IT Audit Lead

Job Purpose

The job holder is responsible for ensuring the development of the internal IT audit program, securing necessary resources, ensuring the implementation and execution of internal audit plan as well as following up on internal audit reporting for each department to issue related improvement action plan.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of IT Audit’s systems, practices, cost ‎optimization and productivity & efficiency improvement.
• ‎Ensures the compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and standards within WTCO and related functions such as and not limited to (HC, HSSE, Risk and Cybersecurity, etc..).
• ‎Escalate problems to ensure case/issue is closed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• ‎Ensure that all work is carried out efficiently, in line with the annual business plans, goals, policies, processes, procedures, and instructions.
• Perform the execution of audits according to the annual internal audit plan and programs based on the international standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and guidance of the top management.
• Participate in developing the “Audit Universe” to define the auditable units within WTCO and ensure improving operational efficiency.
• Prepare the development of annual internal audit plan to monitor IT activities and ensure the progression and accomplishment of the approved plan.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 2

• Perform the fieldwork in accordance with the notification letter shared with the auditee in order to assess the internal control system, determine the size and scope of the audit and test for compliance with policies and procedures.
• Perform Auditing, inspecting, and analyzing all data and records that would ensure completeness of the audit process to the fullest.
• Conduct information/data requests to ensure that the same is comprehensive covering all areas in the approved audit programs.
• Apply the audit procedures, needed tools, checklist and forms in line with international standards to ensure consistent and effective practices.
• Review and endorse applicable internal audit checklists, forms, and tools in line with international standards.
• Review draft audit reports to ensure that all findings have appropriate disposition considering the facts, criticality, and preliminary justification provided by the management and present to Senior Management for approval.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 3

• Conduct documenting audit objectives and time budgets, providing suitable instructions, and approving the audit program before fieldwork begins.
• Ensure that the approved audit program is carried out.
• Ensure that findings and reports are accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, and in a timely manner.
• Perform audit opening and closure meetings before and after every audit engagement to confirm audit objectives, scope, and methodology and discuss audit findings.
• Apply the assessment of audit risk develop audit priorities and ensure that the audit objectives are in line with the objectives and risks identified at the time of risk assessment and internal audit planning.
• Conduct complex internal audit engagement for critical IT activities and/or with upper management when needed.
• Prepare and coordinate to be ready for external audit engagement and prepare reported findings and related improvement action plans.
• Conduct draft audit reports to ensure that all findings have appropriate disposition considering the facts, criticality, and preliminary justification provided by the management for approval.
• Analyze reports and presentations related to IT Audit Department activities and achievements for reporting and decision-making.

Education Requirements

Experience Requirements

Key Communications

Internal Stakeholders

• All Departments

External Stakeholders

• Audit Committee
• Board of Directors
• Nazaha
• General Bureau for Auditing
• External Auditors

Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. Accordingly, there is no way this Job Description states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties.