Group Senior Manager

**Job Purpose**:
We are looking for a proactive, curious, collaborative Senior Manager to join our DP World Group Internal Audit (“GIA”) team. As a Senior Manager within our team, you are responsible to:

- Lead and independently manage high quality audits (leading cross-functional teams) at all locations locally and internationally across the DP World Group (or remotely);
- Manage and/or demonstrably support other diverse internal projects which enhance GIA’s critical success factors to building a world-class internal audit function including, but not limited to knowledge building, agile auditing, risk integration, data analytics for continuous auditing, continuous improvement etc.

**Key Accountabilities**:
INTERNAL AUDIT
- Lead audits of various levels of high complexity and cross-functional audit teams remotely or onsite including full audit delivery (discovery/planning/conducting/concluding and reporting);
- Manage an allocated portion of the GIA Business audit portfolio as directed by the Group VP - Business Audit.
- Be a key contact with auditees and stakeholders of the allocated business audit portfolio and build strong and effective relationships with executive/senior management and other key stakeholders (e.g. external audit, government audit etc.) and act as a trusted advisor to the business and its leaders;
- Manage special/consulting projects work, leads teams, and reports findings to Group VP - Business Audit and Group Chief Internal Audit Officer for (but not limited to):

- Governance, risk and compliance consulting activities,
- Business process improvements, and
- Change management consulting requests
- Develops and updates the sub-segment audit universe, annual risk assessment and plans the audit timetable for the forthcoming year including audit selection criteria; allocation of assignments etc. in conjunction with the Group VP - Business Audit;
- Control and maintain continuous risk assessment for the assigned audit portfolio, flexing audits, timing, scheduling and allocation of resources, audit planning, scheduling of team;
- Deliver effective and accurate audit reporting with recommendations that inspire and compel constructive change by management;
- Develop/implement/update appropriate policies, guidelines and quality assurance for effective internal audit and in conjunction with Group VP - Business Audit and Group Chief Internal Audit Officer;
- Performs active follow-up on open and overdue audit issues / actions and ensures timely closure thereof;
- Effectively administer audit projects on the Audit Management System ensuring that audit phases are completed in withing defined timeframes (either as lead or reviewer

**BEYOND THE AUDIT**
- Actively own and participate in new and ongoing improvement projects for the department including GAP, FIA, ARGUS, COE and APRL etc.;
- Take ownership of the provisioning of data for all tools utilised in the department with clear focus on populating our in-house intelligence tool, ARGUS, to activate usage in 2024 and onwards;
- Related to above, demonstrate creative ideas and critical thinking skills to ensure projects support GIA’s transformation strategy;
- Contribute to GIA website content management to help inform and upskill the wider DP World community on governance, risk and controls

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**:
**Qualifications**:

- You have a:

- Degree (Bachelor level)
- Professional financial qualification (ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
- You may also have a:

- CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) qualification or equivalent
- Languages: Fluency in English and Mandarin or Cantonese

Experience
- Minimum of 7-10 years’ audit-related experience post qualification (preferably with at least 3-5 years in Internal Audit management)
- Strong understanding of Corporate Governance, Risk and Controls;
- Basic cross functional knowledge and understanding;
- Knowledge of risk management, basic regulatory and legal frameworks
- Experience in using data analytics in audit work
- Experience in the logistics and/or maritime industry is desirable
- ‘Big 4’ or large multi-national internal audit experience is desirable

**Skills**:

- Solid business acumen;
- Strong attention to detail with an attitude of ‘anything worth doing is worth doing right every single time;
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills (critical thinking - experienced in analysis/appraisal of the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes (using relevant tools/techniques); finding practical solutions to address issues; identification of gaps in logic and underlying causes of issues; taking on difficult challenges and finding creative, innovative solutions;
- Good supervisory skills - successful in juggling multiple projects at the same time; delivering quality results and comfortable working with all styles of team members;
- Strong communication skills including report writing and active listening: customizing audit messages to reflect targe