Audit Manager

AmMetLife Takaful Berhad; Sentral; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Malaysia is looking for an Audit Manager to lead audits ensuring compliance with Shariah principles and company regulations. Key responsibilities include performing risk assessments, communicating findings to management, and drafting audit reports for submission to the Board of Directors. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership and communication skills while maintaining a positive relationship with auditees. This role is essential for enhancing internal control and risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Self‑start, plan and execute audits to ensure compliance with Shariah principles.
• Perform risk assessments and lead audit activities including Shariah audits.
• Communicate findings to various levels of management and identify improvement opportunities.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Self‑start, plan and execute audits to ensure compliance with Shariah principles, company requirements and regulations, and work in different team structures within a matrix organization.
• Perform risk assessments and lead audit activities including Shariah audits from planning, execution, through to reporting, including supervision of junior staff.
• Communicate findings to various levels of management and identify opportunities for improvement in risk mitigation and design effectiveness of controls.
• Finalize audit findings and use judgment to provide an overall opinion on the control environment.
• Draft audit reports based on outcome of assessments for submission to Board of Directors including Shariah Board.
• Prepare audit deliverables that meet departmental and professional standards of quality.
• Act as the primary client contact and maintain a positive ongoing working relationship with auditees.
• Assist the Head of Internal Audit to ensure that the units audited have in place a sound system of internal control and risk management with adequate established policies, procedures and guidelines, operating and accounting controls that are complied with and operating effectively in promoting efficiency, proper conduct and protecting the assets of the company. Make the necessary recommendations for improvement and rectifications of weaknesses.
• Assist the Head of Internal Audit in reporting the audits results to the Chairman and Audit and Examination Committees (AEC), and highlight significant findings to them.
• Undertake the performance and completion of unscheduled/ ad‑hoc reviews as and when required.
• Liaise with regulators, external audits and other relevant authorities.
• Assist the Head of Internal Audit in preparing updates and reports to the regional team.

About the Company

AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (“AmMetLife”) (formerly known as AmLife Insurance Berhad) is a long‑established insurer (incorporated on 17 September 1973) in Malaysia. AmMetLife is a strategic partnership between AMMB Holdings Berhad (“AmBank Group”) and MetLife International Holdings, Inc. With the coming together of AmBank Group and MetLife on April 30, 2014 & leveraging on the shared core values of integrity and innovation, AmMetLife aims to be a leading customer centric & modern insurer in Malaysia. AmMetLife offers a comprehensive range of life insurance & wealth protection solutions distributed through the AmBank Group’s network of nearly 200 AmBank & AmMetLife branch offices nationwide.