Internal Audit Expert

Date: 12 Aug 2026

Location: Riyadh, SA

Company: Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

Purpose of Job

Jobholders at this level are responsible for leading work activities and working autonomously with minor direction towards predetermined long-term objectives.

Jobholders oversee the implementation of operational plans and the provision of significant improvements to set policies, procedures, standards and reports.

Their main operational role includes ensuring the preparation and implementation of corrective action plans and closing the observations within the approved time frames, in addition to reviewing the reports and presentations submitted to the competent committees and the Board of Directors, enhancing the governance of communication and compliance with statutory requirements, and supporting the integration of audit observations with risk management and internal control in a way that contributes to raising the level of governance and institutional compliance.

Job Resposiblites

  • Organizing and managing all communication channels with the audit authorities such as the General Audit Office, the External Auditor, and others, and coordinating on meetings, inquiries and audit requests, in order to ensure the sp
  • Ensure that core control notes are included in the corporate risk registers, contribute to the development of internal controls and raise the level of compliance and governance at the authority level
  • Provide the necessary information, analysis and reports to the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors and the Executive Management to enable them to follow up on the status of the audit observations and take appropriate action thereon.eed of response and the quality of outputs
  • Examine the root causes of repeated observations, and propose necessary improvements to internal policies, procedures, and controls
  • Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly

Job Details

Communication and Contacs

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration or Accounting or equivalent degree (required)

Master of Business Administration or Accounting or equivalent degree (preferred)

Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience 

Competencies

Collaboration and Communication - Developing
Customer Focus - Proficient
Data Gathering and Assessment - Proficient
Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing
Internal Audit Execution - Advanced
Internal Audit Techniques - Advanced
Legislations and Regulations - Proficient
Policy Enforcement - Proficient
Professionalism - Proficient
Results Oriented - Proficient