This is a high-profile role and a unique, challenging opportunity to be part of an end-to-end process to build a strong audit function within the new virtual bank.
The Role Responsibility:
- Promote collaboration and strong culture across business units to address risk and control issues.
- Act as liaison with Management to ensure full understanding of business strategy, plans, products, performance and risk-related issues at business unit level and communicating these to the relevant Audit Team members via bottom-up continuing risk assessments and dialogue.
- Perform, support or lead where directed, the planning, fieldwork, and reporting of internal audit engagements to deliver agreed assurance objectives to established standards and timelines.
- Actively track and escalate, where appropriate, significant issues and audit findings that remain unresolved.
- To help develop and maintain a robust risk assessment process for documenting and communicating the results of assessment, the consolidated audit plan and strategy for the assigned portfolios and / or business functions.
- Maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders to provide input / assistance on developing their audit approach as required.
- Provide non-assurance services to business units where required, through active participation on advisory engagements / special projects within the Bank.
- Where undertaking the role of Team Lead, provide performance feedback to team leaders and team members.
- Share knowledge, skills and experience with team members to guide and assist in their development.
- To identify, clearly document and escalate significant risk and control issues.
- To assist the Head of Audit to ensure accurate and timely management reporting to the Audit Committee and Senior Management.
- Our Ideal Candidate:
- Enjoys working in a dynamic environment, are passionate about risk management and can focus on key issues and the details that come with it.
- Team player with the ability to collaborate and influence while maintaining independence and effective challenge.
- Proven hands-on usage of data analytics in audit work.
- At least 8 years of working experience as professional auditors or business practitioners with core audit skills, particularly Retail Banking / Governance and Risk Management / Compliance (including regulatory and financial crime compliance) / Operational Risk / Finance and Liquidity.
- Knowledge of key Singapore regulatory requirements and international standards and their impact on the bank and financing business.
- Strong understanding of risk and control, including experience in formulating risk and control statements, designing and conducting control testing, documenting audit outcomes and participating in report writing.
- Strong interest and desire to learn about virtual banking and modern technology. Ability to think strategically and participate in building a future dynamic audit model and overall perform role of ‘Change Leader’.
- Demonstrates ability to work independently and seek guidance when needed.
- Demonstrates ability to multi-task without loss of quality.
- Flexibility to work across different functions and situations, and change priorities at short notice.
- Demonstrate ability to think critically, objectively and “think outside the box” when analyzing issues and recommending / developing solutions.
- Effective written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
- Demonstrates understanding of and commitment to the Bank’s core values.
- Engagement in professional certification activities, including completion of mandatory Bank-sponsored industry certification where appropriate.
- Professional audit certification preferred (CPA or CIA equivalent), additional specialist qualification would be an advantage (e.g. CAMS, CISA, etc.)
