Capital Projects Senior Auditor
Job Description
<strong>Sector </strong><p><br></p>Internal Audit<p><br></p><strong> Role Purpose </strong><p><br></p>We are recruiting for a Capital Projects Senior Auditor.<p><br></p>This is a detail-oriented professional who supports the NEOM Internal Audit (NIA) management team in coordinating and executing audit engagements within budget and timeline, managing co-source requirements, and maintaining positive relationships with audit stakeholders and partners. The role involves delivering the scope audit plan on time, supporting and developing NEOM’s Internal Audit Junior team members, and applying expertise in capital projects delivery.<p><br></p><strong>Key Accountabilities And Activities</strong><p><br></p><strong> Stakeholder Management </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Assists NIA management team in the planning, design and implementing an appropriate audit plan to ensure that deliverables for the assigned audit portfolio are achieved. </li><li> Deploys and actively uses data analysis tools and techniques to identify risk and identify gaps in data sourcing, collating and analysis across identified information sourcing points and systems into the assurance framework. </li><li> Take ownership of drafting well written and meaningful audit reports and other deliverables to ensure that these are delivered on time, budget, and error free. </li><li> Develop audit reporting for relevant stakeholders, to ensure they are aware of upcoming audits, audit progress and the status of open audit issues. </li><li> Develop strong relationships and open lines of communication with all Projects related stakeholders across NEOM and within NIA. </li><li> Ensure that emerging risks are proactively understood and reported to the audit leadership in a timely manner. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong> Audit Plan Delivery </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Ensure that the audit plan and engagement memos are communicated to stakeholders sufficiently in advance prior to the commencement of any audit. </li><li> Develops process maps and related risk assessment, documentation of control processes to identify any gaps in best practice and, where necessary recommend remediation plans for control deficiencies. </li><li> Identifies and clearly defines audit issues and root causes; recommends improved internal controls and business processes. </li><li> Ensure that robust action plans are agreed and developed with the assigned owners to address significant audit findings. </li><li> Ensure that the NIA management team are kept abreast of any significant audit issues as and when these arise and that the audit findings and next steps are agreed with all relevant stakeholders prior to circulation. </li><li> Develop and implement a robust tracking mechanism to ensure that audit has visibility on management’s progress in addressing open audit findings and significant delays are reported to the NIA management in a timely manner. </li><li> Support NIA management to manage the budget process of all audits on the yearly plan ensuring that costs are managed and overruns discussed with NIA management in good time. </li><li> Continuously improves tools, practices and methodologies, consistent with the IIA’s IPPF and divisional standards and the profession’s quality assurance (QA) methodology to receive high scores in any independent Quality Assurance performance review. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong> Promoting Corporate Governance </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Coordinate and cultivate a network of assurance champions across NEOM so that robust internal controls and awareness of good corporate governance practices are embedded. </li><li> Participate in risk management activities and workshops so that assurance services across the second and third lines of defense are integrated and coordinated. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Supporting Co-Source Requirements</strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Support Manager by ensuring that audit requirements and expectations are communicated to co-source partners prior to the start of audit fieldwork. </li><li> Monitor timelines, milestones, and quality of audit deliverables to ascertain if there is any time or cost overruns incurred by the co-source partner(s). </li></ul><p><br></p><strong> Support & Develop Internal Audit Team Members </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Supervise Auditors and Trainee Auditors during audits to provide on the job training and mentoring as required. Ensure that audit methodology and best practices are adhered to during the execution of audits and projects. </li><li> Build relationships with professional audit networks, to ensure that NEOM internal audit department is abreast of the latest audit trends and accounting legislation and staff meet their professional qualification requirements. </li><li> Build relationships with NIA peers to develop effective team working, sharing learnings across the team to support NIA growth and reputation as a World class function. </li><li> Ensure effective team working by effectively providing guidance and support to the NIA team providing coaching, feedback and mentoring. </li><li> Guides and coaches Auditors and Trainee Auditors with respect to technical, documentation and interpersonal matters; provides feedback during projects and after project completion. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Knowledge, Skills And Experience</strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience conducting internal audits, or a comparable combination of progressive experience in related Capital projects field. </li><li> Substantial experience in auditing and project management/ project engineering is an asset. </li><li> Strong experience and thorough knowledge of engineering, procurement, project controls and construction including other project – related activities, their interfaces and interdependencies gained through professional services exposure or working with large multinational organization. </li><li> An experience-based knowledge of procedures, methods, and stage gate project delivery. </li><li> An understanding around corporate functions; ETSD (central engineering and estimating), H&S, Environmental aspects and Quality inspections/surveillance. </li><li> Knowledge of typical design and construction industry standard Systems and workflows. </li><li> Up to date with Internal Control, Audit and Risk Management best practice. </li><li> Strong commitment to develop and grow knowledge of Internal Audit best practices and guidelines. </li><li> Optional: experience of a project field location/site and/or an operating facility </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Qualifications</strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Graduate Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Engineering, Business Administration, Law, Accounting, or a related discipline). Master’s degree is an asset. </li><li> Professional qualification in Internal Auditing and/or Certified Internal Audit (CIA), Chartered, Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), and/or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an asset. </li><li> Continuing Education in auditing, project management, technology and / or construction is required. </li><li> Must become a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).</li></ul>
