Senior Executive, Internal Audit

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO:

1. To carry out audit work, including risk assessment, data analytics, review of internal controls and audit tests, according to the audit plans approved.
2. To lead in the audit planning process, including obtaining and analysing relevant information to conduct financial overview, operation analysis, risk assessment and work programme within allocated timeline.
3. To guide, facilitate or lead team members in audit works and discussions with auditees.
4. To carry out follow-up audit work on a quarterly cycle or as needed for appraising the implementation of agreed recommended actions by operating management.
5. To adhere to and practise the Code of Ethics and Standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
6. To review the systems of internal control and the related policies and procedures, and changes to these, to ensure adequate and effective achievement of the PCB Group’s key business objectives, whilst safeguarding assets and complying with applicable legislation.
7. To keep abreast with knowledge of internal audit, information technology, businesses of the Company, finance and accounting, and regulatory matters.
8. To perform prescribed departmental administrative activities, to ensure that proper records are kept of work done in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards of the IIA, and policies of the Company.
9. To conduct data analytics using applications such as Power BI, Python or other data analytics tools, to achieve the audit objectives.
10. To report and update Manager of Internal Audit on status and progress of audit fieldwork in a regular manner and prepare for pre-exit meetings with audit clients.
11. To prepare written reports for areas audited, ensuring that they articulate key issues, key risks, root causes of findings, and recommending effective forward looking corrective actions.

DESIRED QUALIFICATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCES:

1. Qualification/certification from IIA, ACCA, MIA, CPA or relevant accounting or non-accounting Degree.
2. At least 5 years' post qualification experience of internal or external audit.
3. Strong quantitative, analytical, data-intuition, and problem-solving skills, and proficiency in data analytics techniques with PowerBI including reporting, business intelligence, visualization and analytics.
4. Strong knowledge and proficiency in extraction and analysis of data from a wide variety of financial and business systems, leveraging data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau and PowerBI.
5. Fluency in English, both spoken and written with experience of adapting style and approach to the audience and message to be delivered.
6. A close degree of interaction is required to be maintained during the performance of audit work/assignments with Operational Managers and staff of all operating units.
7. Ability to communicate one-on-one and to groups to explain policies and procedures, and to persuade others to accept or adopt a specific opinion or action.
8. Ability to effectively present information to executives/managers.
9. Creative and focused on problem solving by proper analysis of causes giving rise to identified conditions, understanding the features of the operating environments and having an overall knowledge of the business operations of the Group.
10. Attain the level of Competency of Internal Auditors issued by the IIA.