Auditor Quality Assurance & Administration📣 Job Ad

About Hala and the Role

Hala is seeking an Auditor – Quality Assurance & Administration to join its Internal Audit team in Riyadh. This full-time position is central to enhancing the department's quality, governance, and operational effectiveness, ensuring adherence to professional standards and internal policies.

Role Overview and Contribution

The Auditor will primarily oversee the Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP). This involves ensuring compliance with the Internal Audit Charter, approved audit methodology, and applicable professional standards. The role also coordinates departmental planning, audit administration, performance reporting, and resource management to support the effective delivery of the Internal Audit Plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development, execution, and monitoring of the annual Internal Audit Plan, including audit scheduling, resource allocation, and reporting of plan progress.
• Administer and maintain the Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) to ensure audit activities comply with the Internal Audit Charter, approved methodology, and applicable professional standards.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of audit planning, fieldwork, working papers, observations, and reports to ensure consistency, completeness, and adherence to departmental standards before issuance.
• Monitor compliance with the Global Internal Audit Standards (IIA), regulatory requirements, and internal policies, and recommend enhancements to the audit methodology and related documentation.
• Maintain and periodically update the Internal Audit Manual, audit templates, risk and control libraries, and other departmental guidance documents.
• Coordinate the preparation of Internal Audit reports, dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and periodic updates for Senior Management, the Audit Committee, and regulatory authorities.

Operational and Administrative Duties

• Administer the Internal Audit Management System (AMS), ensuring audit records, documentation, evidence, and engagement files are complete, accurate, and retained in accordance with applicable record retention requirements.
• Monitor the implementation and closure of audit observations and regulatory findings, including validation of management action plans and preparation of follow-up status reports.
• Coordinate internal and external quality assessments, including preparation for External Quality Assessments (EQA) and regulatory reviews, and monitor the implementation of improvement initiatives.
• Support departmental budgeting, procurement, vendor management, co-sourcing administration, contract monitoring, and other administrative activities.
• Coordinate departmental training, professional certification initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous development programs to enhance audit competencies.
• Support the Chief Audit Executive in preparing annual plans, Audit Committee materials, strategic initiatives, departmental policies, and other governance-related deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to enhance audit efficiency through process improvements, automation, data analytics, and the adoption of audit technologies.
• Perform advisory assignments and other ad hoc projects as assigned by the Chief Audit Executive.

Work Setting

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The role operates within Hala's Internal Audit team, contributing to the department's overall effectiveness and compliance framework.

Application Information

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to apply. Further details regarding the application process will be provided.