Audit Supervisor

Role Purpose

This position involves supervising the execution of operational plans and implementing enhancements to established policies, procedures, standards, and reports. The role supports auditors with analysis, manages follow-ups on audits, handles complex cases, and reviews financial data to recommend customs amounts in line with approved frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and revise valuation templates and audit instruments per operational policies to assess systems, business processes, financial and non-financial records, physical inventories, and assets.
• Monitor industry trends and news across sectors such as business, insurance, telecommunications, and consumer goods to stay updated on evolving customs practices and include these insights in audits.
• Keep SME post-audit manuals, eligibility rules, declarations, legal requirements, and supporting files updated by merchant category, integrating these into computer-assisted audit tools to streamline audits.
• Consolidate, categorize, and prioritize SME post-audit plans by industry, distributing them to audit teams for evaluation.
• Carry out subsequent audits across the Kingdom, validating legal documents submitted by SMEs, verifying their declarations and records, and ensuring documentation adequacy before assessing liabilities.
• Collect required declarations for office audits and coordinate with stakeholders including account managers, banks, audit offices, and government entities to gather information and confirmations; work closely with legal divisions regarding contractual legitimacy.
• Conduct research on general news, declaration regulations, channels, and business structures to understand SME activities, including size and jurisdiction.
• Review taxpayer returns to pinpoint high-risk and non-compliant cases; communicate internally to mitigate risks such as tax evasion.
• Oversee SME appeals and objections, coordinating with Legal Affairs or related secretariats to resolve disputes and supporting certifications by clarifying audit conclusions.
• Generate reports on high-risk audits and share findings with relevant parties.
• Compile reports and statistics on SMEs grouped by type, segment, and size to identify trends aiding revenue assessment and forecasting.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or an equivalent qualification is mandatory.
• A Master’s degree in Accounting or equivalent is preferred.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience is required.

Competencies

• Developing skills in collaboration and communication.
• Advanced tax audit techniques and execution capabilities.
• Proficiency in professionalism, broad taxation knowledge, results orientation, customer focus, and tax audit planning.
• Advanced management in tax audits.
• Developing abilities to enable change and innovation.