Internal Auditor

INTERNAL AUDITOR

Location: UAE
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Internal Audit / Corporate
Industry: Holding Company – Hospitality, Real Estate, Construction, Retail & Mall Operations
Salary: Competitive, based on experience and qualifications

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Internal Auditor to join our Corporate team. The role will be responsible for conducting independent audits across the Group’s diverse business operations, including hotels, real estate, construction, retail, and mall operations.

The successful candidate will evaluate internal controls, financial and operational processes, assets and inventory, identify business risks, ensure compliance with Group policies, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen governance and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits across hotels, real estate, construction, retail, and mall operations.
• Review financial, operational, procurement, payroll, inventory, revenue, cash-handling, and administrative processes.
• Conduct fixed asset audits and physical asset verification, including equipment, furniture, vehicles, tools, machinery, IT assets, and other Group-owned assets.
• Reconcile physical assets against fixed asset registers and supporting records.
• Identify missing, damaged, obsolete, idle, or improperly recorded assets and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Review asset acquisition, transfers, disposals, write-offs, tagging, capitalization, and depreciation procedures.
• Conduct periodic asset counts and physical verification across hotels, construction sites, retail outlets, malls, offices, and other Group properties.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls and identify control gaps and business risks.
• Verify compliance with Group policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, approval authorities, and applicable regulations.
• Review supporting documentation, transactions, approvals, reconciliations, and financial records.
• Conduct stock, cash, revenue, payroll, inventory, and asset audits as required.
• Identify irregularities, process weaknesses, potential fraud risks, and areas of financial or operational exposure.
• Prepare clear audit reports highlighting findings, risk implications, recommendations, and agreed corrective actions.
• Follow up on audit findings and monitor implementation of corrective actions.
• Work closely with Finance, HR, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, IT, and other departments.
• Support special investigations, management reviews, fraud-risk assessments, and ad-hoc audit assignments.
• Maintain accurate audit working papers, evidence, asset verification records, and supporting documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Internal Audit, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CIA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Minimum 3–5 years of internal audit experience, preferably within a diversified Group or holding company.
• Experience auditing hospitality, construction, real estate, retail, malls, or other asset-intensive businesses is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, risk management, financial processes, fixed asset management, inventory controls, and audit methodologies.
• Strong analytical, investigative, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently and objectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial/accounting systems.

Preferred Profile

The ideal candidate will have multi-industry internal audit experience, with strong exposure to fixed assets, physical verification, inventory, financial controls, and operational audits. The candidate should be comfortable conducting field audits across hotels, construction sites, retail outlets, malls, and real estate properties, while providing practical recommendations to improve controls, accountability, and business performance.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Internal Auditor looking for an opportunity to work across a diversified business Group, we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your updated CV, including your current location, years of experience, professional qualifications/certifications, and notice period, to:

[email protected]

Subject: Application – Internal Auditor

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pay: AED10,000.00 - AED15,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person