Job Responsibility:

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 for closing meeting presentation and inclusion in the audit report
• 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

Requirements:

• Degree in Accountancy, Business or Finance related field or recognized professional qualification i.e. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in insurance audit, financial risk management or life insurance operations
• Good knowledge of internal audit methodologies
• 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
• The ability to balance the quality and timeliness of audit outputs
• Good command of verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin (in order to liaise with English and Mandarin speaking stakeholders and communicate with senior management regarding assigned tasks)