Director, Internal Audit – Asia ISG Risk & Controls

Morgan-Stanley; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director-level business auditor to support the Hong Kong and Asia Internal Audit team, evaluating controls across front, middle, and back offices. You will identify risks, lead audits, and drive risk-based plans while collaborating with senior stakeholders to enhance controls.

The role requires strong audit principles, data analysis, and excellent English communication, with professional certifications such as CIA/CPA/CA/CFA/FRM highly regarded.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years' relevant experience in business audit or 1st or 2nd line of defense control functions.
• Understanding of institutional securities business and related regulations.
• Strong understanding of audit principles, methodology, tools, and processes.
• Ability to identify and analyze multiple data sources to inform point of view.
• Ability to ask meaningful questions and adapt messaging for various stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues concisely to senior management.
• Commitment to inclusive behaviors.
• Ability to multi-task across competing priorities.
• Business-level English verbal/written skills.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CIA, CPA, CA, CFA, FRM.

Responsibilities

• Identify risk and impact to Asia ISG to prioritize areas of focus based on business processes.
• Execute and lead assurance activities (audits, continuous monitoring, closure verification) to assess risk and control environment.
• Execute audit engagements and deliver within expected timeframe.
• Engage in continuous monitoring and risk assessment of key processes to drive risk-based audit plan.
• Facilitate conversations with stakeholders on risks, impact and management effectiveness.
• Assist in managing multiple deliverables in line with team priorities.
• Solicit and provide feedback and participate in formal and on-the-job training to develop self and peers.

Skills

Audit principles

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Multi-tasking

Inclusive behaviors

English proficiency

Education

Professional certifications (CIA/CPA/CA/CFA/FRM)

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director-level business auditor to support the Hong Kong and Asia Internal Audit team, evaluating controls across front, middle, and back offices. You will identify risks, lead audits, and drive risk-based plans while collaborating with senior stakeholders to enhance controls.

The role requires strong audit principles, data analysis, and excellent English communication, with professional certifications such as CIA/CPA/CA/CFA/FRM highly regarded.