Internal Auditor

Job description / Role

The role consists of conducting internal audits across Averda entities, and communicate audit findings, including governance, risk management and management controls, in formal reports to audit management:

- Execute the annual internal audit plan set through the implementation of regular internal financial, administrative and operational audits to ensure optimization of Averda performance;
- Conducts internal audits of various department functions including compliance, operational and financial audits in Lebanon, Gulf, and Africa as per internal audit work programs;
- Document audit work and prepare audit findings memorandum in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;
- Draft audit reports based on audit findings, flag problematic areas and recommend corrective action to mitigate risk and recurrence;
- Coordinate and attend open/exit audit meetings with concerned auditees’ Management;
- Reviews internal policies and procedures to ensure they are written clearly, comprehensively, and provide sufficient internal controls;
- Assist in monitoring the progress of corrective action plans to ensure adequate and efficient internal controls are in place to mitigate the associated risks;
- Conduct follow up audits to monitor management’s interventions;
- Analyze and follow up on ACL findings to investigate and then assure corrective/preventive actions implementation;
- Perform other adhoc audits as directed by the Audit Management;

Requirements

- BA degree in Accounting and Auditing
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in Audit, Accounting and Finance
- Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases
- Solid understanding of IIA’s professional internal audit standards, internal audit best practices and IFRS;
- Ability to observe and understand business processes;
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally;
- Ability to apply audit standards through practical application;
- Solid listening skills and ability to identify gaps in logic;
- Strong organization and follow up skills including the ability to handle competing priorities and meet all deadlines and commitments;
- Ability to give and follow instructions accurately and efficiently; proactive in asking clarifying questions to ensure work effort is directed wholly toward desired outcome;
- Good communication skills;
- Willingness and ability to adapt to new circumstances, information, and challenges;
- Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude;

About the Company

Averda is the leading provider of waste management services to emerging markets. For over 35 years, Averda has been continuously improving living and working environments for millions of people by providing effective and transformative city cleaning and waste management services.

Averda was built on the idea that clean streets are one of the cornerstones of growth and prosperity, delivering safer, healthier environments for communities to flourish.

As urban populations continue to boom across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Averda is uniquely placed to work with fast-growing countries to develop long-term and sustainable waste management solutions for cities and expanding urban centres.