The Extended Assurance (EA) team builds on its expertise in assessing risks and controls of financial institutions, ranging from:
- Governance, Enterprise risk management
- Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
- Regulatory compliance (e.g. anti-money laundering, conduct risk etc)
- Business risks (e.g. investment management, credit, payments etc)
- Operational & Technology risk management
- Emerging technology
You will have the opportunity to take on responsibilities that would allow you to develop a deep and professional knowledge base in markets including wealth and asset management, banking and capital markets, insurance, payment services providers and service providers to the financial institutions.
Your key responsibilities
- Deliver quality EA services to clients and their stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of risk management and controls concepts and apply them to client situations.
- Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an engagement strategy that complies with professional standards and appropriately address risk.
- Direct field work, manage engagement economics and inform supervisors of the engagement status.
- Monitor the engagement team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed.
- Supervise junior engagement team members and develop them through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance to EA staff.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel, assess clients' satisfaction and proactively maintain contact with the client throughout the year.
Skills and attributes for success
- Keen interest in controls and risk management
- Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment.
- Strong leadership and project management skills
- Able to manage multiple engagement and deadline-drive
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Integrity within a professional environment
To qualify for the role you must have
- A degree in Accounting, Finance, Technology, Sustainability or a related field or Certified Internal Auditor qualification
- At least 3 years of related work experience in internal or external audit field for insurance, banking & capital markets, asset management, payment industries
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Knowledge of financial sector business trends, emerging technical and industry developments.
- Knowledge of MAS regulations for financial institutions.