Job Description

Job Summary/Purpose


The Manager - Internal Control & Audit monitor processes and records in line with generally accepted accounting principles, laws, industry and company standards. The results of the audits are to provide training and development to ensure greater overall compliance.


The role holder ensure that operations and business transactions follow internal and external standards. Verify the financial status, validate operating procedures of the company through a systematic program of audits and raise audit recommendations to the stakeholders. Support process owners with understanding, assessing, designing & documenting controls. Interacts with administrative and enforcement agencies; monitors systems and solves problems.


Responsible to conduct risk assessments, perform audit engagement tasks, creating a disciplined approach for Julphar by proper monitoring through annual audit processes. Must ensure right governance and compliance are controlled and met with proper accounting procedures are implemented in the company.




Geographic Scope:

UAE & all the countries where Julphar is present


Key Responsibilities& Key Result areas


• Develop the Audit programs and raise audit recommendations.
• Perform preliminary planning and establishes direction for audits, provides leadership to assigned auditors, manage project to quality outcomes, while meeting established time manner.
• Responsible to conduct risk assessments, perform audit engagement tasks, creating a disciplined approach for Julphar by proper monitoring through annual audit processes.
• Must ensure right governance and compliance are controlled and met with proper accounting procedures are implemented in the company.
• Support process owners with understanding, assessing, designing & documenting controls.
• Identify key internal controls risk areas.
• Test of the quantity financial for reasonableness and adequacy of discloses before submission to the Audit committee.
• Responsible for implementing, directing and overseeing the auditing and compliance programs.
• Handle audit assignments, review all paperwork and audit reports
• Review the reports and working papers prepared by the senior and junior auditors
• Assist to develop the yearly audit plan
• Develop Audit working papers with supporting documents, ensure proper documentation of the result of the audit assignments.
• Work with the management to resolve issues that may have been identified through audit findings
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of in-scope audit area, assess the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and the adequacy of internal controls
• Recommend different methods that could result in cost savings
• Follow up the implementation of audit findings as per auditee "audit implementation plan "to ensure audit matters arising are fully resolved.
• Perform audit, compliance, consultancy tasks as assigned in the Audit plan.






Core Competency


• In terms of competency you are highly result oriented with strong sense of accountability & ownership.
• Having strong judgmental ability to think objectively, have strong ethical standards, as well as high levels of integrity to adhere to regulations and compliance are necessary
• High on financial acumen with a strong attention to details.
• Must possess good communication skill to communicate & collaborate at all levels of the company management.
• Demonstrated experience in providing critical input to senior and corporate management.
• Strong business understanding to conduct due diligence, including the ability to assess, analyze, prioritize and multitask on core issues
• Excellent change agility & adaptability to accommodate and modify action plans within timeline.
• Must possess an analytical mind-set and numerical skills are useful in manipulating large amounts of data and creating reports
• Must showcase impartialness while dealing, must be resilient and calm under pressure.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills for better working with others; ability to work with high profile individuals internally
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times






Qualifications/ Key Experiences / Functional Knowledge Requirements:

• 4 years Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting is a must.
• Master's degree in finance is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 - 12 years of Pharmaceutical or similar relevant industry experience, proven experience with big audit firms in/ or pharmaceutical industry
• Extensive Knowledge of the standards for the professional practice of internal Auditing and the code of ethics developed by the institute of internal Auditors.
• Understanding of common internal control concepts, including COSO and COBIT
• Understanding of IFRS principles
• Knowledge of CAAT like case ware & ACL is a plus
• Fluent verbal and written English communication skills, fluency in other languages (Arabic) is highly preferred
• Proficient in MS Office is mandatory fitment criteria