The Company

Robert Half are exclusively working with a largely backed investment firm company that invests across a broad range of market sectors, including energy, retail, and technology.

The Head of Internal Audit is a leading role reporting directly to the Audit Committee. Exceptional organizational and communication skills are essential.

You will be responsible for managing internal audit function and providing regular independent, objective appraisal to management and the board as to the overall effectiveness of the control systems. You will make recommendations to the Audit Committee on issues raised during audit procedures and provide detailed feedback to the management team.

You will undertake objective review, assurance and consulting services to improve the company's operations by evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. Special reviews may be conducted as requested by the Audit Committee and you may be required to lead specific control initiatives and process changes and be involved in strategic business reviews.

You should have proven management skills and a clear understanding of the regulatory environment and risk management. To succeed in this role, you need to be diligent, ambitious and motivated, with a high level of enthusiasm that will prove an inspiration to the rest of the team.

The Role

* Manage the independent internal audit function and direct its activities and administrative responsibilities.
* Develop the internal audit budget and submit plan to the audit committee for endorsement and approval.
* Develop flexible rolling medium term and annual audit plans, providing for review of the business units at appropriate intervals and using appropriate risk-based methodology.
* Implement the annual audit plan, as approved by the audit committee, including, as appropriate, any special task or projects requested by management and/or the audit committee.
* Maintain a professional audit support network, supplemented by short term expert consultancies, which collectively have sufficient knowledge, skills, experience, and professional certifications.
* Establish a quality assurance program to ensure that the internal audit function is executing its assigned tasks up to expectation.
* Evaluate and assess significant new or changing operations, processes and systems coincident with their development, implementation and/or expansion.
* Issue periodic reports to the audit committee summarizing results of audit activities and status of implementation of past audit recommendations.
* Manage the independent internal audit function and direct its activities and administrative responsibilities.
* Develop the internal audit budget and submit plan to the audit committee for endorsement and approval.
* Develop flexible rolling medium term and annual audit plans, providing for review of the business units at appropriate intervals and using appropriate risk-based methodology.
* Implement the annual audit plan, as approved by the audit committee, including, as appropriate, any special task or projects requested by management and/or the audit committee.

Salary and benefits

Up to 55,000 AED a month, plus company benefits

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