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Bank of Punjab (BOP) Jobs 2026 — Regional Audit Head, Faisalabad (1 Post)

The Bank of Punjab (BOP) — Faisalabad

By Muhammad Younus, Editor Posted: 28 Oct 2026 Updated: 29 Oct 2026 12 min read

The Bank of Punjab has announced one senior vacancy for a Regional Audit Head in its Operational Audit Division, part of the bank's Internal Audit Group, to be based in Faisalabad. The advertisement appeared in the Daily Jang on 28 October 2026, and online applications through the bank's career portal remain open until 11 November 2026. This is a single-seat appointment, so the whole round turns on one experienced internal auditor who can take charge of operational audit work across a region. The post is placed at Band-5 to Band-3, and the bank offers market-based competitive remuneration rather than a printed salary figure. Applicants need a relevant degree or professional accountancy qualification from an HEC-recognised institution, nine to twelve years of experience including at least three years in the Internal Audit Group of a commercial bank, and must be no older than 55 years on the date of application. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview, and no travelling allowance is admissible.

About The Bank of Punjab (BOP)

The Bank of Punjab is one of Pakistan's leading public-sector commercial banks, established under provincial legislation in 1989 and headquartered in Lahore. It operates a network of more than 900 branches and ATMs across the country, serving retail customers, businesses, farmers and government clients through conventional and Islamic banking windows. Its head office functions include risk management, compliance, treasury, digital banking and internal audit, and the Internal Audit Group is the bank's independent check on whether branches and offices follow policy, regulation and sound control practice. The Operational Audit Division inside that group reviews the day-to-day working of branches: cash handling, account opening, lending files, trade and remittance work, and the systems that record them. A regional audit head therefore sits between head office audit leadership and the branches of one region, turning the annual audit plan into actual visits, reports and follow-up. For a senior auditor, the attraction of the bank is scale: a branch network of this size generates a constant flow of audit assignments, and the role carries real responsibility for the quality of the assurance given to senior management.

Vacant Positions — Post-Wise Details

There is exactly one vacancy in this round, and it is a leadership post rather than an entry-level opening. The table below sets out the post, its grade, the qualification routes and the experience bar exactly as the advertisement states them.

• Regional Audit Head, Faisalabad (Operational Audit Division, Internal Audit Group): Needs 9 to 12 years of experience, including at least 3 years in the Internal Audit Group of a commercial bank; CIA, CICA or CISA certification is preferred.

Eligibility Criteria — Who Can Apply

• A Bachelor's degree, MBA, M.Com, MSc in Accounting or Finance, CA, ACCA or CBA from an HEC-recognised local or foreign university or institution.
• Professional certification in internal audit — CIA, CICA or CISA or an equivalent — is preferred but is not listed as a mandatory condition.
• Between 9 and 12 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years of experience in the Internal Audit Group of a commercial bank.
• Age not more than 55 years on the date of application.
• Strong background in internal audit at a commercial bank, with sound knowledge of audit planning, sampling, risk-based resource allocation and regulatory directions.
• Ability to review audit reports, rating models, management letters and working papers to a high quality standard before they are released.

The eligibility bar is deliberately set for a working senior auditor, not for a fresh graduate. On education, the advertisement accepts a wide set of routes: a general bachelor's degree, an MBA, an M.Com, an MSc in Accounting or Finance, or a full professional qualification such as CA, ACCA or CBA, in every case from an institution recognised by the Higher Education Commission. That breadth matters, because internal audit teams in Pakistani banks draw on both academic and professional streams, and the advertisement does not rank one route above another. The preferred certifications — Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Internal Controls Auditor and Certified Information Systems Auditor — signal what the bank values, but they are described as preferred, so an applicant without one is not automatically out. Experience is where the advertisement is strictest. Nine to twelve years of professional experience is a long window, and inside it at least three years must have been spent in the Internal Audit Group of a commercial bank, not merely in finance or in a branch. Branch audit experience is an advantage, because the regional head's daily work is branch audit work: visiting branches, testing controls and writing findings that branch managers must answer. The age ceiling is 55 years on the date of application, which is generous for a senior post and reflects the seniority the bank is buying. Applicants should also note that the bank encourages women, minorities, differently abled persons and transgender candidates to apply, and describes itself as an equal opportunity workplace. Before applying, check your own record against each condition separately: degree recognition, the three-year internal audit condition, and the age ceiling, because a strong record on two of the three does not cure a miss on the third.

