Head of Internal Audit

About the Company

e& Afghanistan is a wholly owned subsidiary of e& UAE. e& is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies and a leading operator across the Middle East and Africa, with its headquarters in the UAE.

e& Afghanistan is committed to developing the Afghan national workforce as a key organizational priority. As an equal opportunity employer, the company is dedicated to empowering Afghan nationals through capacity building, professional development, and access to training opportunities, ensuring the growth of local talent and expertise.

Job Summary

1.    Compile the annual audit plan to support the implementation of Etisalat Money’s internal audit and control policies, and document the system architecture, control assessments, and audit findings.

2.    Regularly review disputed transactions and their resolution within the reconciliation process to ensure that the responsible department completes reconciliation and closes identified issues promptly.

3.    Develop audit tools for use by Etisalat Money staff to prevent and combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing.

4.    Translate and communicate Etisalat Money’s risk profile into clear risk-mitigation KPIs for implementation by each functional unit.

5.    Continuously audit Etisalat Money’s account-blocking and unblocking activities, procedures, and controls to prevent transactions on suspended accounts.

6.    Continuously audit transaction reversal requests from customers and agents to ensure compliance with the internal reversal workflow, controls, and policy.

7.    Continuously audit Etisalat Money’s account-blocking and unblocking activities, procedures, and controls to prevent transactions on suspended accounts.

8.    Evaluate token issuance procedures and the use of intermediary accounts to ensure the complete reconciliation of payments processed.

9.    Regularly audit Etisalat Money’s interbank and wallet-to-bank transfers, reconciliation, and settlement activities and processes to mitigate potential financial risks.

10. Work closely with appointed external audit firms and Da Afghanistan Bank staff to ensure the timely execution of audit activities and the active participation of all designated staff and partners.

11. Audit and verify daily, weekly, and monthly financial and operational reports—including revenue, profit and loss, financial position, inventory, payables, receivables, fee sharing, bank positions, and E-top-up reports—to validate the management information submitted by designated line managers.

12. Maintain physical and electronic audit records, including customer identification, transaction, system-access, change-management, and suspicious-activity records, as required by Da Afghanistan Bank.

13. Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly audit reports for submission to the Head of Operations, Head of Finance, CEO, Board of Supervisors, and Da Afghanistan Bank.

14. Work closely with the Etisalat Money technical team to regularly monitor and verify platform-user activity against authorized access rights and roles, ensuring strict compliance with permitted activities.

15. Comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards of ethical business conduct.

16. Perform any other duties assigned by management

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business administration, or Commerce.

• Minimum of 5 years of managerial experience in Audit, Risk, or a related environment.

• Computer knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Strong leadership and organizational skills.

• Must have a high level of integrity, be a team player, and adhere to timekeeping.

• Experience in Fintech will be an added advantage.

• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work with negligible supervision.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Should have negotiation skills to deal with different kinds of customers.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills.

• Able to work under pressure and promptly meet deadlines

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments

• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills

• Languages: English, Dari, Pashto

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For further information, please contact us via WhatsApp at +93 (0) 788 887 363.