Regional Internal Auditor

**Regional Internal Auditor**
- **Internal Audit**:

- **Medical devices**

Our client is a global leader in the sphere of medical technology and they seek to provide innovative medical solutions worldwide. They are hiring an Internal Auditor to oversee the APAC region. In this globally dynamic role, you will lead the Internal Audit Directorate (IAD) function in APAC and be tasked with building a multi-stakeholder aligned short-term and long-term strategy whilst ensuring that agreed strategies are implemented with disciplined execution. If you are up for a challenge and enjoy creating new roadmaps while refining existing ones, we would love to speak with you.

**Responsibilities**
- Draft the Internal Audit Charter of the organization in line with the international standards
- Develop risk-based annual audit plans detailing the scope, nature, and timing of audit activities (= Road Map)
- Propose the Road Map of Audit (1 year / 3 years)
- Design internal audit procedures and work programs (Self-assessment questionnaire, for example)
- Advise management on the resourcing requirements for the Internal Audit function, including any potential outsourcing arrangements
- Conduct internal audit missions remotely and on-site to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the established internal controls and procedures
- Obtains and reviews evidence ensuring audit conclusions are well-documented
- Identify key areas of risk (risks mapping) within the organization and propose appropriate controls to mitigate the risks
- Review the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of financial information and other disclosures provided to management
- Discuss audit findings and recommendations with line managers and report significant issues to senior management
- Ensures audit conclusions are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstances, and risk
- Prepare audit reports in line with the approved audit plan and methodology.
- Monitor the timely implementation of the management actions recommended in the audit reports. Observers will support the auditor during the implementation and closing of CAPAs by auditees.
- Provide senior management and the Board of Directors with an opinion on the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of the internal controls in the organization

Continuous improvement:

- Assist the development of an internal control culture, including training to staff
- Monitor the trends and developments in the internal audit area
- Conduct ad-hoc investigations and reviews as requested by senior management or the Board of Directors
- Participate to Global Internal Auditors meetings
- Liaise with the external auditor on internal control issues

Reporting:

- Report on internal control issues and the implementation of the internal audit plan to senior management and the Board of Directors

Compliance:

- To understand requirements from compliance preferably major counties in APAC
- By knowing business requirements, operations, processes across organization, supervising activities to make compliance activities effective and efficient
- To establish and/or corrective and preventative action plan based on outcome from audit

Governance, Risks and Compliance Committee:

- Be an effective member of the GRC committee with active participation and recommendation in the areas of expertise

Risk Management
- To contribute to the development and implementation of the risk management program

Business Continuity Plan - Crisis Management
- To contribute to the development and implementation of the B.C.P. program & Crisis Management structure

J-Sox processes
- Support activities to establish and keep the foundation for J-sox compliant organizations
- By knowing business requirements, operations, processes across organization, supervising activities to make J-sox activities effective and efficient
- To ensure execution of controls for each area of responsibility
- To establish and/or corrective and preventative action plan based on outcome from internal/external audit, J-sox testing and self-assessments
- To ensure timely and accurate J-sox reporting
- To interface between the various entities of the Company

**Requirements**:

- Internal audit, COSO, internal controls, compliance
- Audit techniques (work programs, tests, sampling. documentation, reports)
- Excellent knowledge of compliance and risk management policies and processes
- IT MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, advanced Excel), SAP
- Flexible and stress resistant
- Perseverance in the analysis of issues
- Understands how business functions and is knowledgeable in current and possible future trends that could affect their area of speciality. Conversant with Asia Pac healthcare (Private and public) structures
- Has deep knowledge analytics and capable of a rigorous analytical approach and results oriented
- Must possess a high level of technical internal auditing skills and knowledge.
- Be an effective communicator, good project managers, analytically s