Corporate Audit Sr. Specialist
Job Description
*JOB PURPOSE
To support in performing corporate audit activities and operations as per the audit plan, ensuring compliance with LCGPA rules, guidelines, and relevant policies and regulations; to ensure implementation of adequate corporate governance controls and identify any non-conforming practices across LCGPA.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
DESCRIPTION
Corporate Audit
§ To support the development of the internal corporate audit guidelines, methodologies, tools and plans (including the annual internal audit plan), to ensure exhaustiveness and consistency of internal audit practices across LCGPA.
§ To support the Implementation of internal audit policies, procedures, methodologies, systems and standards across LCGPA; conduct an annual review of policies, procedures, and methodologies and update the audit methodology / Internal Audit Manual to match best practices and latest international audit standards.
§ To support performing audit activities as per the defined internal audit plan across the Authority’s departments and functions, ensuring compliance to rules, guidelines, and policies; identify of all non-conforming practices that need to be corrected.
§ Carry out detailed corporate audit of systems, records and procedures through a thorough examination of available documents, reports, etc. to ensure that all operational practices are being run accurately and adhere to professional operational standards.
§ Provide support to external auditors to ensure smooth execution of external audits, with proper communication and exchange of information.
§ Provide support in reporting any identified areas of weaknesses, risks, fraud, or any deviation from policies and procedures; prepare periodic audit reports for management review.
§ Support in conducting investigations to identify root causes of nonconforming practices and deviations; work with concerned function heads to develop and implement corrective and preventative action plans to remedy the identified issues in a timely manner and prevent future occurrences.
§ Support in conduct follow up audits to monitor effectiveness of management interventions and applied corrective actions to fix identified deviations and to mitigate risks.
§ Support the development and execution of IT audit plans, processes and operational activities (information & network security, IT systems, data centers, IT infrastructure, etc.) to ensure compliance to rules, guidelines, policies and easy identification of any non-conforming practices.
Corporate Governance
§ Provide support to design and implement a thorough corporate governance framework with well-defined governance processes and strong controls, to be applied across LCGPA.
§ Support conducting a continuous review of the governance framework and controls, and ensure it is being correctly applied and followed across LCGPA; identify and escalate any deviations from defined governance processes.
Policies, Systems, Processes, Procedures, Standards and Reports
§ Follow all relevant functional policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions to ensure that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
§ Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate reports and functional deliverables to meet the functional requirements in order to achieve the desired efficiency and performance excellence.
Related Tasks
§ Perform any other related tasks and duties as directed.
Technical Competencies
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
§ Relations Management - Proficient
§ Business and Report Writing - Proficient
§ Presentation skills - Proficient
§ Language Proficiency - Proficient
§ IT skills - Proficient
§ Data Management - Basic
§ Internal Control and Compliance Management - Proficient
§ Internal Audit process - Proficient
§ Auditing Systems and Information Technology - Proficient
Education
Business Administration, Accounting or related fields
Job Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Job Role Other Years of Experience Min: 4 Max: 6 Residence Location Saudi Arabia
