Senior Manager, Finance Audit

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager – Financial Audit is responsible for leading the financial audit, ensuring delivery of high-quality, risk-based assurance and advisory services across the organization, including domestic subsidiaries.

The role supports the GM Financial & Operations Audit in enhancing governance, risk management, and control processes, while ensuring coordination with second-line functions, effective oversight of outsourced audit arrangements, and alignment with Global Internal Audit Standards (IPPF) and regulatory requirements.

Position Information

• Unit: Internal Audit
• Division: Financial & Operations Audit
• Location: HQ
  
  

Grade: L2

Qualification

• Bachelor’s in accounting /finance /business or related subjects
• CA, CPA, ACCA, is a must while CIA will be highly preferred.
  
  

Experience

8 years of total experience & at least 3 years in a managerial position.

Key Accountabilities

Audit Leadership & Strategy

• Support the GM in developing and executing a risk-based internal audit plan covering financial domain across the group and subsidiaries.
• Ensure audit coverage reflects key enterprise risks, regulatory priorities, and business strategy.
• Provide strategic insights on emerging risks in financial areas.
• Support the GM in developing internal audit strategy and implementing strategic initiatives as assigned in the strategy.
  
  

Delivery of Audit Engagements

• Lead and oversee the full audit lifecycle including Planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up, with respect to financial audit.
• Develop audit plans, risk assessments, audit programs, audit working papers.
• Ensure the execution of audits during the field work, including maintaining communication with the management for better alignment
• Develop and/or review draft & final internal audit reports to the GM.
  
  

Advisory & Consulting Engagements

• Lead and oversee advisory engagements to support management in: Process improvements, Control design and optimization, Risk mitigation strategies, transformation initiatives, system implementation, pertaining to Financial area.
• Provide independent and objective advice without compromising audit independence
• Ensure advisory engagements follow defined governance and are clearly differentiated from assurance activities.
  
  

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Ensure all audits adhere to: IPPF / Global Internal Audit Standards, Internal audit methodology and policies
• Applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., FSA, TRA).
• Oversee compliance with Quality Assurance & Improvement Program (QAIP).
• Continuously review and monitor audit documentation/ working papers and ensure audit files consistently meet quality expectations and pass internal/external reviews.
  
  

Oversight of Subsidiary audit & Outsourcing arrangements

• Oversee Financial audit coverage for domestic subsidiaries with outsourced internal audit arrangements.
• Review and validate: Audit plans prepared by outsourced service providers and quality and adequacy of audit execution and deliverables.
• Ensure outsourced audits comply with internal audit standards and methodology, IPPF and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor performance of outsourcing partners against agreed SLAs and KPIs.
• Provide periodic reporting to the GM on subsidiary audit outcomes, risks, and control gaps.
• Ensure consistency and standardization of audit practices across the group.
  
  

Coordination With Second Line Functions

• Establish effective coordination with second-line functions, including ERM, compliance, Revenue Assurance, Financial Control and other control functions.
• Ensure alignment and avoid duplication of assurance efforts across lines of defense.
• Leverage second-line outputs (risk assessments, control testing, compliance reviews) in audit planning and execution.
• Provide feedback and insights to strengthen enterprise risk and compliance frameworks.
  
  

Findings tracking & Follow-Up

• Oversee monitoring and closure of audit findings across the group.
• Facilitate timely and effective implementation of management action plans.
• Escalate critical and overdue issues to GM and middle management.
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Act as a key interface between Internal Audit and middle management.
• Present audit outcomes, key themes, and risks to: GM, CAE, Executive Management and Audit & Risk Committee (as required).
• Drive constructive discussions on risk mitigation and control improvements.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Drive adoption of data analytics, automation, and digital audit tools.
• Benchmark audit practices against leading telecom operators and industry standards.
• Continuously improve audit methodologies, processes, and frameworks.
  
  

Team Leadership & People Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop audit teams.
• Set performance objectives aligned with audit strategy and operational goals.
• Build capability in audit methodologies, data analytics, and industry best practices.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Ensure development of a succession pipeline to support leadership continuity.
  
  

Key Competencies

Leadership

• Assertiveness and Conflict Resolution
• Fostering Learning and Development
• Inspiring and Leading Others
• Leading Change and Cultivates Innovation
• Visioning and Alignment
  
  

Behavioral

• Timely decision-making
• Drives Achievements
• Ethics & Compliance