Audit Officer - Information Systems

The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with a turnover of approximately US$ 12 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of dnata, the successful Airport Ground Services and Travel Industry division, and Emirates, the Group's rapidly expanding and award winning international Airline. Emirates global network now sees it flying to over 110 destinations across 6 continents, operating a modern fleet of over 150 wide-bodied aircraft. Today the Airline has orders worth over US$ 68 billion for 200 more of the latest aircraft, with plans to operate to many more destinations in the months and years ahead. Essential to our continued business success as we expand will be the ongoing employment of high quality people to join our multi-cultural team of over 150 nationalities. Dubai, a tourism centre and modern cosmopolitan city with high standards of healthcare, education and leisure pursuits for residents offers those we hire one of the most desirable lifestyle locations in the world. In addition to lifestyle and tax free salary benefits, the Emirates Group also offers professional development opportunities to help employees develop new skills and grow their careers successfully. Discover your future! The Position: Plan and conduct individual Information System (IS) audits of the Group with a view to identifying control weaknesses, material errors and procedural deviations in IT environments and IT applications. The Audit Officer plays a critical role quantifying risks to which the Audit Centre is exposed and in making an assessment of its existing controls. Job Outline: Develop and implement detailed audit work for each scheduled IS audit, within the broad audit programme framework specified by the Manager IS Audit so that the audit objectives are achieved and the risks identified are addressed. Review status and existence of internal controls in the audit areas by conducting pre-audit discussions with line staff and through compliance rests and transactions checks. Conduct analytical reviews of IT technical, financial, commercial and operational data with a view to identifying security vulnerabilities, material errors, inconsistencies with procedures and policies, etc. Compute and analyse trends in relevant data. Collect, compile and annotate relevant and competent and audit evidence in support of audit findings. Perform reviews of contractual/reciprocal agreements in the assigned audits with a view to detecting financial loss, if any caused by misapplication or misinterpretation of such agreements and recommend appropriate changes. Perform special investigations as required from time to time in order to establish facts, either to address a client's concern or to comment on possible irregularities. Drafts the audit report and obtain initial comments on audit findings from client's line staff in order to establish the correctness of audit observations and, if possible comment on the possible impact. Conduct follow-up audits with supervisory line staff to ensure that all accepted audit recommendations have been implemented within the agreed period. Salary & Benefits: We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams, the local currency of the UAE. The Dirham is linked to the Special Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund. It has been held constant against the US dollar since the end of 1980 at a mid-rate of approximately US$1= Dh3.66. Besides travel benefits normally associated with an airline, more information on employee benefits is available within the 'Working Here' section of this site. By viewing the 'Dubai Lifestyle' section in the site you can also consider the benefits of Dubai as a location to live and work in. Experience and Qualifications: IT or IS Auditing 3+ Years Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) Professional qualifications in IT, IT Audit, IT Security are highly desirable. Should possess full knowledge of IS auditing techniques. Report writing and good interpersonal skills are critical. Job holder must have good analytical ability, initiative and be proactive in his/her approach in order to perform high quality audits. Advanced skill in use of Computer Assisted Audit Tools (CAAT) is essential. To Apply: To express your interest in the above vacancy please apply on-line by clicking below, and complete our application form. We will then consider your application and contact you should we wish to shortlist you for an interview. Should you not receive an invitation for an interview within 5 weeks please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. We will retain your details for 12 months unless advised otherwise and re-consider you for future opportunities as they arise. Please also note that if you are not shortlisted you can also update your application at anytime and apply for other opportunities. Thank you for your interest in a career with the Emirates Group.