RESPONSABLE DE LA DIRECTION DE L'AUDIT INTERNE H/F

The Head of the Internal Audit Department (DAI) reports hierarchically to the Managing Director of UBAF and functionally to the Chair of UBAF’s Audit and Internal Control Committee.

Responsibilities

• Provide General Management, the Audit and Internal Control Committee, and the UBAF Board with reasonable assurance regarding the institution’s operations and internal control system.
• Administer and manage the Internal Audit Department and its reporting.
• Propose annual and multi-year audit plans based on risk mapping, report on audit assignments and recommendations, and raise significant concerns or alerts.
• Coordinate communications with other departments, external auditors, regulators, supervisors, Asian supervisory authorities, and Crédit Agricole CIB’s General Inspection.
• Establish and update audit rules, procedures, methodologies, and supporting tools.
• Define audit objectives, supervise field assignments conducted by UBAF auditors or external providers, and present audit conclusions.
• Monitor implementation and timely closure of recommendations in the MyAUDIT tool, escalating critical delays to the CAR.
• Organize Audit and Internal Control Committee meetings and validate draft minutes.
• Manage the procedural framework for the department.

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in engineering, finance, audit, risk management, or a related university discipline.
• Confirmed experience in banking audit or a control function in a senior role; the posting specifies 5 to 8 years of experience.
• Good understanding of banking and finance activities, ideally trade finance.
• Interest in data and data analysis.
• Strong command of English and excellent written communication skills in French and English.
• Rigour, analytical ability, autonomy, initiative, and capacity to work under significant time constraints.
• Good knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

The role may require business travel. It is a management position.

UBAF is an international bank specialized in trade finance. Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank holds 47.01% of its share capital, with the remaining portion held directly or indirectly by financial institutions or central banks of the Arab world.