Job Responsibilities:
- Assessing the control environment of the markets businesses, with a view to providing recommendations for improvement where emerging issues or weaknesses are identified
- Leading and executing audits efficiently, including risk assessment, audit planning, testing, control evaluation, report drafting and follow-up and verification of issue closure
- Providing senior audit management and internal stakeholders timely updates and insight on the design and effectiveness of business, risk, operation, and technology control practices, thematic firmwide control and industry developments
- Communicating and influencing effectively, both verbally and in written form, audit results and issues
- Establishing and managing strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the organization
- Keeping abreast of evolving regulatory changes, market events and emerging impacting futures businesses to drive appropriate ongoing audit coverage in close partnership with the wider Audit team
- Adapting to dynamically changing work environments, including travel to other countries as part of audit engagements
- Fostering a business climate and culture that encourages integrity, respect, diversity, excellence and innovation
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- A minimum of 5 years of audit or relevant compliance/regulatory experience, within a financial services organization, major accounting firm or regulatory body
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
- Ability to lead audits, work effectively within a matrix organization, manage multiple projects and participate in audit assignments in a team environment
- Good understanding of internal control concepts and audit methodology with the ability to evaluate and determine the adequacy and effectiveness of controls
- Proven ability to be able to multi-task, complete projects on time and on budget, and adjust to changing priorities
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and willing to take personal responsibility/accountability
- Works well individually and in teams, shares information and supports colleagues
- Flexible in a dynamic work environment, including potential travel to other countries in future as part of regional / global audit engagements
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills required with ability to present complex and sensitive issues to senior management
- Able to effectively communicate in both written and verbal Japanese
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- CPA/CA, CIA, CAMS or equivalent certification preferred
- Effective Excel, Access or automated auditing tool e.g. Alteryx, ACL skills considered a plus
- Ability to travel (up to 20-30%)