auditor - Financial Risk - Kuwait
Our Internal Audit Team tests the adequacy of accounting, operational and technology controls across all divisions and functions ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, standards and applicable regulations. The team consists of audit professionals focusing on financial, operational and technology audit activities. The audits for the year are scheduled, based on risk assessments and management requests. These audits work across brands and regions giving the team exposure to a number of sectors and a large variety of audit scopes and objectives. The output of our audit activity is captured in action plans and recommendations that form the basis of business improvements and initiatives.
The Role:
The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for delivering the Annual Audit Plan within a defined area of the business, ensuring that satisfactory management, administrative, financial and risk controls are in place to facilitate compliance with company policies. Specifically:
* Perform complex audit reviews, which require a higher level of audit expertise or skills.
* Plan and review audits in a professional manner, ensuring that major risk areas are addressed therein.
* Identify opportunities for increasing profit margins or controlling costs through various audit examinations, and ensure that the Company's assets are adequately protected.
* Write and present Audit reports and presentations to management teams identifying deficiencies and recommending ways to improve.
* Work with stakeholders to take corrective action.
Requirements
* An accounting or finance degree with a professional audit qualification
* Significant post-qualification professional internal audit experience
* Strong attention to detail
* Highly developed analytical skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
About the Company
As a leading international franchise operator, with nearly 90 of the world’s most recognised brands in its portfolio, Alshaya Group brings great shopping, dining, leisure and hospitality experiences to millions of customers across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond.
Alshaya Group is a dynamic multinational business and family owned enterprise with a consistent record of growth and innovation. For 35 years, Alshaya has been a pioneering force in brand franchising, using its exceptional knowledge and experience to expand at pace.
Our portfolio of well-loved international brands includes Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, KidZania and, coming soon, Hampton by Hilton.
From one retail franchise store opened in Kuwait in 1983, Alshaya Group has consistently grown and diversified and today offers customers an unparalleled choice of brands across multiple sectors; Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Leisure & Entertainment, and Hotels. A diverse, skilled team of 53,000 people from 120 nationalities support more than 4,000 stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, a growing online business and a commitment to delivering great customer experiences.