Responsibilities
- Oversee and supervise internal audit activities across the bank's departments, branches, and relevant affiliated entities to ensure compliance with approved policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and corporate governance standards.
- Develop, implement, and monitor the department's operational audit plan, ensuring alignment with key performance indicators, the internal audit charter, and professional auditing standards.
- Plan, assign, and supervise audit engagements, ensuring that audit activities are completed according to approved plans and within established timelines.
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices, operational procedures, and compliance frameworks across banking operations.
- Assess the effectiveness of existing policies, procedures, and control mechanisms, identifying weaknesses, irregularities, operational risks, and areas requiring corrective action.
- Ensure that audit findings, observations, and recommendations are properly documented, reported, and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
- Review audit reports and compliance assessment findings before their final issuance, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with internal audit standards.
- Monitor the implementation of audit recommendations and corrective actions, following up with relevant departments and branches to ensure identified issues are adequately addressed.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of risk-based self-assessment and internal control frameworks, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to mitigate operational and compliance risks.
- Recommend improvements to existing policies, procedures, and operational controls to enhance efficiency, strengthen governance, and minimize potential risks.
- Assess operational risks and identify opportunities to improve banking processes based on audit findings and review results.
- Lead, guide, and evaluate the performance of the internal audit team, ensuring effective task allocation, professional development, and adherence to auditing standards.
- Monitor departmental performance, review operational procedures and quality indicators, and recommend improvements to enhance overall effectiveness.
- Prepare and submit periodic reports on audit activities, departmental performance, findings, and outstanding recommendations to senior management.
- Participate in relevant committees and support the implementation of decisions and recommendations related to internal audit activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking and Financial Sciences, or a related field.
- 6–8 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 3 years in a similar role or within internal audit.
- Previous experience in the banking or financial services sector is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of banking regulations, applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and internal audit standards.
- Comprehensive understanding of internal audit methodologies, risk management frameworks, internal controls, and corporate governance principles.
- Practical experience in developing and executing risk-based audit plans and supervising audit engagements.
- Strong knowledge of banking operations, departmental functions, branch operations, and financial control procedures.
- Experience in evaluating operational risks, identifying control weaknesses, and recommending corrective actions.
- Familiarity with risk-based auditing and Control Risk Self-Assessment (CRSA) frameworks.
- Knowledge of financial auditing, account reviews, compliance assessments, and audit reporting.
- Strong leadership, team management, planning, and organizational skills.
- Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to develop and improve internal audit policies, procedures, and working methodologies.
- Strong communication, reporting, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Preferred Training & Professional Development
- Financial Auditing and Internal Control.
- Risk Management and Risk-Based Internal Auditing.
- Internal Audit Methodologies and Professional Standards.
- International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
- Financial Statement Auditing and Account Reviews.
- Operational Risk Assessment and Control Frameworks.
- Professional Development in Accounting and Auditing.