Internal Audit Quality Team Leader

Support the quality and continuous improvement of internal audit activities by ensuring compliance with approved methodologies, policies, procedures, and relevant professional standards. Strengthen the function’s maturity through quality reviews, methodology enhancements, and capability development. Key Responsibilities • Lead quality reviews of internal audit files and working papers, assessing their completeness, quality, and compliance with approved methodologies and professional standards. • Evaluate the sufficiency and appropriateness of evidence supporting audit findings and conclusions. • Review audit programs, reports, findings, and recommendations for clarity, consistency, and practical applicability. • Prepare Quality Assurance and Improvement Program reports and monitor improvement actions. • Guide the quality team and ensure effective planning and execution of its activities. • Support external quality assessments and follow up on related improvement plans. • Develop and update internal audit methodologies, procedures, templates, guidance materials, and tools. • Analyze recurring quality issues and recommend improvements to strengthen audit practices and functional maturity. • Participate, when required, in internal audit engagements and special assignments, including risk assessment, control evaluation, testing, and reporting. • Support internal audit planning by identifying and assessing emerging and strategic risks. • Plan and deliver awareness initiatives covering internal audit, risk, control, and governance. • Coordinate projects, initiatives, and agreements with relevant stakeholders. • Support competency assessments and the development of training and capability-building programs for internal audit employees. Qualifications and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Internal Audit, or a related discipline. • Minimum of 6 years of experience in internal audit or a related field. • Hands-on experience conducting and reviewing internal audit engagements. • Sound knowledge of internal audit methodologies, professional standards, and audit management systems. • Professional certifications such as CIA, CISA, or CRMA are preferred. • Strong analytical, report-writing, communication, team leadership, and project coordination skills.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Internal Audit, or a related discipline. Minimum of 6 years of experience in internal audit or a related field. Hands-on experience conducting and reviewing internal audit engagements. Sound knowledge of internal audit methodologies, professional standards, and audit management systems. Professional certifications such as CIA, CISA, or CRMA are preferred. Strong analytical, report-writing, communication, team leadership, and project coordination skills.

Lead quality reviews of internal audit files and working papers, assessing their completeness, quality, and compliance with approved methodologies and professional standards. Evaluate the sufficiency and appropriateness of evidence supporting audit findings and conclusions. Review audit programs, reports, findings, and recommendations for clarity, consistency, and practical applicability. Prepare Quality Assurance and Improvement Program reports and monitor improvement actions. Guide the quality team and ensure effective planning and execution of its activities. Support external quality assessments and follow up on related improvement plans. Develop and update internal audit methodologies, procedures, templates, guidance materials, and tools. Analyze recurring quality issues and recommend improvements to strengthen audit practices and functional maturity. Participate, when required, in internal audit engagements and special assignments, including risk assessment, control evaluation, testing, and reporting. Support internal audit planning by identifying and assessing emerging and strategic risks. Plan and deliver awareness initiatives covering internal audit, risk, control, and governance. Coordinate projects, initiatives, and agreements with relevant stakeholders. Support competency assessments and the development of training and capability-building programs for internal audit employees.