– “A good internal auditor? You have to be curious!”
Mounir Makki has been a senior internal auditor for seven years at Vaudoise Assurances. A job he cherishes, which sometimes comes with its share of stress. Testimony.
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Mounir Makki, 38, has been a senior internal auditor at Vaudoise Assurances since 2015.
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“Internal audit has a control function. Our objective is to provide assurance on the degree of control of our company vis-à-vis its operations. We also provide advice and try to create added value through our missions. We work independently and are attached to the board of directors, ”explains the Lausanne resident.
Each company has objectives to achieve and to achieve them it must take certain risks. “We assess these risks and we make sure that it is able to control them,” he continues. Even if one may think so at first glance, the 38-year-old employee assures him, the role of internal auditor has nothing to do with the function of “policeman”.
An evolving training
After a Bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Business Studies of the University of Geneva and a few internships in accounting, Mounir Makki started his career as an external auditor in a Big Four. “I was studying during the establishment of the Bologna system. I did a four-year degree. The Master’s offer at the time was not comparable to what is offered today, particularly in the field of accounting, finance and control. Nowadays, the usual course goes through a Master’s degree which brings together these three areas, ”specifies the employee. In 2015, he joined Vaudoise as a senior internal auditor and works mainly in the finance and asset management sector.
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“According to a study by Michael Page for 2022, an internal auditor in the banking and financial services sector earns an average of 145,000 francs* per year in Switzerland.”
Mounir Makki, senior internal auditor at Vaudoise Assurances *Salaries may vary depending on the experience of the candidate, the size of the company but also its location in Switzerland.
A job that requires commitment
When it comes to listing the qualities required to exercise this profession, Mounir Makki does not hesitate for a second: be curious! “We are involved in all aspects of the business. We have a very large field of activities where the subjects can vary a lot. It is therefore essential to take an interest in the different sectors that make up the company,” he underlines.
Stamina also plays a role. “There are relatively intense periods when you have to be able to withstand stress and be flexible. We can sometimes be confronted with complex areas for which we need to increase our skills,” says the 38-year-old internal auditor.
“Finally, you have to be rigorous, analytical and not hesitate to be critical of any information that is transmitted to you. We must not stick to the first information provided, we must dig to ensure their validity, ”concludes Mounir Makki.
An open door to other functions
“What particularly interests me is being able to touch almost everything within the company, but also to interact with everyone, whether employees, members of management or the board of directors. administration,” he says. However, there is sometimes the risk of feeling a slight brake in its field of action. “Sometimes I am unable to go into certain subjects in greater depth, of not going more into the operational, at the heart of the action”, he underlines.
Mounir Makki sees this job as a springboard to great opportunities: “As we have an overview of the company, we are often good candidates to work later in positions of greater responsibility, even management. »
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