IT Auditor Senior specialist

Job Brief:

Examine the effectiveness of Emkan IT systems and internal controls, detect deficiencies and ensure compliance with applicable regional and global standards and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of the overall Internal Audit charter by owning the identification of the IT Audit function’s objectives, scope and responsibilities in alignment with the corporate strategy.
• Assess the impact of the charter on Emkan Code of Ethics, identify impacted areas and amend the Code of Ethics as needed in alignment with applicable standards and regulations.
• Keep abreast of latest IT audit trends and standards and identify ways to apply them at Emkan for continuous improvement.
• Prioritize the various functions to be audited from an IT perspective based on the review of previous internal IT audit reports, Emkan risk register and the expected external IT audits that will be conducted.
• Contribute to the development of the overall Internal Audit plan by owning the identification of the functions to be audited from an IT perspective, the type and frequency of IT audits and the resources required to conduct the engagements.
• Collect all relevant function-related documents for review and develop an independence statement in preparation for the IT audit exercise.
• Draft an IT audit plan per function in coordination with relevant stakeholders and in alignment with the overall Internal Audit plan, including the identification of required workshops and site visits.
• Conduct workshops and meetings with key stakeholders to obtain additional required information and arrange field visits as and when needed.
• Examine EMKAN data from database, datacentres, software programs and information management systems for legal compliance, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify changes to EMKAN IT systems and internal controls to enhance EMKAN efficiency, cost-effectiveness and performance.
• Develop an IT audit report that highlights non-compliance cases that need improvement as well as recommendations and improvement plans related to inadequate, inefficient and/or ineffective IT internal controls.
• Follow up and review the action plan progress on a regular basis and liaise with concerned stakeholders to ensure that the improvement plan activities are being executed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Liaise with External Auditors to provide necessary information as and when needed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate statements and reports to meet department requirements, policies and quality standards.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Adherence to all regulations and control function within the company in order to ensure that governance, Audit, risk and compliance matters are carried out.
• Fully adherence to the cybersecurity policies, processes, standards and regulations.

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Audit or any related field.
• (Master’s degree in Business Management, Audit is preferred).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in Internal Audit Function.