Assistant Manager / Manager, Internal Audit - #1122015

Our Internal Audit team is an independent, objective team providing assurance and consulting activities that is guided by the philosophy of adding value to improve the operations of the organisation. 

You will be involved in planning and leading internal audit projects as defined in the risk-based Audit Plan. This will include planning the individual audit engagement, designing and testing the control, presenting the audit findings, writing the audit reports and follow-up on remediation.

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Assist with the Annual Audit plan preparation and assessment

• Develop and communicate the audit plan, including determining the audit objective, scope, timeline and criteria to the stakeholders / Business Units, including opening meeting

• Detailing and communicating the scope, roles and responsibilities to the audit team members

• Plan for regular team meeting, opening and closing meeting

• Prepare and collate findings and / or feedback from team members for closing meeting presentation and inclusion in the audit report

• Lead, coach and supervise junior staff to perform audits

• Liaise with stakeholders, lead discussions and monitor fieldwork progress

• Assist and complete audits in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with standards established by industry best practices and the relevant risk and regulatory environment

• Evaluate internal control design and operating effectiveness and manage remediation activities

• Communicate root causes of identified issues, associated risks, on the current and future business model and operating environment and include recommendations and action plans for improvements in business processes

• Build strong relationship with 1st and 2nd line of defence to identify potential red flags and ensure that insights to emerging risk and controls are identified and managed

• Manage 3rd party audit support team/ resources where applicable

• Participate in major business initiatives, and pro-actively advise and assist the business on change initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy, Business or finance related field or recognized professional qualification i.e. Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

• Minimum 8 years of audit working experience

• Prior experiences in internal or external audits in financial sectors (including insurance and investment) and/or with data analytics experience 

• Candidates with Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification, Actuarial qualifications or equivalent will be of added advantage

• Good knowledge of internal audit methodologies, audit projects management including agile auditing, risks and controls

• Good written and verbal communication skills, and able to engage senior management

• Collaborator and team player who is motivated, demonstrate analytical thinking, has sound judgement and detailed oriented

• Highly organized, focused and able to work under tight timelines and pressure