Senior Internal Auditor

Job purpose:

It is a fantastic opportunity to join an expanding Internal Audit team within a growing organization. The company is looking to bring on an ambitious audit professional with excellent auditing and project management skills who will be supporting the APAC Internal Audit team in providing objective assurance effectiveness of the organization's governance, risk and systems of internal control.

Primary duties will include:

• Perform end-to-end audits for process and regulatory audits to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls, systems and business processes

• Execute end-to-end audit procedures - risk assessment, walkthroughs, identify key controls, tailor audit procedures, fieldwork testing, reporting and issues management

• Conduct SOX testing across APAC entities to ensure operational effectiveness

• Work closely with APAC/EMEA audit colleagues in the early identification of emerging control issues and reporting them timely to audit management and business stakeholders.

• Demonstrate strong self‑motivation and accountability in independently delivering assigned audits in accordance with the approved audit plan and established timelines.

• Ensure that audit findings and recommendations are proportionate, practical and aligned to risk appetite

• Comply with internal audit methodology, procedures, and standards.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to challenge practices and recommend enhancements to governance, risk, and control frameworks.

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, second‑line teams, and key business contacts, strengthening collaboration and audit effectiveness.

• Deliver proportionate, practical audit findings and recommendations aligned with organizational risk appetite, improving governance and control frameworks.

• Ensure that audit reports are clear, insightful, accurate and focused.

• Follow up on audit actions and provide robust assessment on how effectively these have been addressed

• Demonstrate the ability to analyze emerging risk trends, and familiarity with regulatory compliance (i.e. MAS, ASIC, SFA, JSDA, SEBI) to evaluate risk impact and adapt audit approaches.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

• Must have experience in Broker-Dealer audits.

• Minimum 4-5 years of internal or external audit experience, quality assurance, and knowledge of risk management frameworks.

• Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment methodologies and audit practices.

• Professional certification such as CIA, CAMS, CA, CPA, CISA or equivalent is preferred

• High level of attention to detail, with the ability to self‑review work and independently ensure audit fieldwork and deliverables meet quality and documentation standards.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior executives.

• Team player with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and capable of presenting quality written deliverables.