Internal Audit (Operations)

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Certified Public Accountant and/or CIA preferably from external audit firm and/or company with formally established Internal Audit processes

• With knowledge in systems development and project management

• In-depth knowledge & understanding of controls, risk management, and governance processes and its link to the business objectives

• Strong communication skills, assertive and able to influence others. Confident to talk to partners up to one-level higher (i.e., managers)

• Highly analytical and process oriented

• Precise, resourceful, and keen in detail

• With initiative to continuous self-learning

• With sense of urgency and reliability when the engagement demands such

• Efficient in time management, can multi-task, flexible, and can work with minimal supervision

• Internal or External Auditor with supervisory role and in-depth exposure in operations auditing, risk management, and governance processes

• Experience in computer or IT audit is a plus

• Preferably a project manager or quality assurance officer, or information security officer

• With 3 to 4 years work experience in internal/ process audit  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads the immersion and knowledge gathering initiatives with business owners to understand their operating environment better – such as, but not limited to Company’s industry, operations, critical business systems, processes, standards, policies, tools, human capital, customers, hardware, network, equipment, etc. and uses this knowledge in the development of audit plan.

• Performs ground level audit activities for assigned engagements, such as but not limited to: in-depth-interviews, process reviews, testing, surveys, documentation reviews, physical hardware checks, asset/equipment inventory check, code reviews, stations visit.

• Assesses adequacy of manual or automated internal controls established for the business process being audited.

• Performs business and audit risk assessment, analyzes & discusses these risks with functional units.

• Identify potential changes to the audit procedures during the fieldwork that maybe caused by unavailability of documents, data, information not disclosed during initial audit assessment among others, and propose for alternative procedures.

• Develops the audit program guides, determines requirements, timetable & budget based on risk assessment.

• Perform data analytics for high-volume data engagements or highly technical assignments.

• Prepares audit working papers and summarizes audit exceptions, areas for improvement, saving opportunities and frauds identified in the performance of audit procedures.

• documents audit findings and provide risk assessment and business impact evaluation.

• Discuss with immediate superior findings noted, impact and risk assessment, recommendations, and communicates to the business process owners concerned and revise write-ups based on inputs and discussions and as necessary.

• Identifies appropriate control procedures that would address/mitigate noted gaps.

• Prepares and/or reviews audit reports and ensures that all issues are incorporated and with corresponding remediation plans.

• Finalizes and releases audit reports.

• Monitors implementation of agreed action plans.