Deputy Director, Internal Audit

**[What the role is]**

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**[What you will be working on]**

**WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT**

As Deputy Director (Internal Audit), you will report to the Director (Internal Audit) and assist in leading the Internal Audit department of HPB and oversee its strategic direction. Apart from providing an independent appraisal of HPB’s internal controls and governance, this role will entail leading a dedicated team of Internal Auditors in providing assurance to Senior Management and Audit & Risk Management Committee (ARMC) members. You will work closely with Senior/Line Management to build internal capabilities as well as provide objective and professional audit advice and insights.

You will assist the ARMC, who is a member of HPB’s Board of Directors in effectively discharging its roles and responsibilities through:

- Building in-depth understanding of HPB’s emerging business needs and transformation areas, and developing strategic audit approaches in tandem;
- Being a strategic and value adding partner with risk owners as stakeholders to jointly identify areas of concern and develop robust audit plans;
- Undertaking holistic and systemic review of the universe of external and internal audit plans and optimising audits;
- Recommending strategic approaches and methodologies for audit improvements, including formulating policies, setting-up and designing board-wide compliance systems, processes and capabilities to be future-ready;
- Conducting planned and ad-hoc audits, or special investigations as directed by ARMC and Senior Management;
- Monitoring and performance manage outsourced internal audit service providers in delivering the audit plan and providing strategic recommendations to management;
- Close monitoring of closures of audit issues by management and appraise ARMC and other audit bodies as necessary;
- Providing advisories to corporate and line divisions on compliance and controls;
- Providing advisories to management on audit findings and appropriate gap closure measures and controls;
- Acting as a value adding liaison between management and AGO and other audit bodies;
- Leading and overseeing the secretariat functions of ARMC and other Board committees as appropriate;
- Overseeing the whistle blowing management;
- Leading and transforming the Internal Audit team to drive and execute effective and efficient audit management and bringing the team up to new levels of capabilities to meet the Board’s business requirements.

**[What we are looking for]**

**WHAT AN IDEAL CANDIDATE LOOKS LIKE (JOB REQUIREMENTS)**
- Possess a bachelor’s degree, preferably in the discipline of Accounting, Finance, or its equivalent
- Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience, including 7 years in supervisory roles
- Relevant certification such as CA, CIA or CISA would be an advantage
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, resourceful, self-motivated and meticulous with an eye for details
- Strong negotiation skills to influence and promote positive change
- Proficiency in data analytics tools such as ACL or SAS software is an asset
- A good team lead and team player who possesses strong interpersonal, communication (both verbal and writing) skills and people management skills
- Ability to build relationships and partner with stakeholders to deliver results
- Confidence in decision-making in highly matrixed, complex & ambiguous situations
- Analytical thinker with strong quantitative skills and demonstrated experience in developing actionable insights
- Familiarity with system audit and knowledge of data mining tools will be an added advantage