Overview
We are currently hiring Internal Auditor for a leading FMCG business in the kingdom. The role involves executing operational, financial and compliance audits across organization's multiple functions, and reporting findings with clear, evidence-based recommendations to the management.
Education, Experience & Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, with minimum of 5 years of relevant internal audit experience (mandatory)
- CIA or SOCPA certification is a strong plus
- Must have prior experience auditing FMCG, manufacturing, or fast-moving distribution business (industry-specific, not general corporate audit)
- Working knowledge of ERP-based audit trails (SAP or Oracle preferred)
- Fluent Arabic required; English is a plus, not mandatory
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute assigned engagements from annual risk-based internal audit plan across plant, warehouse, and commercial functions, in line with IA plans.
- Requires structured audit methodology and working paper discipline.
- Develop risk and control matrices (RCMs) and process maps for each audit area, and design test procedures aligned to COSO internal control principles.
- Requires ability to translate business processes into testable control points.
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls over inventory, fixed assets, procurement and trade spend/pricing and assess retail execution compliance at store/depot level where applicable.
- Requires strong understanding of FMCG-specific operational and commercial risk areas.
- Document audit findings with root-cause analysis and draft management-ready reports for process owners and Audit Committee.
- Requires strong written communication and the ability to defend findings with data.
- Maintain and update risk register for assigned audit areas, and track remediation status of prior findings through to closure, escalating unresolved risks to senior management.
- Requires follow-through and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.