Section Manager Internal Audit

About the Role

Alfanar is seeking a Section Manager Internal Audit to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading the execution of manufacturing audits, managing audit teams and engagements, and assessing operational controls. The Section Manager will provide recommendations to improve process effectiveness, compliance, and overall operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess manufacturing risks and develop risk-based audit plans covering operations, supply chain, inventory, procurement, and compliance.
• Define audit scope, objectives, and resources, coordinating with plant leadership and process owners.
• Review manufacturing processes and evaluate the effectiveness of operational and financial controls.
• Identify control gaps, process improvements, and opportunities to enhance operational performance, including controls within ERP systems and manufacturing applications.
• Manage manufacturing audit engagements and oversee audit teams, ensuring quality audit outcomes and validating evidence.
• Lead special reviews related to operational inefficiencies, production losses, and control issues.
• Analyze manufacturing KPIs to identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities, providing recommendations for enhanced process effectiveness and cost efficiency.
• Monitor corrective actions, key risk indicators, and continuous audit activities.
• Prepare audit reports and communicate findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships with plant management.

Role Accountabilities

• Recruit, recognize, and cultivate high performers to create a robust second line of management, while also guiding low performers or managing their release.
• Ensure fair treatment of subordinates, with performance as the primary assessment criterion.
• Take full responsibility for operations as per the job description and deliverables, adhering to company guidelines.
• Anticipate problems, take proactive steps to prevent them, and make timely decisions.
• Deliver required results in a timely manner, meeting quality and cost standards, and making a tangible difference to the area of operation.
• Transform corporate goals into business plans, execute and monitor these plans, and initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Provide periodic work progress reports and control budgets and expenses for optimum cost efficiency.
• Develop the organizational structure based on current and future requirements, ensuring job descriptions are available for all roles.
• Develop and coordinate written systems, policies, and procedures, seeking automation opportunities and promoting the use of IT solutions relevant to the business.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment in accordance with standard regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience in internal audit, particularly within manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to assess manufacturing risks and develop comprehensive audit plans.
• Experience in evaluating operational and financial controls, identifying gaps, and recommending improvements.
• Proficiency in assessing controls within ERP systems, manufacturing applications, and operational technologies.
• Strong leadership skills to manage audit engagements and oversee audit teams effectively.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing KPIs and provide actionable recommendations for performance enhancement.
• Experience in preparing audit reports and communicating findings to various stakeholders.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires adaptation to new techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models, while maintaining a focus on quality as a prime competitive advantage for Alfanar.