Job description

Reporting through the Head of Audit function, this AVP & Audit Manager role leads and participates in audits covering the Consumer, Private and Business Banking Segments across the FAB Group, both in the UAE and other jurisdictions where FAB operates. You provide assurance to Management by identifying weaknesses, reporting and escalating significant audit findings in a timely manner, and agreeing action plans to address the issues raised. Day to day contact with Management sits within your remit, influencing change through advice while keeping SVP, VP and Head of Audit informed on issues with Group-wide impact. Audits get conducted in line with the objectives set out in the Annual Plan, with work programs completed efficiently and on or ahead of schedule. Risk assessments are prepared and maintained for each process stream, and audit programs are established, updated and maintained in the central audit management tool. Governance, risk management and control procedures across the business get reviewed for adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness, and draft audit worksheets and reports are reviewed, finalized and discussed with management within three weeks of fieldwork completion. Junior colleagues receive guidance and on the job training throughout, and effective relationships are built and maintained with stakeholders across GIA and the wider business. Investigations and special reviews get picked up as assigned by the Head of Audit or GCAO.