IT Audit Associate ( **Job Number:** IT 000109 ) **Description** **ABOUT THE COMPANY** AZADEA Group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 40 leading international franchise concepts in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishings, sporting goods, multimedia and beauty and cosmetics across the Middle East and Africa spread across 13 countries overseeing more than 700 stores. **JOB PURPOSE** The IT Audit Associate is responsible for supporting IT risk assessments by understanding business objectives, internal controls, and IT infrastructure. He/she is responsible for conducting audit work and testing various systems and functions, assessing the design and effectiveness of internal controls. **RESPONSIBILITIES** - Assist in conducting IT risk assessment by understanding business objectives, internal controls, and the IT infrastructure. - Perform auditing tasks and tests various systems used across the company and different IT functions. - Support in the assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls in design and operation. - Prioritize and assist in scheduling audit tests to be performed, engaging with relevant stakeholders to gather necessary information. Actively participate in audit teams to ensure thorough examination and evaluation of internal controls and processes. - Contribute to the identification of departmental operational efficiencies and changes in auditing operations. - Evaluate controls designed to prevent or detect fraud, including management's control overrides. - Prepare and present findings and observations as needed. - Communicate audit results and recommendations orally and in writing to the management. - Expand knowledge regarding regulations, frameworks, and emerging technologies. **Qualifications** **LANGUAGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS** **Language Proficiency** - Fluency in English. **Technical Skills** - Proficiency in MS Office. **EDUCATION** Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), or Information Technology, or Network and Telecommunication, or a related field. **EXPERIENCE** Zero to two years of experience in Information Systems Auditing, or Cybersecurity, or Information Security, or a similar role. **BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES** **Tech Savvy** Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools. **Optimizes Work Processes** Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, uses metrics and benchmarks to monitor accuracy and quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns. **Ensures Accountability** Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, accepts responsibility for own work, both successes and failures. Handles fair share and does not make excuses for problems. Usually meets commitments to others. **Courage** Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, is known for expressing views directly and respectfully; communicates what needs to be said. Assumes personal ownership and responsibility when confronted or challenged; shows readiness to learn and to resolve issues. **Organizational Savvy** Maneuvers comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics. For example, proactively seeks to understand the organizational culture and adapts fluently to expected behaviors and protocols. Is inquisitive about the workgroup's function and the unwritten rules of the group. **Azadea Group is an Equal Employment Employer –** _All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by relevant local laws._ **Primary Location** : Lebanon - Regional-Head Office **Schedule** : Full-time **Unposting Date** : Dec 14, 2024, 1:59:00 PM **Req ID:** IT 000109