Senior Auditor

Zurich Insurance Company Limited (Ireland Branch); Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Senior Auditor in Dublin. In this hybrid role, you will manage audit engagements and collaborate with global teams. Applicants should have 4+ years of relevant experience, strong project management skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Zurich promotes diversity and offers flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working models

Training & development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Experience within Internal Audit, Risk Management or Compliance.
• Good understanding of audit methodology and internal control frameworks.
• Knowledge of Life and/or P&C Insurance.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the audit plan, ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders during audits.
• Contribute to impactful issue summaries and audit reports.

Skills

Relevant degree or qualification

Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience

Good project management skills

Fluent verbal and written English

Education

Relevant bachelor's or master's degree

Job description

Senior Auditor

Join Zurich's Group Audit team and be part of a global community dedicated to keeping Zurich safe. With over 250 colleagues from 33 nationalities, we work as one global team striving for excellence and creating the best function for our company, our people, and our communities.

We have a real passion for high performance, collaboration, and innovation, as we aim to push boundaries and set new standards for our profession. This includes all our people driving value from data and enhancing their work through AI.

If you are looking to thrive in a dynamic and fulfilling environment, we invite you to join us on our journey. We are currently seeking a Senior Auditor to join our team in Dublin.

This is a hybrid role. The role may be available part-time or full-time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time.

Ireland Business

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs circa 1200 employees, across its entities located in Dublin and Wexford.

Your Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of audit engagements, collaborating with audit team members across Group Audit. With the support of the Audit Manager, you will develop a deep understanding of the business and its risks.

You will co-develop high-quality audit approaches and reports that provide key insights and influence stakeholders in Ireland. You will work in and support a collaborative, learning, and supportive team environment.

You will contribute to strategic priorities and learn and apply innovative audit approaches, new world skills (Data Analytics, IT fundamentals, and GenAI), and Agile methods.

Your main responsibilities will involve:

• Audit Delivery: Support the delivery of the audit plan by completing your assigned audit with quality, on time and within budget.
• Stakeholder Relations: Build and maintain strong, transparent, and constructive relationships with stakeholders during audits - with support from your leader.
• Reporting: Contribute to drafting impactful issue summaries. Help prepare audit business-oriented reports to senior management.
• Learning Culture: Take ownership of your development in business technical, new world, and human skills, actively applying a growth and learning mindset.
• New World Skills: Actively enhance your new world skills: Data, IT and GenAI. Recognize their importance in delivering optimal audit outcomes and future-proofing your skillsets.
• Working AsOne: Show an AsOne mindset by collaborating and engaging with team members across the global Group Audit function.
• Ethics and Integrity: Conduct audit work in line with the Audit Methodology and applicable standards. Consider improvements raised through Quality Assurance reviews together with your leader.

Your Skills and Experience

• Relevant bachelor's or master's degree, or relevant qualification, e.g. chartered accountant, CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent, MBA or equivalent
• Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience e.g. within Internal Audit, Risk Management or Compliance. Preferably in the Insurance or Financial Services Industry
• Experience within complex, fast moving and international organizations.
• Good understanding of audit methodology, Internal Audit Standards and internal control frameworks preferred.
• Good understanding of Life and/or P&C Insurance.
• Experience with and good understanding of new world skills (DA, ITGC and GenAI)
• Good project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
• Passion and enthusiasm to continue to grow yourself.
• Fluent verbal and written English.

Who we are?

Zurich is a strong brand - more than 1.4 million Swiss customers place their trust in our products and services. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk.

To deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

Zurich fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential.

Zurich is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.