Audit Manager(Singapore, Malaysia)

Job ID: 35690

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Audit, Accounting & Finance

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 29 Jul 2025

**JOB SUMMARY**-
- The individual will be a core Environmental Social Governance & Reputational ESGR Risk audit specialist and expected to participate in ESGR related audits carried out at Group, Functions, Business and Country level. When needed, the audit manager can also support wider department audit plan deliveries, not just limited to ESGR audits. Auditors are to:

- Establish and develop effective working relationships with Management of the client segment business units and relevant support functions for which incumbent has risk assessment and monitoring responsibility.
- Act as liaison with Management to ensure full understanding of the clients and client-led business strategy, plans, products, performance and risk-related issues at business unit level and communicating these to the relevant Functional Audit Team members via bottom-up continuing risk assessments and dialogue.
- Perform, support, or lead where directed, the planning, fieldwork and reporting of internal audit engagements to deliver agreed assurance objectives to established standards and timelines.
- Actively track and escalate, where appropriate, significant issues and audit findings that remain unresolved.
- Develop and maintain a robust risk assessment process for documenting and communicating the results of assessment, the consolidated audit strategy and plan for the assigned client portfolios and business functions.
- Maintain effective relationships with relevant GIA stakeholders to provide input and assistance on developing their audit approach as required.
- Provide non-assurance services to business units where required, through participation on advisory engagements and special projects within the Group.
- Where undertaking the role of Team Leader for ESG audits, provide interim performance feedback to team members.
- Share knowledge, skills, and experience with team members to guide and assist in their development.
- Identify, clearly document, and escalate significant issues.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Strategy**
**Support Audit Director of ESG & Reputational Riswhere required**:

- To take responsibility and contribute to the GIA risk assessment and design the subsequent risk-based audit plan for the ESGR portfolio.
- Audits assigned to the individual in the GIA audit plan should address the key risks identified in the detailed risk assessment and in the audit planning process and meet relevant regulatory requirements and expectations that are required to be covered by GIA.
- Consider whether the assigned audit plan remains relevant throughout the year as the risk profile of the business changes. Propose changes as appropriate, and,
- Ensure that audit team operates in line with the Audit Charter during engagements, remains independent from management and free from interference.

**Business**
- Assist Audit Director to effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for audit engagements, and
- Identify and implement opportunities for cost savings and optimal productivity of assigned audit engagements.

**Processes**
- To support the audit execution work involving ESGR across the Group. Assigned audit work is executed in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with GIA methodology standards.
- When opportunities arise, to Team Leader on assigned audit work. This will entail managing the auditors working on the audit to deliver the Audit Planning Memo, Controls Testing document (RCM), obtain factual accuracy of audit issues raised and work with management to agree upon the action plans, and submission of draft report to the Team Manager for review.
- Support Audit Director to undertake the responsibility for the design and implementation of department wide exercises such as annual audit planning and risk assessment.
- To support GIA audit teams by providing product/country knowledge. Where applicable, supports country audits in the execution of ESGR audits.
- During issue validation, all audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork should be tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements.

**People & Talent**
- Share knowledge to increase specialism within the function, through sharing of newsletter, blog and provide trainings to GIA peer.
- Build the knowledge in GIA by staying relevant with ESGR developments, understand the industry standards and regulatory changes across the Group impacting ESG.
- Influence change within the department by highlighting potential enhancements.
- Facilitate the development of audit team members by providing on the job training and recommending formal training to support GIA activities.

**Risk Management**
- Establish good working relationships and networking to help the businesses and second line improve the control