Senior Internal Auditor

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.  

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for delivering the assigned audit work in line with GIA methodology with limited supervision.
• Team member activities will include Execution and may include involvement in other stages of the audit. Assigned work will routinely include being responsible for delivering testing for lines of the test plan, writing associated work papers, drafting sections of the Audit Report and contributing to themes and insights.
• Allocation as a team member will be based on consideration of skills and capabilities and/or development opportunities.
• It is likely that at times while operating as a team member the SIA will have other activities to deliver such as planning for their next audit.
• Audit Leads are identified when the annual Audit Programme is prepared. SIAs will be assigned as Audit Lead where they have the relevant skills and capabilities and/or it is a development opportunity. The expectation is that SIAs will have a number of Leads per year, with close supervision from a Senior Audit Manager (SAM) / APM.
• As Audit Lead, the SIA will be accountable to the SAM / APM for the end-to-end delivery of the Audit (Scoping, Planning, Execution, Reporting and Closure) in line with GIA methodology. It is likely that at times during the end-to-end process the SIA will have other activities to deliver such as being a team member on other audits.
• In addition to delivering the audit the Audit Lead is also responsible for uploading the Findings to the database of Findings and assigning the relevant owner for each finding.
• Verifying completion of Agreed Management Actions for Findings assigned in the database of findings that will be from audits completed/in area of business expertise.
• Support quarterly reporting to Management and the Board (e.g. Group Executive Committee and the Audit Committee). This could include updating data, writing sections of reports, supporting development of insights and themes.
• Internal Audit continuous improvement/Transformation activities – completing assigned activities in support of the Function.
• Business relationships – hold relationships with relevant people in the business both verbal and written to help facilitate delivery of assigned audit work. 
• Live the Petrofac Values and operate to high ethical standards – we access confidential information and are visible across the Group, so we must operate to the highest standards.
• Support the GHoA in delivering the Audit Programme within the scheduled time and budget.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Internal Audit methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Business Knowledge – an understanding of E&C, oil & gas and/or the technical functions that support them, operating in Petrofac key geographies.
• Functional knowledge – an understanding of some of the key support functions e.g. Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Tax, Compliance, Company Secretariat, etc.
• Industry knowledge – knowledge of how Petrofac’s competitors, clients and contractors operate.
• Graduate, possibly with second degree e.g. MSc, MBA
• Professional qualification, for example Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, chartered or certified accountant, IT certifications, chartered engineer, etc.
• Internal Auditing, risk and controls skills.
• Understanding of the business.
• Fact based and attention to detail – comfortable operating in a detailed, fact-based environment.
• Analytic skills – ability to apply clarity of thought to audit work.
• Sound judgement – ability to identify issues that need further testing and understanding of own limitations/when to consult.
• Report writing- strong written English skills.
• Gravitas and credible – ability to be credible in business discussions, some of which will be challenging.
• Managing diverse relationships – across different parts of the business in support of audit delivery.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (eg Oracle Cloud ERP)
• Few years’ experience in Internal Audit and/or other relevant experience gained in Petrofac and/or other relevant companies or professional services firms (eg: KPMG, Deloitte, EY, PwC).
• Experience of working in the business either in the first or second line of defence would be an advantage.
• Experience of working in different geographies and multicultural organisations would be an advantage.

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