Job Title:
Lead Auditor
Role Purpose:
To assist in the development of the overall Audit Plan through assessing and prioritizing the risks and in determining critical control issues and process enhancements in order to achieve audit objectives and goals.
Key Responsibilities:
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Assists in the development of the overall Audit Plan, by assessing and prioritizing the risks both within individual areas of expertise in the assigned audits areas and at company level to ensure that audit efforts and resources are focused on areas of higher risk.
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Develop audit program and prepare detailed scoping of work or ad hoc requests in line with Audit Plan.
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Obtain sufficient background information and knowledge and understand of overall business process, and identification of key risks to properly plan and complete fieldwork.
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Assists in identifying critical control issues and process enhancements and in recommending corrective actions, performs operational audits, covering all significant business processes and develops procedures, schedules, and programs to achieve audit objectives and goals.
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Prepare audit findings and recommendations to identify the gaps and provide improvement recommendations and to be reviewed by the Team Leader, Sr. Manager / Manager.
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Review proper filing for working papers and record notes and obtain sufficient evidence to support audit findings and recommendations.
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Conduct regular follow up exercises to review status of agreed actions to provide assurance or an updated status on the implementation of the agreed actions.
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Maintains professional standard of work, keeps current with internal audit best practices, uses own professional judgment as and when required and regular contact with Department Heads / process owners to discuss audit scoping, audit interviews, and briefings on outcome of audits.
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Maintains sufficient general knowledge of overall company procedures, policies, and objectives to identify potential risk areas more efficiently.
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Participate in consulting engagements and assist in overall projects and other related duties to give support to other professionals.
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Adhere with direction for the development and implementation of organizational unit’s policies, systems, processes and procedures, identifying potential areas of improvement to ensure efficient and effective operation.
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Comply with corporate requirements on adherence to policies, procedures and instructions related to all relevant regulatory directives to ensure a safe and risk-free environment.
Job Specifications:
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Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the Internal Audit field.
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Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, auditing, or information systems.
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Professional certifications (CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA, CRMA etc.) are preferred.
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Good knowledge in operational audit, risks and controls.
Skills
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Good communication skills
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Fluent in English
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Proficient knowledge and practice on TEAMMATE and/ or TEAMMATE Plus (An Audit Software for electronic working papers)
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Time Management
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Problem Solving
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Planning & Organizing
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Improvement & Innovation
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Proficient in MS Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
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Internal Audit Management
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Governance, Risk & Control
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Business Acumen
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Persuasion and Collaboration
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Critical Thinking