Chief Internal Audit & Risk Leader

ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Medical insurance

MPF contribution

Five‑day work week

Job summary

ASTRI, Hong Kong’s leading government‑funded R&D centre, seeks an experienced Internal Audit and Risk leader to head the function and drive governance, risk management and compliance across the organisation. You will design rolling audits, oversee reviews, and report to the Audit Committee to strengthen controls.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, 12+ years in internal or external audit, risk management or compliance, and professional qualifications (CIA/CPA/ACCA/CISA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, Finance or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 12 years’ relevant experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management or compliance, with at least 5 years in a supervisory role.
• A relevant professional qualification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA, CISA prefers.
• Experience in a large corporation, public sector organization or regulated industry will be an advantage.
• Ability to think critically and demonstrate risk and control mindset to understand complex businesses and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop a risk‑based rolling 3‑year internal audit plan for the Audit Committee’s approval; oversee implementation of the approved plan and periodically report to the Audit Committee on its progress; ensure proper resourcing for the implementation of the plan.
• Oversee individual internal audit reviews; provide reasonable assurance that the internal controls and governance processes of ASTRI are implemented and operating effectively and recommending improvements as appropriate; provide advisory service as appropriate; follow up on the status of implementation of audit recommendations made; be proactive in identifying any operation / execution issues and recommending changes.
• Facilitate the risk management process and provide quarterly risk updates to the Audit Committee; ensure mitigation actions are put in place by management on key risks.
• In the capacity of Compliance Officer, report to Audit Committee and management significant compliance matters brought to his attention on a quarterly basis; review whistleblowing report received, evaluate the matters reported, and provide investigation report to Audit Committee and / or CEO as appropriate.
• Lead Internal Audit team to extend the audit coverage to address ASTRI’s operations in PRC; enhance and facilitate risk management process of ASTRI’s operations in PRC to ensure key PRC risks are monitored and mitigated; work closely with various risk owners and senior management to enhance the PRC’s Risk Management process.
• Oversee and manage team performance through goal setting and performance appraisal; manage the function’s recruitment and deploying of resources as appropriate.
• Perform ad hoc exercises assigned by the Board / Audit Committee.

Skills

Risk management

Audit leadership

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CIA/CPA/ACCA/CISA preferred

Job description

ASTRI, Hong Kong’s leading government‑funded R&D centre, seeks an experienced Internal Audit and Risk leader to head the function and drive governance, risk management and compliance across the organisation. You will design rolling audits, oversee reviews, and report to the Audit Committee to strengthen controls.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, 12+ years in internal or external audit, risk management or compliance, and professional qualifications (CIA/CPA/ACCA/CISA