Chief Internal Auditor

The Palestine Capital Market Authority was established in accordance with Article (2) of the Capital Market Authority Law No. 13 of 2004. It is therefore an authority that enjoys a juridical capacity, financial and administrative independence and legal competence to undertake all actions and activities ensuring achievement of purposes thereof, including acquisition of movable and immovable property necessary for the conduct of its business and the exercise of its activities in accordance with the provisions of the law.

PCMA is willing to hire two full time Internal Auditors in its office in Ramallah, as follows:

 Title: Chief Internal Auditor

Responsibilities
-Establish and maintain an efficient Internal Audit function adhering to international standards.
-Manage the scheduling, frequency, scope and resource allocation of financial, operational, compliance and IT audits.
-Supervise and review the work of Internal Audit staff.
-Develop audit strategies and annual/ long-term audit plans, controlling the financial and operational elements, using transformational top-down risk-based approach
-Ensure proper implementation/ execution of the internal audit plans
-Identify and investigate any discrepancies in data or compliance breaches and ensure corrective actions are taken
-Interact with the Board of Directors, the senior management and the external auditors in designing and implementing the scope of the internal audit function
-Support management in the identification, assessment and management of key risks to the delivery of its planned performance and develop an audit program to assess management of these risks
-Assess and influence the continuous development and enhancement of the control and risk management process through sharing best practices
-Review, evaluate and recommend updates, where necessary, to the procedures, policies and systems of internal control and verify the compliance and adherence of the same
-Be informed and up to date with international and local accounting practices, and
ensure that all reporting adheres to the appropriate country laws and regulations,
-Review all ad hoc, monthly and year-end risk & performance reporting, including the annual report
-Report regularly to the Board of Directors on results of Audit as well as ad hoc reports as necessary
-Stay informed and up to date on legal and regulatory changes in the jurisdictions in which PCMA operates,
-Manage special internal audit projects commissioned by the Board of Directors
-Report results and make recommendations to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
-Follow-up on the progress of implementation of recommendations and directions as a result of the reports.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate is likely to have the following profile:
-BA in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration from a recognized university, MBA is preferred.
-Professional certificate such as CIA, CPA, CISA.
-5+ years of relevant experience including a recent senior Internal Audit role, for MBA holder .8+ years of relevant experience including a recent senior Internal Audit role, for BA holder.
-Working knowledge of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
-In-depth knowledge of Best Practices, methodologies, policies, procedures and related laws and regulations.
-Excellent awareness of the publications of the COSO and other professional pronouncements in the areas of risk management and internal control.
-Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
-Leadership skills, including performance management and team building,
-Good presentation skills and excellent report writing and preparation of presentations
-Must possess the ability to communicate orally and in writing in Arabic and English fluently, and should have a demonstrated ability to make clear and concise presentations in these languages.
-Knowledge of Team-Mate software is not required but an advantage

Interested Applicants should fill the PCMA ( job application form ) and send it by email ([email protected]) combined with applicants resume ,and expected salary or to be submitted directly to PCMA headquarter no later than August 10 , 2010:
for further information: +97022973334