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Director, IT Audit

Director, IT Audit

Prudential GroupKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
28 days ago
Job description

Overview

Prudential's purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Role purpose

  • Provide Group and Regional as well as relevant LBU senior management with quality and independent assurance opinions over internal control systems of the businesses through audit review, identification of in-depth audit observations and support the business in its remediation of the identified control weaknesses.
  • Provide insightful and impactful forward-looking views, including identification of emerging risks and control themes to senior management and the various governance forums, specifically the audit committee, on an on-going basis.
  • Support the business in achieving its objectives by providing internal control assessment / improvement through audit work and recommendation for remediation plans for the risks identified.
  • Support the Group Chief Internal Auditor in his / her assessment of the overall risk management environment within regional and to the wider Prudential Group businesses.
  • Provide leadership and act as role model for the GwIA teams across the region and support talent development and retention of staff members.

Principal accountabilities

  • To provide value adding contribution to audit reviews of processes, controls and systems, within Prudential and across the other business units in the Group as required.
  • Project / Audit Execution :
  • Help to construct the annual audit plan in consultation with their colleagues and business line management. Clear articulation of specialist audit and resource needs to deliver the annual audit plan provided to Technical Leads
  • Responsible individually and collectively for the scheduling of the resources of the Audit Plan. Ongoing liaison with the GwIA Practice Team to ensure effective management of the GwIA resource plan
  • Oversee and manage the delivery of a large portfolio of audit assignments within designated areas of responsibility (both country portfolio and their functional SME areas) in line with the approved audit plan.
  • Promote a team effort approach and shows appreciation for contributions of team members creating a positive work climate
  • Develop within a team of auditors the ability to develop and execute a comprehensive data analytic test plan for audits
  • Seeks opportunities to increase the use of data analytics testing by encouraging their teams to add new tests to the data analytics library, and actively encourages the use of data analytics to improve the controls of the second line
  • Perform continuous monitoring of emerging risks and key changes to the businesses
  • Construct and continuously review the risk-based audit plan in consultation with other auditors and business management, are aligned with audit and company's strategies and covers all major risks the business faces
  • Take a lead role in shaping the on-going development of the internal control processes through disseminating best practices
  • Oversee effective and efficient use of the team's resources and budget
  • Through participation in the GwIA Senior Management Team, supporting the execution of a range of continuous improvement, administrative and reporting activities needed to meet GwIA stakeholder requirements.
  • Provide technical expertise and support to the local BU audit teams to deliver a relevant and consistent output.
  • Input to ad-hoc investigations based on requests from the Group Audit Committee and / or the regulator
  • Self-Development

  • Keeps abreast of new information and developments in the industry or best practices in auditing (e.g., by reading, liaising with organization and business core group contacts, or by attending learning and training events)
  • Relationship Management

  • Maintains good working relationships and build mutual trust with the GwIA senior management team including functional Audit Directors and their teams to facilitate audit activities
  • Represent GwIA in management of key stakeholder relationships
  • Routinely engages and meets business stakeholder as part of GwIA continuous monitoring activities
  • Display strong team-working skills to support the broader audit function by leveraging knowledge to the best use of the group, while at the same time demonstrating cultural sensitivity.
  • To promote GwIA and the service it provides by building strong and effective working relationships with senior and executive stakeholders, other staff and external auditors; and, by so doing, influence business strategy and policy, working practices and standards by providing insight, challenge and thought leadership. In some cases this may include representation of GwIA at project, risk and governance forums / committees.
  • Reporting and Management Information

  • As part of proactive planning or at the request of the GwIA Management, prepare the internal audit reports and papers for Board and Management committee reporting (and participate in such meetings required), on the status of the audit plan, audit results and issues status
  • Staff Management and Leadership

  • Provide leadership and act as role model for the GwIA teams across the region and support talent development and retention of staff members
  • Support the Group Audit Directors in ensuring that all responsibilities are fully met, including contributing to the management of the audit function as a member of the GwIA Senior Management Team, including the development / maintenance of subject matter expertise aligned to Prudential Group's current and emerging risks.
  • Lead, manage, motivate and inspire a team of specialist auditors at various audit levels within a matrix structure - including performance management, coaching, mentoring to support GwIA in delivering its strategy.
  • Embed performance culture while encouraging staff to achieve their full potential in their chosen areas of development.
  • Contribute to the development of GwIA audit methodology and working practices in line with world-class practice using existing developed network and benchmarking within the Financial Services Internal Audit profession.
  • Technical accountabilities

  • Identify and assess key risks and issues facing global insurance and wealth management organisations, and the underlying operational drivers.
  • Develop internal forums to share technical knowledge and increase awareness to emerging financial and operational risk across the organisation. This will include building successful and effective working relationships with the global GwIA community to discuss market trends and the level of risk exposure.
  • Provide technical updates to internal audit teams when required in area of specialism.
  • Education and Experience

  • Relevant degree (e.g. Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting)
  • Post Qualification - At least 10 years of relevant experience in the 3rd line (2nd line experience will be considered). People management experience required.
  • One or more relevant technical certifications (e.g. cyber, cloud, tech risk, project management)
  • Preferred industries (in order of preference)
  • Financial services (Banking, Insurance, etc)
  • Consultancy (e.g. Big 4, Accenture, etc) - Technical advisory, internal audit services
  • Technology Companies (Digital Fintech, Digital Banks, etc)
  • Experience in auditing the majority of the following areas :
  • IT governance and risk management

  • Transformation and programme / project management
  • Information Security
  • Identity and access management
  • Cloud
  • IT infrastructure (e.g. network, platforms, middleware, databases)
  • IT operations (e.g. data centre, backups, batch processing, incident management)
  • Resilience (e.g. business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resilience)
  • Application development and change
  • Third party management
  • Data privacy
  • Data governance
  • Experience in the following will be an added advantage : Agile development, API management, containerization, AI governance, RPA, coding background, data analytics capability
  • Known as an SME in functional area and is often sought after for advice / consultation
  • An awareness of current and emerging industry risks within financial services and a clear appreciation of the regulatory environments within the industry
  • Apart from business-as-usual audit work, has a track record of delivering impactful initiatives / products which have helped elevate the function (e.g. helped automate a certain manual process / delivered an automated dashboard for more efficient risk identification etc.)
  • Good understanding of local regulations
  • Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrable experience of influencing and challenging senior management and building excellent relationships
  • Track record of producing value-adding, commercially realistic recommendations in risk, consultancy or internal audit environment
  • Leading edge risk management knowledge and expertise
  • Relevant industry experience
  • High attention to detail and rigorous logical thinking ability
  • Good Team player, who can gain the professional respect of the team
  • Equal opportunity

    Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

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