Senior Chief Manager - Internal Audit - Bank

Urgent opening with our reputed client (Bank) based@OMAN location

The Senior Chief Manager - Internal Audit has roles, responsibilities and general duties within Bank, but when required, may be expected to fulfill other tasks where appropriate to their experience, skill and knowledge level therefore, the responsibilities are not an inclusive or exhaustive list of job requirements:

The following are key responsibilities of the Senior Chief Manager - Internal Audit:

- Supervise the planning, scoping & execution of assigned audits, undertaking the necessary quality assurance to ensure that reviews are conducted in accordance with IA methodology and policy.

- Oversee draft and final reports for review, ensuring quality is delivered and challenging conclusions to ensure pragmatic, supportable solutions that improve and optimise control environments.

- Enhance Bank - control environment by ensuring audit actions are tracked and control improvement made and by taking opportunities to share best practice around Bank

- Lead audit teams on multiple, large and complex audits as directed, providing business process knowledge & subject matter expertise to ensure identification of business risks and controls and apply audit skills and process to ensure significant control weaknesses are identified as appropriate.

- Meets or exceeds expectations of the various stakeholders by delivering agreed audit objectives to a high standard within time and budget.

- Establish, develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships and knowledge base, both internal and external, to inform business understanding, advise on and influence risk management practices and controls and enhance audit quality.

- Performance manage, coach and develop staff members to build competence in technical knowledge, practical audit skills and the key behaviours expected of their role, recognizing individual contribution and addressing performance issues promptly.

- Work across divisional boundaries to ensure that Internal Audit plan objectives are achieved, promoting effective working relationships by maintaining an open, honest and collaborative style and sharing of best practice.

Professional qualifications Bachelor's Degree preferable or equivalent professional qualification, either working towards/holding Institute of internal Auditors, CISA or other suitable qualification

Experience: 7 - 10 years experience in the relevant field, preferably in bank audits

Skills:

- Excellent planning, organizational and project management skills.

- Strong proven results and customer orientated.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

- Excellent stakeholder and client management skills.

- Strong influencing and negotiating skills.

- Strong management and coaching skills.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Good cost and resource management skills.

- Excellent understanding of risk and control measures and relevant risk control frameworks.

- Understands IA methodology and industry regulation.

- Good knowledge of the Bank's strategic objectives and business areas.