Description

• Senior Auditor is responsible to Performs operational, compliance, financial, and investigative audits and to provide regular feedback to the Manager, Internal Audit on the status of audit assignments.
• Contribute to setting the internal audit methodologies, policies and procedures in line with strategic objectives and local laws and international standards, and help ensure their proper implementation in a way that is sensitive to teaching and research activities.
• Participate in providing advice, consultancy and guidance to faculty and staff to enable them to understand and apply audit requirements in their operational, teaching and reearch activities as necessary.
• Support with developing the annual audit plans to ensure that audit efforts are focused on the areas of highest risk and/or weakest control and aligned with the University\'s strategy and priorities.
• Implement annual audit plan to ensure compliance with financial, operational, and statutory regulations and standards.
• Conduct audit assignment according to defined audit schedule.
• Assist in analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the control environment, and identify control gaps and opportunities for improvement in consultation with faculty and staff.
• Assess the quality, adequacy, and effectiveness of the business controls.
• Ensure that Internal Audit adheres to local and international audit policies and standards.
• Keep up with the emerging trends in internal audit standards and practices and deploy these appropriately.
• Recommend solutions to mitigate business risk, maximize operations efficiency, and support teaching, learning and research.
• Report and document all audit findings/results and recommendations in a timely manner, and in accordance with the standards of the Audit department.
• Provide assistance to faculty and staff to enable them to comply with financial and statutory requirements.
• Liaise with government audit authorities to provide them with required information.
• Adhere to the University\'s information security and confidentiality policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly
• Coordinate with other departments to facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when needed
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree, in Accounting or related field.
• Certifications A member of a professional body of accountants/auditors (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CIA, CMA).

Experience:

• Expats: A minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• UAE Nationals: A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

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Primary Location: Abu Dhabi UAE
Job: Senior Specialist
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

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