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Job description / Role
Salary: AED 30-35k/month, family status.
Inspire Selection is recruiting for a leading investment company in Abu Dhabi. This is a new role, sitting at Group level, reporting to the Audit Committee.
Responsibilities:
• Plan and execute internal audits of the Firm and its subsidiaries.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Firm’s business strategy, policies, processes, risks and controls.
• Validate the Firm’s approach to risk management including assessment and mitigation of key risks to which the Firm is exposed (including fiduciary risks it manages on behalf of its clients).
• Develop an annual audit plan. Lead and execute audit engagements, ensuring audit procedures are appropriate including identifying and defining issues, developing creative audit techniques, conducting interviews as well as reviewing and analyzing processes, systems and documentation.
• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, compliance with policies & procedures, reliability and integrity of financial and operational information and effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
• Identify control gaps and process improvement opportunities. Establish and ensure sustainable monitoring and follow-up activities, recommendations and action plans.
• Report regularly to the Audit Committee on the audit plan and status of implementation of remediation plans put in place to improve internal controls.
• Work with different business units, refining internal controls and business process improvements.
• Manage an appropriate interface with external auditors
• Keep abreast of new or technical subjects required to support audits (e.g. market risk, regulations & guidelines, financial instruments, IFRS etc).
Requirements
• Native Arabic speaker with fluent English skills
• Minimum 6 years’ internal audit experience, of which 4 years at mid management level within the financial services industry or working with the big 4 consulting firms in the internal audit department
• CA or CPA or CIA certification
• Young, dynamic, self -confident with mature interpersonal skills
• Extensive knowledge and experience of best practice internal audit, control and governance frameworks and methodologies in financial services is essential
• Should possess highly developed communication and influencing skills
• Capable of quickly interpreting information along with the ability to challenge constructively and persuasively
About the Company
Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.