Job Summary:
Carry out risk-based internal audit engagements across ERC, including audit fieldwork, walkthroughs, control testing, and sampling, and prepare high-quality working papers and draft findings, supporting Internal Audit in providing the Board, ARC, and management with independent, risk-based assurance, advice, insight, and foresight across the Expo Riyadh 2030 lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
Audit Planning & Preparation
- Support the planning of assigned audit engagements, including understanding processes, risks, and controls in scope.
- Contribute to the preparation of audit programs, risk and control matrices, and information requests.
- Apply the Internal Audit Manual and audit methodology and support updates to the audit universe and risk assessment.
Audit Fieldwork & Control Testing
- Perform audit engagements across Operations, Projects, and Functional & IT audit areas, as assigned.
- Carry out audit fieldwork, including walkthroughs, control testing and sampling.
- Perform risk-based process, compliance, financial, operational and IT audits, and capital project management and contract audits, including stage-gate and pre-/post-award reviews.
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls against applicable control frameworks, in conformance with the IIA Standards.
- Perform data-analytics-driven testing to support continuous auditing and data-analytics-driven assurance.
Working Papers & Reporting
- Prepare high-quality working papers and draft findings.
- Document audit evidence, testing results, and conclusions in line with the IIA Standards and Internal Audit methodology.
- Contribute input to audit reports, ARC reporting packs, and the annual overall conclusion on the adequacy and effectiveness of ERC’s governance, risk management and control processes.
Follow-up & Quality Assurance
- Perform follow-up reviews to validate that agreed management actions have been implemented.
- Track and report the status of open audit actions.
- Support Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) activities.
Special Reviews & Advisory
- Support special reviews and investigations into suspected fraud, corruption, or misconduct, as assigned, in line with ERC’s Whistleblowing and Anti-Fraud policies.
- Support advisory engagements, as assigned.
- Maintain high standards of integrity, objectivity, and professional skepticism.
Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Law, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
Professional Certifications Preferred:
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) preferred; candidates actively pursuing a certification will be considered.
Experience:
3+ years of relevant experience in internal or external audit.
Nature of Experience:
- Experience in internal or external audit.
- Experience carrying out audit fieldwork, including walkthroughs, control testing and sampling.
- Experience preparing working papers and draft audit findings.
Job Specific Skills:
- Working knowledge of the IIA Standards and control frameworks.
- Strong analytical and Excel skills.
- High standards of integrity, objectivity, and professional skepticism.
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills in English; Arabic is strongly preferred.
- Ability to manage stakeholders and deliver to fixed deadlines.
