Manager - Internal Audit (Personal Financial Services Audit)

Job description

If you are looking to excel and make a difference, take a closer look at us… On the job you will be: Responsible in implementing and monitoring the risk-based audits per the annual audit plan including develop audit planning and test plans leveraging on data analytics. Required to utilize innovative audit solutions including data analytics and AI tool to increase efficiency and effectiveness of audit review and testing. Responsible to write script for data extraction from data warehouse and identify opportunities for data analytics related to audit tasks; where possible provide analytics/suggestions for improvements to the department, business or management for continuous monitoring opportunities. Responsible to plan, lead and execute audits in accordance to the approved annual audit plan within the timelines and resources allocated. This includes manage and supervise the audit team, reviewing the team members’ working papers by evaluating the adequacy and appropriateness of the audit scope / procedural steps / audit evidences obtained and provide value added inputs to further enhance the effectiveness of the audit findings presented and corrective actions recommended. Responsible to manage audit projects and provide guidance/coaching to the junior team members. Responsible to monitor and follow up closely with the audit progress and engage Head of Audit (HOA) for status updates in timely manner. Responsible to prepare meaningful, clear and concise reporting of audit findings, practical and value-added recommendations as well as have preliminary discussions with corresponding control/process owners. Required to ensure all audit work done are properly and timely documented in accordance with the required standards. Required to ensure adequate audit coverage and determine compliance with the Bank’s guidelines and SOPs as well as respective regulators’ rules and regulations, to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and efficiency use of bank’s resources. Responsible to present the audit findings to the Management during the exit discussion meeting, to obtain the appropriate response on the audit findings highlighted and to follow-up on any remedial actions to be implemented. Responsible in the preparation of various reporting to governance committees. Responsible to perform validation on the business corrective action plans (CAPs) to ensure audit recommendations are properly and timely implemented by the audited units, as well as timely report on near overdue items to HOA and Business. Required to perform ad hoc reviews and additional duties as assigned. Important to your success: Minimum 5 years working experience in audit, compliance or related control functions and extensive understanding on planning, devising test procedures, sampling method and testing Exposure to AI and knowledge of working with SAS, SQL, Python or ACL/Tableau is preferred Strong technical, analytics, and translation of analytics solutions Must have relevant knowledge and experience in risk and control functions, ability to understand process flows, challenge the set up and identify weaknesses effectively Good understanding of rules, laws and regulations Good reporting, written and communication skills in English Strong communication skills and comfortable in communicating and collaborating with different stakeholders including Business, Data, Digital, IT and Operation teams Strong attention to detail and ability to quickly understand and assess business processes Flexibility and adaptability to new instructions and/or dynamic audit task and ad-hoc reviews Team player and ability to work independently and collaborate with other team members Experience in control-related functions in the financial services firm, regulatory organisation or legal, audit firm is a plus Education: Bachelor Degree in Accounting (or professional accounting qualification), Statistic, Data Science, Computer Science or equivalent is preferred About Hong Leong Bank We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation. Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.