Salary & Benefits

The advertisement does not print a salary figure for this post, and this article does not invent one. Instead, the bank describes the package as market-based competitive remuneration, which in banking practice means the offer is set against what comparable senior audit roles pay in the market, and against the candidate's own experience and current package, rather than against a fixed published scale. That is normal for banded senior posts in commercial banks: the band (here Band-5 to Band-3) fixes the seniority and the reporting line, while the cash offer is settled at appointment. Applicants should therefore not expect a single advertised number, and should be ready to discuss their current compensation at interview. What the advertisement does make clear is the employment character of the role: a full-time, senior position in the Internal Audit Group, based in Faisalabad, with responsibility for a region rather than a single branch. No separate allowance, bonus or benefits schedule is printed in the advertisement, so any question about allowances should be raised with the bank's human resources team during the process, not assumed from other banks' packages. Readers comparing this post with other bank openings should compare like with like: a banded audit leadership post with market-based pay is a different proposition from a graded officer post with a published scale, and the value here lies in the seniority and scope of the role.

Selection Process

Selection follows the bank's standard route for senior appointments. Applications are received online through the bank's career portal, and the bank screens them against the advertised education, experience and age conditions. Only shortlisted candidates are called for interview, which means there is no written test stage announced in the advertisement and no public merit list to follow: the interview is the decisive stage. At interview, a senior audit panel will test the candidate's command of operational audit work — planning, sampling, control testing, report writing and follow-up — and will weigh the depth of the three years spent inside a commercial bank's Internal Audit Group. Candidates should be ready to discuss real assignments: how they planned an audit, what control failures they found, how ratings were reached, and how findings were closed. No travelling allowance or daily allowance is admissible for attending the interview, so applicants should budget their own travel to the interview venue. The bank reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning a reason, a standard condition in bank recruitment that also means an application is not a guarantee of an interview call.

Documents Required

• Updated CV showing the full employment history, with the internal audit experience clearly separated from other banking experience.
• Copies of academic degrees and transcripts for the claimed qualification (Bachelor's, MBA, M.Com, MSc, CA, ACCA or CBA).
• Copies of professional certifications, if any (CIA, CICA, CISA or equivalent).
• HEC equivalence certificate, if the qualifying degree is from a foreign institution.
• Copy of the CNIC.
• Recent passport-size photographs, as required by the online form.
• Experience certificates from each employer, showing designation and period of service.
• A service certificate or letter confirming at least three years in the Internal Audit Group of a commercial bank.
• Last drawn salary slip or salary certificate, if the portal asks for current compensation details.
• Any additional documents the career portal marks as mandatory for this post.

Terms & Conditions

The advertisement's conditions are short but binding. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview, and no travelling or daily allowance will be paid for attending. The bank reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning a reason, and incomplete applications are liable to be set aside. Applicants must meet the age ceiling of 55 years on the date of application, and the experience condition is counted as the advertisement states it: nine to twelve years in total, with at least three years inside a commercial bank's Internal Audit Group. The bank is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, differently abled persons and transgender candidates. Candidates should also note one reporting point honestly: one secondary summary of this advertisement printed the grade as Band-S to Band-3, while two others print Band-5 to Band-3. This article follows the Band-5 to Band-3 reading, and applicants should confirm the grade on the portal posting itself before submitting, since the portal is the final word. No application fee is mentioned in the advertisement, and no agent or intermediary is needed: applications go through the bank's own career portal.

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