Job SummaryThe Operational Audit Manager oversees all operational and financial audit activities within the organization, reporting directly to the Audit Director. This role entails planning, executing, and reporting on audits to assess compliance, identify risks, and enhance processes. Responsibilities include leading audit teams, collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring regulatory compliance, conducting special audits as required, providing training, and offering administrative support to the Audit Director. Success in this position hinges on effective leadership, analytical capabilities, communication skills, ethical conduct, and a dedication to ongoing improvement.
Major Duties and Responsibilities- Audit Planning: Collaborates with management to develop a comprehensive audit plan addressing all operational and financial key risks and priorities identified within the organization.
- Audit Execution: Monitors the execution of operational audit engagements across the operational areas, ensuring that audit objectives are achieved effectively and efficiently.
- Audit Reporting: Manages the preparation and finalization of audit reports, ensuring they meet the requirements of professional standards and organizational policies.
- Follow-Up: Monitor the entire audit follow-up process of management corrective actions, including tracking, monitoring, and reporting on the status of audit recommendations.
- Compliance: Ensure strict compliance with Authority regulations in all activities within the internal audit function.
- Ad/hoc and Special Audit: Manages ad-hoc and special assignments assigned by the CIAO, overseeing all aspects of project planning, execution, and reporting.
- Quality Assurance: Implements quality assurance measures to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of audit processes.
- Training and Continuous Learning: Participates in developing and delivers training programs to enhance audit team skills and knowledge.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Fosters positive relationships with key stakeholders, department heads, and regulatory authorities.
- Risk Management: Assists in the identification, assessment, and mitigation of operational, financial, and compliance risks.