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Job Description: This position is a full-time position. The Senior Auditor will fulfill the audit project and lead and/or assist audit engagements from planning, fieldwork testing, and issuance of audit reports. The Senior Auditor is also responsible for the tracking and validation of remediated audit findings and coordinates with the Head Office (HO) and local audit service provider for internal audit practice. The Senior Auditor acts as a risk manager with the responsibility for identifying, acting on, and escalating risks and is held strictly accountable for the failure to discharge their risk management duties. The Senior Auditor is responsible for demonstrating risk awareness by following all policies, procedures, and internal controls in their daily routine.

Responsibilities:

• Manages and/or executes audits, develops audit programs, and performs audit testing in line with the documented audit procedures (included in the Audit Manual) and the IIA Standards
• Reviews and approves auditor’s work papers and other deliverables covering all phases of an audit engagement
• Draft audit issues, recommend corrective actions, and communicate audit results with stakeholders
• Follows up on management action plans to ensure adequate remediation of audit issues
• Validates issue closures based on control design, operating effectiveness, and sustainability and reviews audit issue validation reports
• Coordinates and reviews regulatory issues validation
• Facilitates and communicates requests for information between internal audit providers and departments/teams and routinely monitors the timeliness of material submission
• Provides audit status updates to Head Office, Executive Management, and related authorities, including regulators and specialized committees of the Branch
• Works as a team member, as well as independently, to produce strong audit results and maintain professional independence and sound judgment in executing all audits and other assignments
• Other tasks or projects assigned without any conflict of interest for such independent function

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other business-oriented field (including Information Technology) is required 
• At least 5 years of related experience in financial services, including knowledge of regulatory rules and the programs used to comply with key risk management requirements
• Prior experience in risk management, operations, audit, or management consulting, preferably in a financial institution environment

Skills and Knowledge:

• Knowledge and experience with aspects of internal audit or internal control practice
• Working experience related to the financial industry is a must
• Independent worker, accountable and skilled in exercising sound judgment and decisiveness under pressure
• Strong interpersonal, team-working, and organizational communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Professional certification such as CIA, CAMS, CPA, or CISA is strongly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required
• Ability to work effectively with regulators, external auditors, consultants, Executive/Senior Management, and other control functions

This job description is not limited to the responsibilities listed, and the incumbent may be requested to perform other relevant duties as required by business needs.

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