Internal Audit Lead - Financial Risk

The Lead Auditor - Finance, Treasury & Financial Risk will be responsible for leading and delivering end-to-end audits across key financial domains, including finance, treasury operations and financial risk management (credit, capital and liquidity). The role involves independently planning, executing and reporting on audits, while assessing the effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal control frameworks.

Internal Audit Leads are expected to take full ownership of assigned audit engagements, from risk assessment and scoping through to issue validation and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with CBUAE expectations and requirements, IFRS standards and internal policies.

This role requires a strong experience and understanding of finance and accounting principles, treasury activities and financial risk disciplines, combined with the ability to lead audit assignments, challenge the business constructively and provide actionable insights. Advanced data analytics capabilities are essential to support a risk-based, data-driven audit approach and to enhance audit quality and efficiency.