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INTERNAL
AUDITOR
Leading
Petrochemicals Company
TAX
FREE Saudi Arabia
Open to
all nationalities
tilly@firstresortrecruitment.com
Our client is a multinational Petrochemicals company covering the Gulf. They
have an excellent reputation in this industry with an exciting and dynamic
growth plan for 2011.
We are looking for an experienced Internal
Auditor professional to be
based in Jubail, in Tax Free Saudi Arabia
OVERVIEW
OF ROLE
Reports To:
CEO
The Internal Auditor will be responsible to establish, develop and
maintain a sound Internal Audit functions which will promote high standards of
control and provide an informed independent opinion to the CEO and the Board of
Director on how effectively the systems of control work to protect the
interests of the company and its shareholders. The function aims to identify
financial, IT/IS and operational risks and work with management to create cost
effective controls for proper protection against those risks.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist
to ensure that the systems of control safeguards the assets of the company;
provide accurate and reliable information, promote efficient use of
resources and comply with significant policies, procedures, regulations
and applicable laws.
- Responsible
for the provision of a professional auditing services including
contributing to strategic advice and planning.
- Set
audit standards which meet the highest national and international
principle/practice applied within the commercial sector.
- Identify
financial, IT/IS and operational risks and work with management to create
cost effective controls for proper protection against risks.
- Assess
and identify potential and actual control risks and prepare a risk based
audit strategy and annual audit plan, for agreement with the CEO, to
protect the company’s and its shareholders from unnecessary risk.
- Identify
and organize reviews of new businesses, new IT/IS systems and other
significant changes to highlight potential control risks and offer timely
constructive and expert advice on how to help create an effective system
of internal controls.
- Plan
and manage the Audit department's budget so that most effective use of
resources is made. .
- Continuously
improve the audit approach and methods, including the use of cost
effective new technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness of
internal audit.
- Manage,
motivate, train and develop audit staff so that they are able to make an
effective contribution to the well being of the company.
- Recommend
improvements in the company’s policies, procedures and processes to
protect the interests of the company and its shareholders.
- Develop
a close working relationship with external auditors to ensure that they
feel confident of the standards maintained in the company and are able to
complete their external audit in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Ensure
that audit reports are communicated swiftly to the CEO and the relevant THE
COMPANY’S departments.
- Create
an open and cooperative climate between the company’s departments and
internal Audit function to promote awareness of and commitment to an
effective internal control environment throughout the company.
- Must have a close day to day
working relationship with the CEO and the CFO but the reporting lines are
to the CEO and to the Audit Committee. There must also be a close working
relationship with the external auditors even outside the external audit
cycle. Effective relationships have to be maintained with the senior
management of THE COMPANY’S so that they understand and support the role
of Internal Audit.
Maintain effective interfaces with departments such as Finance and IT in
order to have access to facilities, which will support the audit process.
- Sets
audit policies, processes, procedures and programs (subject to liaison
with external auditors) through the company. Unrestricted access to all
information, records and personnel of the company’s. Total responsibility to decide what to
report to the CEO.
- Although
the Internal Audit department can make strong recommendations, the
responsibility for the operations and management of risks of the company’s
lies with the CEO subject to the direction of the Audit Committee.
ESSENTIAL
REQUIREMENTS
- University degree in Accounting
- A professional accountancy
qualification.
- At least 10 years experience in
Accounting and Audit
- At least 3 years experience at
management level.
- Fluent in Arabic and English
preferred
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Experience
in a petrochemical, manufacturing, production or oil & gas organization
KEY
SKILLS
- Excellent planning and
implementation skills.
- Proficient interpersonal and
persuasion skills to be able to conduct audit investigations and report on
sensitive subjects.
BENEFITS
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Salary
will depend on experience levels
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This
should be used as a guide only
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Total
package up to 35k SAR per month/ $112k USD per annum + Benefits + 3 basic salaries per year as a housing allowance
To apply in confidence please send your CV in English to tilly@firstresortrecruitment.com
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