Internal Audit Director

Job description / Role

Objectives: Implement an organization-wide strategy for conducting internal audits throughout the organization to minimize risk; improve the performance and productivity of the organization’s financial, operational, and managerial processes and systems; and ensure that the organization complies with all relevant regulations, laws, and standards.

- Develop, communicate and implement the strategic direction of the audit function.
- Responsible for planning, developing, recommending, and monitoring procedures and systems to be used in internal auditing throughout the organization.
- Manage audits of joint ventures, partnerships, and subsidiaries; regularly lead important regional initiatives.
- Report findings of audits to management.
- Provide the highest level of advice and recommendations to management concerning how the organization’s financial, operational, and managerial processes and systems could be improved.

Reporting to: Internal Audit Committee

Requirements

- University graduate in Accounting / Finance or related professional qualification, Master's degree is preferred
- CPA, CIA or other equivalent qualification/ certification
- Minimum 12 years professional experience in the auditing field, 5 years of which must be held at a managerial level.

Specialist knowledge:
- Corporate audit experience
- Prior experience in establishing an Audit department
- Economics and Accounting
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Soft Skills and Personality traits: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Others
- Getting Information
- Developing and Building Teams
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking

About the Company

A growing Automotive company, ranked as one of the best 5 Automotive companies in the Saudi market, has the exclusive deal out of one of the famous automotive brands globally; including sales, services and spare parts.