Job responsibilities:
- Assessing the control environment of the Global Banking businesses and the Commercial & Investment Banking Finance teams with a view to provide 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 influence effectively, both verbally and in written form, audit results and issues.
- Establishing and manage strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the organization.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt 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:
- At least 10 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, manage projects and participate in audit assignments in a team environment.
- Well versed in Asia laws and banking regulations.
- Good understanding of internal control concepts within wholesale banking businesses.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills required with ability to present complex and sensitive issues to senior management.
- Proven ability to build strong working relationship with key stakeholders.
- Enthusiastic, self motivated, effective under pressure and willing to be challenged and to take personal responsibility/accountability.
- Flexible and adaptable to dynamically changing work environments.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- CPA/CA, CIA, CAMS or equivalent certification preferred.
- Strong Excel or automated auditing tool skills considered a plus.
- Ability to travel (up to 20%).