Group Audit - Senior Principal Auditor - VP

What we will offer you:

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That's why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Corporate Group Insurance - premium borne by company
• Annual health checkup - cost borne by company (once a year; conditions apply)
• Flexible Work Arrangements - various ways to work, to fit employees' needs
• Child care and elderly care benefits - corporate discount through designated child care & elderly care vendors
• EAP - free and confidential counseling, online work-life resources
• Employee networks - Diversity, volunteering, sports, family care - various activities to participate
• Special leaves entitlement

Your key responsibilities:

• Executes day-to-day operational audit work and contributes to the delivery of audits. Opportunity to participate in all Corporate and Investment banking and infrastructure related audits relating to businesses in Japan and South Korea.
• Depending on experience, may have the opportunity to lead a team on individual audit assignments.
• Implements dynamic planning through Continuous Audits and Risk Assessment of the business.
• Plans audits e.g. documenting activity flows of the processes to be reviewed, identifies risks and the key actual controls in place to mitigate the identified risks and attends meetings with internal stakeholders as and when required.
• Executes audit fieldwork in line with the agreed audit approach e.g. testing of key controls to determine whether they are properly designed and are operating effectively and documenting work in accordance with divisional standards.
• Completes all assigned work in line with agreed budgets, including ad hoc projects and special investigations.
• Proactively develops and maintains professional working relationships with colleagues, the business and respective support areas.
• Partners with other divisional/teams during audit engagement to guarantee an integrated approach.
• Presents complex and sensitive messages (such as audit issues) comprehensively and professionally and reduces complex topics to simple statements.
• Participates in exit meetings, drafts high quality audit Findings for review by audit management, facilitates issue tracking and validates the closure of issues.
• Is a competent partner and challenger to clients in the closure process of findings.
• Communicates openly with divisional management and the internal stakeholders; keeps them informed of potential issues and escalates problems/delays accordingly.
• Responsible for interfacing with regulators during inspections and adhoc requests on topics relating to Group Audit and validating regulatory findings.
• Keeps abreast of pertinent industry, regulatory and business practices.
• Takes ownership for own development and career management, seeking opportunities to develop personal capability and improve performance contribution.

Your skills and experience:

• Sound audit experience and an understanding of the business, risks (including technology risk) and regulatory requirements in the Financial Services industry.
• Leads complex audits for evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls relating to the underlying risks.
• Executes and leads day-to-day operational audit work and lead delivery of audits (including risk assessment profiles and business monitoring).
• Able to work in virtual, global teams in a matrix organisation, transfer knowledge and develop capability of team members.
• Partners with other divisional/teams during audit engagement to deliver an integrated approach.
• Communicates openly with divisional management and internal stakeholders; keeping them informed of potential issues and escalate problems/delays accordingly.
• Strong communication skills, communicating with clarity, both orally and in writing, in a logical order and structured approach.
• Presents complex and sensitive messages (such as audit finding) comprehensively, professionally and reducing complex topics to simple statements.
• Proactively keeping abreast of pertinent industry, regulatory and business practices.
• Performs business monitoring and risk assessments for enabling the prioritization of audit delivery.
• Proactively developing and maintaining professional working relationships with colleagues across Group Audit
• Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment.
• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university (or equivalent) or equivalent work experience.
• Professional/industry recognised qualifications e.g. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Native level Japanese preferred

How we'll support you:

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• Training and development to help you excel in your career