Internal Audit Lead - Financial Risk

Tabby
Dubai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Communication","Stakeholder management","Independence","Professional skepticism"]

Lead end-to-end internal audits across finance, treasury operations, and financial risk management, independently planning, executing, and reporting results. Evaluate compliance with IFRS, CBUAE regulatory requirements, and internal policies, assess treasury frameworks and financial risk effectiveness, and track remediation to closure. Apply advanced data analytics and visualization tools (SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau) to enhance a risk-based audit approach and improve audit efficiency, coverage, and actionable insights.

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Tabby
Tabby
1 month ago

Internal Audit Lead - Financial Risk

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end internal audits across finance, treasury operations, and financial risk management, independently planning, executing, and reporting results. Evaluate compliance with IFRS, CBUAE regulatory requirements, and internal policies, assess treasury frameworks and financial risk effectiveness, and track remediation to closure. Apply advanced data analytics and visualization tools (SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau) to enhance a risk-based audit approach and improve audit efficiency, coverage, and actionable insights.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and deliver end-to-end audits across finance, treasury, and financial risk processes, including financial reporting, liquidity management, funding, investments, payments, and tax.
  • •Independently plan audit engagements through risk assessment, scoping, execution, and reporting with a risk-based approach.
  • •Evaluate compliance with IFRS, CBUAE regulatory requirements, and internal policies; review treasury frameworks (cash management, FX exposure, hedging) and control practices.
  • •Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies, emerging risks, and control weaknesses, using models, dashboards, and automation tools.
  • •Report audit outcomes to the Head of Internal Audit and communicate recommendations to senior management; engage stakeholders and drive timely remediation.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceEquity

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, or financial control in banking, fintech, or financial services.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
  • •Relevant professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, CA, CIA, or CISA (or actively pursuing).
  • •Strong technical expertise in finance/accounting and treasury, with solid understanding of IFRS and CBUAE regulatory frameworks.
  • •Sound knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO) and risk-based auditing methodologies.
Experience:7+ yearsBankingFintechFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Analytical thinkingCommunicationStakeholder managementIndependenceProfessional skepticism
Certifications:CPAACCACACIACISA
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLPythonPower BITableau

Company Brief

Tabby
Tabby is a MENA buy‑now‑pay‑later and fintech platform that enables customers to split purchases into installments, offers in‑store and online payment products, a consumer app, and merchant services across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and the wider region.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2019
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