Internal Audit Assistant Manager

Who we are :

GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, everyday goods, health and beauty, properties and logistics sectors. Under the ownership and management of the Baker family for over 45 years, GMG is a valued partner of choice for the world's most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector. Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands across 12 countries. These include notable home-grown brands such as Sun & Sand Sports, Dropkick, Supercare Pharmacy, Farm Fresh, Klassic, and international brands like Nike, Columbia, Converse, Timberland, Vans and The North Face.

About the role :

The Internal Audit Assistant Manager will be responsible for supervising and conducting internal audits reviews, retail audits and loss prevention across Group entities in Asia, as per the Annual Audit Plan, on the efficient use of resources, the effectiveness of controls and the impact of the residual risks. The job holder will also be responsible for independently executing assigned audit tasks.

Key Responsibilities :

Conduct Internal Audit and Retail audit as per annual plan for the Group in order to establish and review :

• Reliability and integrity of financial and operating information
• Compliance with policies, plans, standards, laws, and regulations that could have significant impact upon operations
• Overall risk associated with the Group businesses and departments and safeguarding of assets
• Adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s systems on internal control
• Identifies risk factors prevalent in the auditable entities and prepares risk identification sheets including control factors in place and deducing residual risk
• Assists in developing, formulating and implementing tailor-made Audit programs and audit tools and methodology for the Group and its entities that test key business processes and controls
• Ensures establishing work schedule timeline, performance evaluation and variance criteria for each scheduled audit assignment
• Conducts and leads audit assignments in line with the Internal Audit plan and within the budgeted time in a professional manner, adopting the best audit practices and appropriate audit techniques
• Conducting interviews with stakeholders, reviewing documentation and preparing working papers
• Identify key risks, especially fraud risks and controls in place to address those risks
• Ensures completion of audit assignments within the allotted timelines
• Provides frequent updates about the status, key concern areas observed during audit execution periodically
• Prepares draft reports and discusses the result of the review with related Business / Department Heads
• Prepares / reviews quarterly progress reports on planned audits and implementation of corrective actions

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