Manager – Financial & Operational Audit
by Ooredoo in Telecommunications & Networking
The Manager – Financial & Operational Audit is responsible for planning, leading, and delivering end-to-end financial, operational, and compliance audit engagements across Ooredoo Group business units while ensuring full compliance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (IIA), organizational audit methodologies, and internal control requirements. The role leads the development of risk-based annual audit plans, performs enterprise risk assessments, evaluates financial processes, procurement, revenue assurance, asset management, HR operations, commercial operations, and other critical business functions to identify risks, control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and compliance gaps. The position oversees the complete audit lifecycle, including audit planning, fieldwork, testing, documentation, reporting, recommendation tracking, and follow-up activities while reviewing audit working papers and testing documentation for quality, completeness, and accuracy. The role partners closely with senior leadership, the Group Chief Audit Executive (GCAE), business unit management, external stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to strengthen governance, accountability, operational efficiency, and internal control effectiveness. Responsibilities include advising management on process improvements, control enhancements, compliance frameworks, risk mitigation strategies, and external audit readiness while supporting regulatory reviews and participating in cross-functional governance initiatives. The position also leads audit quality assurance initiatives, enhances audit methodologies, tools, templates, and processes, monitors industry trends and regulatory developments, and drives continuous improvement across the internal audit function. Additionally, the role manages, mentors, coaches, and develops internal audit professionals while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture and promoting technical capability through training and knowledge sharing. Candidates should possess extensive experience in Internal Audit, Financial Audit, Operational Audit, Risk Management, COSO Framework, IIA Standards, Corporate Governance, Compliance Auditing, ERP systems such as Oracle and SAP, Data Analytics, Process Management, Internal Control Frameworks, Quality Assurance, and hold professional certifications including CIA, CPA, ACCA, or CISA.