Audit Manager - Karachi

Job summary

Responsible in overseeing planning, execution, and reporting while adhering to budget and Group Internal Audit standards. Explain identified risks to management, support departmental activities, and manage relationships with senior auditee management and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Team Member on assigned audit work involving audits primarily in Pakistan;
• Ensure that assigned audit work is executed in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with Group Internal Audit (GIA) methodology standards;
• Manage relationships with senior auditee management and stakeholders;
• Support GIA audit teams by providing product/country knowledge and expertise for their audits relating to the individual's area of expertise;
• Provide ongoing continuous monitoring support to Heads of Audit (HOAs) and Senior Audit Managers (SAMs) in respect of the business and raise issues and observations outside of formal audit work to expedite rectification of control weaknesses;
• Attend and present at formal committees and Group meetings on behalf of HOAs and SAMs, as required, e.g. Governance Committees and Country Non-Financial Risk Committees.
• Issue validation: Ensure that all audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork are tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements.
• Carry out their role in line with the Audit Charter and remain independent from management and free from interference.
• Assist the HOA to effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for audit engagements.
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies within audit work.
• Participate as team member or team leader for assigned audit work and potentially lead the more complex audits such as cross-functional and multi-location high risk audits;
• Ensure that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology;
• Draft and submit inputs to the audit scope (including the Audit Planning Memo and Process Risks Controls Matrix) proposed by the Audit Lead;
• Assist in the drafting of the audit report in the GIA report review process; and
• Track the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues and action plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.
• Demonstrate proactivity and positive engagement during team sessions;
• Influence change within the department by highlighting potential enhancements;
• Identify growth areas at the start of each audit, and discuss with the Audit Lead on how best to work on them during the work;
• Identify and successfully complete key internal training for self-development
• Support the HOA to update the relevant assigned risk assessments on a regular basis to ensure that changes in risk profiles are identified in a timely manner, proposing changes to the assigned audit plan to the HOA, as appropriate;
• At the request of the HOA, attend relevant meetings (e.g. Management Groups and Committees) to keep up-to-date on key business matters and provide the right challenge to ensure risks are appropriately identified, discussed and timely remediation plans are put in place; and
• Assist the HOA to manage the relevant Product/Country clients, and establish good working relationships to help the businesses improve the control environment and keep updated with changes in the business impacting their risk profile;
• Ensure clear communication of findings/issues/root causes to all relevant clients and monitor/escalate any overdue actions plans to the appropriate business manager and/or governance committee for resolution

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