As Senior Associate, Internal Control at Matta, you will play a key role in evaluating and strengthening the organisation’s internal control environment. Your responsibilities will span audit planning, control testing, compliance monitoring, and risk mitigation. You will contribute to safeguarding organizational assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting a culture of integrity and operational excellence. This role reports to the Senior Internal Control Manager and works closely with cross-functional teams, external auditors, and regulatory bodies.

Job Responsibilities:

Identify control weaknesses and compliance gaps, draft findings, and propose practical recommendations to strengthen internal controls and mitigate risk.
Maintain and update Matta’s audit exceptions tracker, follow up with process owners on the status of remediation actions, and report unresolved issues.
Compile audit evidence and maintain detailed work papers that align with Matta’s internal audit methodology and documentation standards.
Provide regular updates to the Senior Internal Control Manager on the status of assigned engagements, emerging risks, and key observations.
Support regulatory compliance monitoring efforts, including checks on statutory and policy requirements relevant to Matta’s operations.
Liaise with external auditors, consultants, and regulatory bodies during external reviews or inspections, ensuring all information requests are fulfilled accurately and promptly.
Perform assurance and advisory engagements in line with Matta’s annual internal audit and compliance plan, as well as special assignments directed by the Senior Internal Control Manager.
Contribute to the development and refinement of audit programs, control testing procedures, and documentation required for each engagement.
Conduct walkthroughs of business processes, test internal controls through inquiry, observation, and data review, and document process understanding.
Collaborate with other team members to complete and close out audit engagements in a timely and professional manner.
Uphold Matta’s code of conduct and ethical standards, ensuring that all audit and compliance activities are performed in line with Global Internal Audit Standards and relevant regulatory guidelines.
Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by Internal Control leadership.

Requirements

B.Sc. in Accounting, Finance, or related field; professional certifications such as ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA are highly desirable.
Experience with audit software and tools.
Minimum of 3 years in External Audit, Internal audit, Risk management, or Compliance roles.
Experience in IT audit or data analytics is an added advantage.
Familiarity with IFRS regulations
Expertise in audit methodologies and best practices.
Proficiency in Internal controls, regulatory compliance, and risk assessment.
Strong skills in data analytics, IT auditing, and forensic accounting.
Excellent report writing and communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and project management skills.
Ability to influence senior management and provide strategic recommendations on risk and control issues.
Familiarity with ERP systems and ability to audit financial systems and processes

Benefits

Matta is an equal opportunity employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff.

What we offer:

An attractive compensation package that is commensurate with the demonstrated level of required experience and skill and in line with industry standards.

Hybrid work structure.

HMO

Performance Bonus.

Full time, life access to learning

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