Analyst - Internal Audit

**Company Description**
Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development. Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and an annual green hydrogen production capacity of up to 1 million tonnes by the same year.

To support in performing individual internal audits, as part of the total internal audit plan in order to contribute to providing reasonable assurance that Masdar’s internal controls promote efficiency, effectiveness and reduce the risk of loss, as well as help ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
- Perform review of allocated audit areas in accordance with accepted professional standards and generally accepted principles.
- Assist in evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems and procedures of operating and non-operating divisions of Masdar.
- Assist in the preparation of the Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) prior to the start of / during the audit fieldwork and in line with the project time plan and submit to the line manager for review.
- Support Audit Engagement Lead by uploading the finalized RCM to the audit system.
- Execute all allocated tests in accordance with approved RCM and within the agreed timelines.
- Support the Audit Engagement lead in uploading work papers and supporting documents to the audit system.
- Identify and document the audit observations in the work papers; and
- Develop and submit work papers for review to audit engagement lead/ quality reviewer.
- Identify and document the audit observations in line with relevant processes and procedures.
- Report audit observations and make recommendations for correcting unsatisfactory conditions, improving operations, and reducing cost.
- Draft the audit observations, risks, and action plans and submit to the Audit Engagement lead for consolidation in the internal audit report.
- Implement approved Internal Audit Department policies, processes and procedures.
- Delivering a quality and consistent services to customers and stakeholders.
- Support Engagement Lead in the annual risk assessment exercise by meeting process owners and reviewing underlying documents to develop/ update risk registers and validate the same with process owners.
- Contribute to the identification of opportunities for participating in change initiatives, programmes and projects taking into account leading practices, improvement of processes and productivity improvement
- Perform regular follow-up reviews on the due management actions agreed as part of the audit reports.
- Submit the follow-up work including draft follow-up report to engagement lead for quality review.
- Upload all Follow-up reports, Evidences and communications to the internal audit database/ software
- Promptly upload all work papers related to all engagements in the internal audit database/ software.
- Provide administrative support for prioritizing, scheduling and tracking progress on QAIP activities.
- Support the audit team in performing “periodic self-assessments” to validate its continued conformance with the IPPF Standards and Code of Ethics.

**Qualifications**
Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent.
- Certification as a CIA, CPA, ACA, or CISA is an asset.

Preferred Experience:

- At least 2 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, accounting in large multi-national companies, government organizations or an equivalent experience

**Additional Information**
Job-Specific Skills:

- Excellent MS word, excel and power point skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to prioritize actions
- Ability to plan and organize own work on a daily and weekly basis
- Attention to detail