Senior Risk & Internal Audit Manager

About the Role

This senior individual contributor and team-lead position calls for someone who can work autonomously across complex, high-stakes environments. The role focuses on leading risk-focused internal audit assignments across UCC’s portfolio of capital projects, while also contributing to ongoing monitoring and audit activities for the Group’s hospitality and food & beverage businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and carry out risk-based internal audit assignments across UCC’s EPC and capital project portfolio, including joint venture-led projects, using the IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework as the guiding standard.
• Review project governance and controls covering cost, timelines, claims, change or variation orders, subcontractor oversight, and contractual compliance.
• Perform internal audits and control assessments across hospitality and F&B operations, with attention to operational, financial, and compliance exposures relevant to those businesses.
• Create, deploy, and sustain continuous monitoring solutions using KPI, KCI, and KRI measures with RAG-based thresholds to deliver assurance between formal audit cycles.
• Build and maintain Risk Control Matrices, clearly separating design effectiveness from operating effectiveness.
• Prepare precise, practical audit observations and reports, and oversee issues through remediation and closure.
• Work directly with auditee stakeholders such as project directors, finance teams, and hospitality operations leaders to confirm findings and agree on corrective actions.
• Help shape the annual risk-based audit plan and maintain the Group audit universe.
• Contribute to Audit Committee reporting, including ECAF-aligned KPI, KCI, and KRI summaries where relevant.
• Coach and support junior audit team members, helping strengthen internal audit capability across the function.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or a closely related discipline is required; a professional credential such as CIA, CPA, CFE, or an equivalent is preferred.
• 10 to 12 years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk, or assurance roles.
• Strong background in one or more of the following: capital projects, EPC, construction, infrastructure, hospitality, F&B operations, and continuous or ongoing monitoring frameworks.
• Solid understanding of joint venture governance and large-scale project risk areas such as claims, variation orders, and contractor performance.
• Proven ability to produce strong audit reports and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience applying risk-based audit approaches aligned with the IIA IPPF.
• Must already be in Doha, Qatar, or be willing to relocate there.

Additional Information

This is a full-time onsite position based in Doha, Qatar. The role is for a senior professional who can operate independently, lead with confidence, and support the wider audit function through mentoring and capability building.