Assistant Vice President, Risk & Finance Audit (GMRF)

ocbc; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC Group Audit in Hong Kong seeks a meticulous auditor to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls across portfolios. You will lead or support audits, plan scoping, and work with GPL/CFL to deliver clear, timely audit outcomes. The role emphasizes data analytics and collaboration with diverse teams.

The ideal candidate has CIA/CPA credentials, strong communication and presentation skills, and at least five years of relevant experience in risk or finance domains.

Qualifications

• Good written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Good audit analytics skills with exposure to data analytics.
• CIA or CPA certification preferred.
• Experience in risk and capital or finance domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in group-wide and regulatory audits across risk and capital, finance, and ensure delivery within timelines.
• Support GPLs and CFLs in audit planning, scoping and risk assessment.
• Provide regular updates to GPL/CFL on progress and identified issues.
• Assess governance, risk management and internal controls and ensure deficiencies are properly addressed.
• Prepare and review workpapers to support audit assessments and outcomes.
• Draft audit reports communicating conclusions and issues clearly.
• Explore and implement data analytics initiatives to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness.
• Engage auditees to discuss issues and agree remediation actions and timelines.

Skills

Audit analytics

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Agentic AI tools in audit

Education

CIA or CPA certification

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Join OCBC to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation that values innovation and collaboration. In Group Audit, you'll enjoy a unique perspective across the Bank, gaining insights into diverse functions while driving impactful change. It's an opportunity to strengthen governance, assess risks, and contribute to the Bank's resilience and OneGroup vision. With continuous learning opportunities, it's a rewarding role for those passionate about making a difference.

How You Succeed

To succeed in Group Audit at OCBC, one must combine critical thinking with a keen eye for detail. Build strong stakeholder relationships, ask the right questions, and challenge assumptions. Leverage data analytics for sharper insights and stay updated on emerging risks and trends. Managing multiple priorities, adapting to complex situations, and maintaining independence are key. Resilience and effective communication will help navigate challenges and deliver impactful, high-quality audit outcomes.

What You Do

Strategic Management

Proactively support the respective group portfolio lead (GPL) and country functional lead (CFL) in driving Group Audit's strategic initiatives and direction within respective portfolios/ functions.

Deliverables Management

• Lead or participate in group-wide and regulatory audits in risk and capital, and/ or finance, and ensure that they are completed within the planned timeline.


• Proactively support the respective GPLs and CFLs in executing the audit engagements, including audit planning, scoping and risk assessment.


• Provide regular and prompt updates to the respective GPL/ CFL on the progress of the audit engagements and the issues identified.


• Assess and evaluate the Group's governance, risk management and internal controls over the activities and processes carried out by the business, risk and finance units, and ensure that their deficiencies are appropriately identified and adequately assessed.


• Prepare and/or review the workpaper documentations and ensure that they can support the assessments made in the audit engagements.


• Prepare audit report that communicates the audit outcome, opinion and issues in a concise and easy to comprehend manner.


• Explore and implement initiatives in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of conducting audits through the use of audit and data analytics.

Stakeholder Management

• Engage the auditees proactively to communicate the identified issues during the audit engagement and work with them to agree on the appropriate remediation actions and timeline.


• Support GPL and CFL in providing advice to the audit stakeholder, as the trusted advisor, on control assurance in the respective areas of risk and capital, and/or finance.

Who You Work With

Group Audit is all about oversight. Gaining experience of the bank in its entirety. Gathering insight. Building Risk and Controls expertise. Advising leadership. You might join us in Global Markets, Risk and Finance Audit, Credit Risk Audit, Investigation, Professional Practices and Governance or Audit Analytics. But wherever you are, your work with clients from around the world drives innovation and makes audit an artform.

Who You Are

• The ideal Candidate should meet the following requirements:


• Good written, verbal communication and presentation skills.


• Good audit analytics skills. Experience in applying agentic AI tools in audit activities would be an advantage.


• Preferably, qualification in CIA or CPA.


• Experience and good understanding in at least one of the following areas:

1. Risk and capital

• Understanding of the processes of managing the capital, balance sheet, market risk, credit portfolio risk, counterparty credit risk and sustainability, and corresponding controls.


• Good knowledge of the regulatory requirements, including the related HKMA SPMs, Banking (Capital) Rules.


• Good knowledge of the measurement/ quantification of the financial risks and corresponding validation of the risk models.


• At least five years of experience in the above areas.

2. Finance

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