Senior Internal Auditor

China Construction Bank Corp.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Excellent work/life balance

Job summary

China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) Sydney is seeking a dedicated Internal Auditor for a full‑time, permanent on‑site role. You will support policy development, audit planning, and coordination with Head Office and external regulators.

Requirements include at least 3 years’ experience in internal audit or accounting firms, fluency in English and Mandarin, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage a heavy workload independently.

Qualifications

• Must have minimum 3 years’ working experience in internal audit or accountancy firms.
• Must be proficient in both English and Mandarin.
• Must have strong analytical thinking and solid understanding of internal controls and risk management frameworks.
• Have the capability to work independently on internal auditing and have high level of organisational skills to manage a heavy workload.
• Have the ability to constantly produce quality work assigned and comfortable in introducing new IA programs in response to the fast changing environment.
• Have exceptional communication and coordination skills to work effectively and efficiently with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Internal Audit Manager with Internal Audit policy and framework development and maintenance;
• Assist the Internal Audit Manager with Development/Completion of annual audit plan (including Head Office audit requirements, outsourced Internal Audit and in‑house audit coverage);
• Support the management of and collaboration with our Outsourced Internal Audit provider on their regulatory independent reviews (including appointment/change of, scoping, collation of RFis, review/discuss/agree findings, coordinate internal meetings, input to final report, management actions and remediation tracking)
• Executing and managing the Internal Audit program for the branch in line with Head Office’s expectation, specifically to carry out monthly/quarterly internal control and assurance check on all departments and sub‑branches;
• Assist the Internal Audit Manager with Co‑coordination to Head Office Internal Audit on all HO internal audit related matters;
• All Head Office reporting and communications related to IA;
• Assist with reviewing reports received from external auditors and Australian regulators - specifically coordinate Head Office updates, remediation plan as required and track progress;
• Report to Management in respect of identified operational risk control weaknesses;
• Recommend improvements to weaknesses in internal processes that have been identified;
• Ongoing monitoring of internal audit findings and verification of remediation effectiveness;
• Ongoing monitoring of remediation status for regulatory findings and internally reported “events”;
• Provision of regular IA reporting to RMC;
• Provide 3rd line assurance and testing (incl sampling) for key controls;
• Testing of IA remedial actions to confirm implementation of actions taken;
• Complete other ad‑hoc internal audit surveys and reporting to HO.

Skills

Internal audit

Mandarin

English

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Communication skills

Job description

This is a full-time, permanent position, and employees are required to work on-site 5 days a week.

China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) is one of the largest banking corporations in China and is the 2nd largest bank in the world by asset size. With dominant presence already established in China, CCB is proactively expanding onto overseas markets and currently has over 30 offices operating outside China. CCB Sydney branch was firstly established as a representative office in November 2007 prior to be authorized by APRA in October 2010 to carry out wholesale banking businesses in Australia. Currently CCB operates its businesses in Australia primarily through Sydney branch, which also supports marketing activities at other sub-branches in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

This is a full‑time, permanent position, and employees are required to work on‑site 5 days a week.

China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) is one of the largest banking corporations in China and is the 2nd largest bank in the world by asset size. With dominant presence already established in China, CCB is proactively expanding onto overseas markets and currently has over 30 offices operating outside China. CCB Sydney branch was firstly established as a representative office in November 2007 prior to be authorized by APRA in October 2010 to carry out wholesale banking businesses in Australia. Currently CCB operates its businesses in Australia primarily through Sydney branch, which also supports marketing activities at other sub‑branches in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

The Role

• • Assist the Internal Audit Manager with Internal Audit policy and framework development and maintenance;
• • Assist the Internal Audit Manager with Development/Completion of annual audit plan (including Head Office audit requirements, outsourced Internal Audit and in‑house audit coverage);
• • Support the management of and collaboration with our Outsourced Internal Audit provider on their regulatory independent reviews (including appointment/change of, scoping, collation of RFis, review/discuss/agree findings, coordinate internal meetings, input to final report, management actions and remediation tracking)
• • Executing and managing the Internal Audit program for the branch in line with Head Office’s expectation, specifically to carry out monthly/quarterly internal control and assurance check on all departments and sub‑branches;
• • Assist the Internal Audit Manager with Co‑coordination to Head Office Internal Audit on all HO internal audit related matters;
• • All Head Office reporting and communications related to IA;
• • Assist with reviewing reports received from external auditors and Australian regulators - specifically coordinate Head Office updates, remediation plan as required and track progress;
• • Report to Management in respect of identified operational risk control weaknesses;
• • Recommend improvements to weaknesses in internal processes that have been identified;
• • Ongoing monitoring of internal audit findings and verification of remediation effectiveness;
• • Ongoing monitoring of remediation status for regulatory findings and internally reported “events”;
• • Provision of regular IA reporting to RMC;
• • Provide 3rd line assurance and testing (incl sampling) for key controls;
• • Testing of IA remedial actions to confirm implementation of actions taken;
• • Complete other ad‑hoc internal audit surveys and reporting to HO.

Skills and Experiences

• • Must have minimum 3 years’ working experience in internal audit or accountancy firms;
• • Must be proficient in both English and Mandarin;
• • Must have strong analytical thinking and solid understanding of internal controls and risk management frameworks;
• • Have the capability to work independently on internal auditing and have high level of organisational skills to manage a heavy workload;
• • Have the ability to constantly produce quality work assigned and comfortable in introducing new IA programs in response to the fast changing environment;
• • Have exceptional communication and coordination skills to work effectively and efficiently with stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

We feel strongly that a positive workplace culture will help us create a positive experience for each and every member of the CCB family. We have some really great employee benefits to offer:

• Professional development opportunities – we want to help our employees be the best that they can be, so we help them on that journey.

• Excellent work/life balance

Additional Information

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