Job Summary
The Senior Manager, Internal Audit plays a critical leadership role in driving the Group’s business audit, assurance, and advisory agenda. As an independent assurance provider and strategic partner, you will work closely with Business Units and Corporate Functions to strengthen governance, risk management, operational resilience, and control maturity across the organisation.
This role requires a seasoned internal audit professional with deep expertise in assessing business processes, internal controls, compliance, and operational risks. You will lead and develop audit teams, oversee end-to-end audit engagements, and provide strategic advisory insights. Experience operating in complex, multi-business environments—and supporting transformation initiatives—is essential to delivering actionable recommendations that enhance performance, accountability, and organisational resilience.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and Drive the Annual Audit Workplan
- Formulate a risk-based Annual Audit Workplan that aligns with strategic priorities, business objectives, and key operational risks.
- Integrate insights from financial performance, risk trends, fraud indicators, and management feedback to ensure the plan remains relevant, comprehensive, and value-adding.
- Maintain an agile audit plan, updating coverage and priorities in response to emerging risks, significant business developments, and changes in the operating landscape.
Lead Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Risk Advisory
- Build and sustain trusted partnerships with Business Units and Corporate Functions, influencing decision-making on governance, risk management, and internal controls.
- Facilitate strategic conversations and manage complex or sensitive matters with professionalism, sound judgement, and clear communication.
- Translate industry benchmarks, leading practices, and emerging risks into practical, data-driven insights that support business decision-making.
- Champion strong governance, risk awareness, and control discipline by actively promoting a consistent risk culture across the Group.
Lead End-to-End Audit Engagements
- Oversee the full audit lifecycle—from risk assessment and planning to fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up—to ensure high-quality and timely delivery.
- Evaluate business processes and internal controls, identify root causes, assess operational or financial impacts, and provide practical, value-adding recommendations that enhance performance and organisational resilience.
- Present key observations and insights to senior management and the Audit Committee, and drive accountability for timely implementation of agreed management actions.
- Demonstrate agility, sound judgement, and strategic thinking in navigating diverse and evolving business environments, ensuring audit insights remain relevant, timely, and actionable.
Advisory, Special Reviews, Investigations
- Lead or support advisory engagements, special reviews, whistleblowing investigations, and ERM initiatives, including the design and enhancement of business processes and internal controls for new areas or systems.
- Partner with Business Units and Corporate Functions to perform pre- and post-implementation reviews of new processes, system rollouts, and organisational changes to ensure control readiness and operational effectiveness.
- Support emerging domains, including ESG data governance, sustainability-related processes, and compliance readiness, by providing structured insights and practical recommendations.
Promote Control Culture and Develop Audit Team
- Strengthen the Group’s governance, risk, and control culture through trainings, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives, while mentoring team members to build capability, drive high performance, and support professional development.
- Enhance audit methodologies, analytics-driven approaches, and reporting practices to improve audit quality, visibility of insights, and overall organisational impact.
- Stay abreast of technology trends, cybersecurity and fraud risks, regulatory developments, and leading GRC practices, integrating these insights into audit planning, execution, and advisory work.
Key Requirements
1. Experience
- Minimum 12 years of relevant internal audit experience across commercial organisations and/or professional services firms, with proven team leadership and supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of maritime, data centre, and real estate industries is advantageous.
- Able to operate independently while effectively leading and developing a high-performing audit team.
2. Key Certification
- Professional certification in Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is required.
- Additional relevant qualifications—such as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or certifications in risk management or corporate governance—are highly advantageous.
3. Technical Expertise:
- Strong skills in business process evaluation, internal controls, risk assessment, and audit methodology.
- Proficient in data analytics to generate actionable insights, quantify risks, and support recommendations.
- Experience in IT audits—including IT General Controls, Application & Security Controls, IT Infrastructure and Networks, Cybersecurity, Cloud/Platform Governance, and emerging technologies such as AI and automation—is highly advantageous.
4. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Confident and proactive, with the ability to build trusted relationships across business units and corporate functions.
- Skilled at facilitating strategic discussions, managing sensitive or complex issues, influencing stakeholder adoption, and championing risk-informed practices.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members, foster high performance, and promote a strong control culture.
5. Resilience & Agility: Able to lead effectively in fast-paced, dynamic environments, managing multiple priorities while maintaining quality and impact.
6. Communication and Interpersonal Skills:
- Excellent command of written and spoken English, with strong report-writing and executive-level presentation skills.
- Ability to read and speak Chinese is advantageous.
- Skilled in engaging stakeholders, facilitating strategic discussions, and influencing decision-making at senior levels.
7. Travel: Willingness to travel internationally, approximately 15–20% of the time.
8. Working knowledge of SAP is required.
9. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data analytics tools (e.g., IDEAS, Power BI, advanced Excel) to analyse large datasets and generate actionable insights for audit engagements.
