Manager | Internal Audit - Arabic Speaking | Business Risk Services

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 750 people across the UAE and are experiencing exciting growth! We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As a Manager, you'll spearhead project excellence across multiple client engagements. From meticulous planning to seamless execution, you'll lead our team in delivering exceptional services while nurturing talent and actively driving our business growth agenda. Discover your purple and join our Business Risk Services Team today!

Let us paint a picture for you

Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Being a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Internal Audit - Business Risk Services Line

Discover tailored risk solutions with our BRS team. From proactive risk detection to optimizing internal controls, we empower your organization with strategies that drive efficiency and safeguard against threats. With a focus on transparency and collaboration, we build robust audit frameworks that ensure resilience and foster growth in an ever-changing business landscape.

As a Manager some of your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a portfolio of client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and retention
• Leading risk, compliance, and audit engagements from planning to close-out
• Acting as fieldwork lead, overseeing teams and deliverables
• Monitoring WIP, billing, and collections to minimize write-offs and aged debtors
• Contributing to the training and development of execution team members
• Identifying client needs and cross-sell relevant services
• Contributing to proposals and leverage the firm’s global network for enhanced delivery
• Understanding and communicating the firm’s competitive advantage
• Overseeing project delivery and practice management activities
• Ensuring quality control and team review across engagements

Think you've got what it takes to be a Manager? Like the color purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7 - 10+ years of related work experience in Internal Audit/Risk Management within a consulting firm in the UAE with at least 2 years of experience managing independent teams.
• Qualified level candidate of professional qualification (CIA, CISA, CRMA)
• Industry knowledge and focus with UAE government, semi-government, and private sector organizations (Asset Management, Capital Projects, Family Offices, Property Management, Education, etc.) is mandatory.
• Strong written and spoken English and Arabic is mandatory
• Confident in delivering and managing a portfolio of Internal Audits assignments while managing a team of junior colleagues
• Experienced in the use of data analytics, with a track record of successful use of the tool
• Process-minded, organized, with an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills
• Willingness and ability to work additional hours, as needed, and travel to various client sites

Job Details

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