Internal Audit Director

Job description / Role

A global provider of compliance and payment solutions is actively looking for an Internal Audit Director to join its team in Jordan.

Client Details

A global provider of compliance and payment solutions is actively looking for an Internal Audit Director to join its team in Jordan.

This firm has more than 30 years of experience in this niche market and offers its expertise to a portfolio of more than 700 financial institutions across the world - including well-known and established banks.

As an Internal Audit Director, you will have the opportunity to set up the department from scratch in Jordan and be the pioneer of this division. Reporting both to the Board of Directors and the CEO, you will be the Number 1 in Audit at a group level.

Description

* Evaluating risk exposure, reliability and integrity of information, and the system establishment to ensure compliance with the law, policies & procedures, and the regulations
* Assess whether the operations/ programs are carried out as planned and are meeting the targets
* Monitoring the governance and the risk management processes
* Reporting the internal audit activities, risk exposures and control issues as requested by the board
* Ensure that all information of the organization and that of their customer, supplier or partners is kept confidential
* Ensure Compliance with the companies' policies and procedure and the employee handbook
* Liaise with the external auditors to assess their performance and to measure the degree of coordination with the internal audit team.
* Ensure that the design and operations of general IT control / specific application control activities are reliable and accurate.

Job Offer

The successful candidate will be offered an attractive remuneration package + benefits (including extra annual leaves, bonus, health insurance, etc). This is an exciting opportunity to have a global role and join a company operating in a niche market to expand your skills.

Requirements

* CIA (or similar) required
* Strict minimum of 8 years of experience in Internal Audit
* A successful experience of setting up a department from scratch would be a strong asset
* An experience within a FinTech or Software company is mandatory
* Having strong convincing skills and being used to deal with C-Suite / Top Management
* Strong technical knowledge both in Financial and Operations audits

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.