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About the Lead Specialist, Internal Audit Role

Midis Group is seeking a Lead Specialist Internal Audit to join its team in Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to evaluating risk management, internal control processes, and financial reliability across the organization, ensuring compliance with directives and regulations. The ideal candidate will bring 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Role Overview and Objectives

The Lead Specialist Internal Audit is responsible for leading and executing comprehensive internal audit engagements. This involves assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management frameworks, internal control processes, and the reliability of financial reporting. A key objective is to ensure the organization's adherence to all applicable directives and regulatory requirements.

Core Duties and Accountabilities

• Conduct reviews to assess the accuracy and efficiency of functional areas, evaluate internal processes and controls, and recommend risk reduction measures.
• Ensure proper implementation of group policies, procedures, and applicable requirements.
• Execute audit assignments in accordance with the approved yearly audit plan.
• Perform audit fieldworks aligned with the audit methodology, ensuring proper documentation and supporting evidence are added to the internal audit management system, adhering to IA Department’s requirements and quality standards.
• Conduct exit meetings with auditees to validate audit findings.
• Draft audit reports, ensuring observations, risks, business impacts, root causes, and recommendations are well-supported, clearly presented, practical, and consistent with Internal Audit Department’s reporting guidelines.
• Ensure timely receipt of valid management responses, including clear action plans, owners, and implementation timelines.
• Provide objective, independent advice to ensure validity, legality, and goal achievement.
• Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion and cost-saving measures.
• Document processes and prepare audit findings memorandums.
• Assist in enhancing audit methodologies and supporting tools, optimizing workflows accordingly.
• Support special assignments, investigations, advisory reviews, and other management requests.
• Build, develop, and maintain strong, professional relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Support team members as needed to achieve departmental goals.
• Demonstrate integrity, objectivity, and confidentiality in all professional interactions.

Candidate Qualifications and Requirements

• A professional certification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA, CFE, or DipIFR is considered an advantage.
• Mandatory corporate industry experience.
• Hands-on experience conducting both financial and operational audits.
• Proven experience in preparing and presenting audit reports in English.
• Flexibility to travel as required.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Al Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The role may require travel.

Application

Join Midis Group and contribute to maintaining robust internal controls and compliance standards within a dynamic corporate environment.