Accounting & Finance
Internal Auditor
Tests controls, evaluates risk and reports to the audit committee.
Duties vary by employer, sector and team size. Use this as a memory aid — only add what you actually did.
What a typical day looks like
Prepared risk-based annual audit plans · Executed operational and financial audits · Performed walkthroughs and control testing
What you actually do
- Prepared risk-based annual audit plans
- Executed operational and financial audits
- Performed walkthroughs and control testing
- Documented findings and agreed management actions
- Reported findings to the audit committee
- Tracked remediation of prior audit findings
- Assessed compliance with policies and regulations
Common tools and systems
TeamMate
Excel
SAP
Transferable skills
Risk assessment
Control testing
Audit reporting
IIA standards
How it changes by level
- Entry
- Executes defined tasks with review and support.
- Mid
- Owns an area end to end and resolves exceptions independently.
- Senior
- Sets standards, reviews others' work and answers to leadership.
Related moves
External Auditor
Senior Accountant
Financial Controller
Questions that surface your evidence
- How many audits did you complete per year?
- How many findings did you raise and close?
- What value of risk exposure did you identify?
Source and review
HRSD Saudi Skills & Occupations framework (editorially reviewed) · hrsd.gov.sa
Reviewed: 2026-08-01 · Saudi-specific reference
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