Internal Audit Supervisor

Job description

Plan, supervise, and execute risk-based internal audit engagements covering financial, operational, and compliance in line with approved audit plans.
Monitor and incorporate all new or updated controls required by evolving legislation, policies, and internal guidelines into audit procedures.
Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and systems, ensuring compliance with accounting and audit standards.
Identify control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and non-compliance issues, and recommend practical improvements.
Identify and analyze the root causes of uneconomic or inefficient practices in assigned areas of responsibility and assess alternative solutions to achieve desired results.
Prepare clear and concise work papers, audit reports highlighting observations, business impacts, and management action plans.
Support management in identifying and mitigating business risks and enhancing control frameworks.
Communicate findings requiring corrective actions to the appropriate level of management in a clear and professional manner.
Follow up on audit findings to ensure timely and effective implementation of agreed actions.
Provide guidance, coaching, and on-the-job training to audit staff during fieldwork.
Perform other duties as assigned to support the department's objectives.

Personal skills

• Degree in accounting, business administration, engineering, IT, or similar discipline.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant audit experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or senior role.
• Preferably to have experience/exposure to performance auditing.
• Leadership skills.
• Robust analytical skills and clear ability to engage with and influence other people.
• Enthusiastic, initiative-taking, self-driven, and has sense of urgency and ownership.
• Good facilitation, presentation, interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to perform under pressure.

Technical skills

• Strong understanding of internal controls, risk management, and audit methodologies.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and team supervision capabilities.
• Effective communication and report-writing skills.
• High level of integrity, independence, and professional judgment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and audit management software.
• Excellent communication and report-writing abilities.
• High level of integrity, objectivity, and professional ethics.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under pressure.