Senior Auditor-Divisional Audit & Special Investigations- Internal Audit Division (Kuwaiti National)

Responsibilities:

1. Conducts and supervises Audits as Auditor or Auditor-in-Charge, organizing assignments, allocating and checking work, and ensuring the quality of work.
2. Implements Audits and manages the work of both Audit Teams and individual Auditors in carrying out regular Internal Audits, special projects, and special investigations to ensure adherence to the Bank’s policies and procedures, and all other applicable international and local law, governing all of its activities.
3. Audits the control performance of individual Divisions, Departments, and Branches and evaluates the overall performance of Senior Managers against pre-determined criteria and standards, identifying areas of weakness where policies and procedures are not being implemented efficiently.
4. Ensures proper implementation of policies governing the maintenance and safe keeping of documents, application of line authorities, and in checking relevant statistics to verify the accuracy of information presented.
5. Assesses risk of findings in coordination with Audit Manager or Senior Auditor Manager.
6. Ensures that all individual Audit work papers and records are prepared according to the set procedures.
7. Prepares first draft Audit Reports on any Audit conducted or on special investigations or special projects, discussing and analyzing findings with the Audited Department, and prepares follow-up comments for review.
8. Ensures all Audit activities are carried out in compliance with internationally accepted Internal Audit Standards and all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to Banking and Investments.
9. Follows up with concerned Divisions/Departments to ensure that approved recommendations or remedial action has been taken, maintaining record summaries of actions recommended and taken, and reporting any delays to Manager for follow-up action.
10. Whenever required, coordinates IT Audit coverage with IT Audit Manager for the review of systems and operations.
11. Develops and maintains knowledge of emerging professional standards, regulatory initiatives, and retail industry trends and threats.
12. During Audits, obtains sufficient, reliable, relevant, and useful evidence to achieve the Audit objectives effectively, supporting Audit findings and conclusions with appropriate analysis and interpretation.
13. Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of duty, unless disclosure is required by legal authority.
14. Sees to any additional request made by Division Head, AGM, or Department Head.