AVP - Senior Auditor

Job Description: This is a full-time position. The Senior Auditor will fulfill theaudit project, lead audit engagements from planning, fieldwork, testing, and issuance ofaudit reports. The Senior Auditor is also responsible for the tracking andvalidation of remediated audit findings, coordinating with Head Office (HO) and the localaudit service provider for internal audit practice. The Senior Auditor acts asa risk manager responsible for identifying, acting on, and escalating risks. The Internal Audit Manageris held strictly accountable for the failure to discharge their risk management duties.The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for demonstrating risk awareness byfollowing all policies, procedures, and internal control in their daily routine.Responsibilities:â—¼ Plans and serves as the in-charge on audits. Manages the end-to-end auditlifecycle, including audit planning, audit program development, and auditexecution and fieldwork supervision through reporting;â—¼ Prepares and reviews workpapers to ensure that they have been prepared inaccordance department's audit standard; quality assurance standards, and the IIAStandards;â—¼ Makes appropriate recommendations to improve controls that include draftaudit issue memos that are well written and require minimal editing andcommunicates audit results with the stakeholders;â—¼ Follow-up on management action plans to ensure timely and adequateremediation of audit issuesâ—¼ Validates issue closures based on control design, operating effectiveness, andsustainability and reviews, audit issue validation report;â—¼ Coordinates and reviews regulatory issues validation;â—¼ Facilitates and communicates requests for information between internal auditprovider and departments/teams, and routinely monitor the timeliness ofmaterial submission;â—¼ Provides audit status updates to Head Office, executive management, andrelated authorities including regulators, specialized committees of the Branchâ—¼ Works as a team member, as well as independently, to produce strong auditresults and maintain professional independence and sound judgment inexecuting all audit and other assignments;â—¼ Other tasks or projects assigned without any conflict of interests for suchindependent functionEducation and Experience Requirements:â—¼ Bachelor in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other businessoriented field (including Information Technology) is requiredâ—¼ At least 3 years of related experience in financial services, including knowledgeof regulatory rules and the programs used to comply with key risk managementrequirementsâ—¼ Prior experience in risk management, operations, audit or managementconsulting, preferably in a financial institution environmentSkills and Knowledge:â—¼ Knowledge and experience with aspects of internal audit or internal controlpracticeâ—¼ Working experience related to financial industry is a mustâ—¼ Independent worker, accountable and skilled in exercising sound judgmentand decisiveness under pressureâ—¼ Strong interpersonal, team-working and organizational communication skillsâ—¼ Excellent analytical skills, attention to detailâ—¼ Computer proficiency in Microsoft Officeâ—¼ Professional certification such as CIA, CAMS or CPA strongly preferredâ—¼ Strong written and verbal communication skills are requiredâ—¼ Ability to work effectively with regulators, external auditors, consultants,Executive/Senior Management and other control functionsThis job description is not limited to the responsibilities listed and the incumbent maybe requested to perform other relevant duties as required by business needs.

Created: 2025-03-02