Senior Manager-Internal Audit

Role Overview

Senior Manager - Internal Audit at Transguard Group, headquartered in DAFZA (Dubai Airport Freezone).

Role Purpose

To ensure the audit function is strategically aligned with organizational objectives and governance priorities. The core focus is on "doing the right audits"—from designing tools such as Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) and Work Programs for individual audits to shaping methodologies and frameworks for the entire audit function.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Alignment

• Partner with Finance, Operations, and IT leadership to implement improvements that cut across business units, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Expand the audit function's scope to address enterprise-wide efficiency and long-term sustainability in line with Transguard's new mission and vision.

Stakeholder Management & Reporting

• Review and validate audit reports before issuance to leadership, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with organizational standards.
• Sustain collaborative relationships with leadership, ensuring audit recommendations are accepted, implemented, and monitored for long-term impact.
• Coach audit teams on identifying control weaknesses and developing sustainable solutions.
• Guide teams in conducting effective meetings and fostering productive relationships with auditees.
• Hold business leaders accountable for implementing audit recommendations and ensure remediation plans are effective and sustainable.

Methodology & Governance

• Support Head of Internal Audit in the overall audit methodology for RCMs and work programs, ensuring consistency and alignment with best practices.
• Provide thought leadership to align audit frameworks with enterprise-wide risk mitigation and management's governance and strategic priorities.
• Ensure department-wide compliance with IIA Standards and Code of Ethics, beyond individual audits.
• Establish and maintain Quality Assurance programs to monitor compliance and continuous improvement.
• Ensure audit methodology is updated and improved to reflect best practices across Transguard.

Audit Operations

• Execute and oversee multiple audit engagements simultaneously, ensuring prioritization and resource optimization.
• Provide strategic recommendations beyond operational fixes, based on major investigations involving multiple business units.

Innovation & Transformation

• Support Head of Internal Audit in design and enhancement of internal control frameworks across the organization.
• Implement an agile feedback mechanism between Business Units (BUs) and Internal Audit to foster stronger cooperation and timely remediation.
• Drive adoption of best practices and system improvements across multiple BUs, enhancing trust and collaboration within Transguard.
• Lead assurance for controls around ERP implementations (e.g., Oracle Fusion), including data integrity reviews and other technology integration initiatives.
• Promote a culture of proactive risk management and continuous improvement, ensuring lessons learned from past audits are applied group-wide.
• Lead organizational adoption of process improvements in collaboration with the Head of Internal Audit, ensuring stakeholder buy-in and smooth transitions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Professional certifications required: CIA, CPA, or CISA; additional certifications in risk management or data analytics are a plus.
• 10+ years of internal audit experience, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role overseeing multiple audits and teams.

Skills & Competencies

• Deep understanding of enterprise risk management, governance frameworks, and strategic alignment.
• Expertise in audit methodology design, quality assurance programs, and compliance with IIA standards.
• Advanced knowledge of data analytics, including AI-driven tools.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Fusion) and technology assurance.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence executive leadership.
• Proven team leadership and coaching capabilities.
• Strategic thinking with ability to drive process improvements across multiple business units.
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills for Board and senior leadership interactions.