Internal Audit Assistant Manager
- Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conduct Internal Audit and Retail audit as per annual plan for the Group in order to establish and review:
- Reliability and integrity of financial and operating information
- Compliance with policies, plans, standards, laws, and regulations that could have significant impact upon operations
- Overall risk associated with the Group businesses and departments and safeguarding of assets
- Adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s systems on internal control
- Identifies risk factors prevalent in the auditable entities and prepares risk identification sheets including control factors in place and deducing residual risk
- Assists in developing, formulating and implementing tailor-made Audit programs and audit tools and methodology for the Group and its entities that test key business processes and controls
- Ensures establishing work schedule timeline, performance evaluation and variance criteria for each scheduled audit assignment
- Conducts and leads audit assignments in line with the Internal Audit plan and within the budgeted time in a professional manner, adopting the best audit practices and appropriate audit techniques
- Conducting interviews with stakeholders, reviewing documentation and preparing working papers
- Identify key risks, especially fraud risks and controls in place to address those risks
- Ensures completion of audit assignments within the allotted timelines
- Provides frequent updates about the status, key concern areas observed during audit execution periodically
- Prepares draft reports and discusses the result of the review with related Business /Department Heads
- Prepares/reviews quarterly progress reports on planned audits and implementation of corrective actions
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration / finance / Chartered Accountancy or equivalent
- Certification in Auditing principles - CFA / CIA or equivalent preferred
- A minimum of 4 years of Internal Audit function experience with at least 1 year in a similar role, preferably in the retail industry
- Strong English language skills (Both written and spoken)
- Knowledge in SAP is an advantage