Job Summary
The incumbent will be responsible for leading or participating in internal audit assignments (operational & J-SOX), where you will assess the adequacy of internal controls, efficiency and effectiveness of processes and risk management and compliance (especially for J-SOX assignments). You will be expected to perform all audit assignments in accordance with IPPF standards as defined in the Regional Audit Manual, providing detailed, relevant and insightful recommendations to improve internal controls and mitigate risks across operational and financial processes. You will also advise management on how to implement these recommendations and track the results regularly. You may also be involved in special audit assignments and ad-hoc activities of a varying nature on request.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Operational audits:
- Execute operational audit assignments, including planning support, fieldwork, documentation, reporting, and presentation of findings to Local Management.
- Coordinate with co-sourcing service providers and relevant stakeholders to ensure timely and quality audit deliverables.
- Monitor and follow up on open audit findings to ensure corrective actions are effectively implemented.
- Provide practical recommendations and advisory support to Local Management to strengthen internal controls and operational efficiency.
- Support risk assessments and contribute to the annual audit planning process.
- Drive continuous improvement by enhancing audit methodologies and leveraging data analytics and audit management tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness
J-SOX audits:
- Lead and perform J-SOX audit assignments to confirm the adequacy and strengthen of BSCAP’s J-
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SOX activities including; planning, communication with auditees, executing work assignments, preparing the audit report and presenting it to Local Management. - Conduct follow-up assessments and audits to ensure that prior recommendations have been adequately implemented.
- Provide J-SOX training and advice to the business whenever needed.
Ad hoc & other assignments:
- Participate in ad hoc reviews, special studies, and project assignments as requested
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher and professional auditing qualification (e.g. CIA) or Finance/ Accountancy qualification (e.g. CPA), other qualifications will be considered where relevant to the business
- Minimum six (6) years of experience in Internal Audit
- Solid knowledge of internal control frameworks, knowledge of SOX or J-SOX will be an advantage
- Basic understanding and appreciation of general IT controls
- A collaborative team player across all functional teams and stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to professionally engage with business leaders and develop strong, supportive and transparent relationships. Aspire to become a trusted advisor.
- Dynamic personality with positive attitude and self-motivation
- Strong planning skills, meticulous and well organized
- High level of integrity, persistent, structured and results-driven
- Strong focus on relevance, quality & accuracy (including good helicopter view & business orientation skills)
- Analytical mindset, preferably with strong data analysis (DA) capabilities (knowledge of special DA tools and language is not a must) with good problem solving and root cause analysis skills
- Demonstrate good written & verbal communication skills (confident, clear, precise, especially for presentations)
- Be proactive (proposes improvement ideas, quickly raises potential issues and potential solutions)
- Ability to handle special requests and ad-hoc assignments (may be complex & require quick thinking with no prior reference), able to handle ambiguity.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and work under tight deadline
- Prior working knowledge of SAP/HANA will be an advantage.
- Fluency in English is essential (TOEIC score of 870 and above is preferred), additional languages of the region would be a plus point
- Willingness to travel up to 30%, primarily in Thailand and occasionally in the Asia Pacific region, as and when required