VP of Risk Management Audit

Our client, a well- established global bank based in Singapore is looking to expand their business within the Asia Pacific region. The company is looking for a VP – Third Party Risk Auditor to join them. This role is pivotal in ensuring the integrity of the company’s operations and establishing standards. This role will require the candidate to be based in Singapore.

Job Responsibilities:

• This is a role that provides exposure to auditing and risk management of Third Party and Operational risks at a global scale and offers significant career development opportunities.
• This role primarily focuses on auditing Third Party and Operation risks.
• The candidate will be expose to a variety of different risk topics and get to engage with different Risk Groups relevant to Third Parties such as Supply Chain Management, CISO, CISRO, Compliance (including Anti-Bribery and Fraud), Data Privacy, Resilience, Group Operational Risk etc.
• Build good working relationships with the business to facilitate execution of audit work, help improve the control environment and keep updated with changes in the risk profile of the business.
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
• Participate as a Team Member in audit work, with opportunities to team lead audits depending on the skills of the individual.
• Support the Team Leader/ Team Manager by executing audit planning, fieldwork and reporting for work assigned in an efficient and effective manner such that audit work meets the given budget, quality standards and timelines.
• Assist in the drafting of the audit programme, audit observations/ issues and support team leader/ team manager in preparing the audit report.
• Apply an in-depth understanding of, and compliance with, GIA methodology standards and the GIA system in all areas of assigned GIA activity.
• Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data (using data analytics) to diagnose underlying issues, patterns and root causes.
• Monitor/track assigned audit issues and action plans, and report overdue items to the Head of Audit (HOA) for resolution.
• Support GIA audit teams by providing SME knowledge and expertise

Qualifications/Skills Required

• 6+ years of experience as an auditor or have relevant experience risks such as Outsourcing, Procurement or Third Party Risk Management with a Bank of global scale or Big-4 Accounting firm.
• Experienced in performing vendor onsite reviews across various types of vendor services or experiences in working with technology vendors such as cloud vendors will be an advantage.
• Understanding of Third Party or Outsourcing risks across business strategy, plans, products, performance and related issues.
• Track record of performing work independently with minimal supervision and meeting stretch timelines; comfortable to deal with ambiguity and solve problems.
• Ability to collect and objectively analyse and apply information, “thinking out of the box” where necessary, in supporting the planning, fieldwork or reporting of results of audit engagements.
• Displays initiative and knows when and how to seek guidance. Willingness and capacity to learn on the job.
• Ability to work in a team and willingness to assist team members.
• Flexibility to work across different functions and situations globally, and change priorities at short notice.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) / Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is preferred

Technical Competencies

Internal Audit

Operation Risk

Third Party Risk

Please email your cv directly to sophia@theedgepartnership.com in word format with job reference no. 000015560 to sophia@theedgepartnership.com

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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