Senior Associate, Internal Audit and Risk Advisory

ACCA Careers; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers Malaysia is seeking an Internal Audit Assistant to support Directors in client engagements for the Internal Audit team. You will conduct interviews, perform testing of controls, and carry out fieldwork within deadlines. Candidates should have a degree in Accounting or Finance, at least 2 years' experience, COSO knowledge, strong English, and MS Office proficiency. Malaysians or those with right to work are preferred.

Qualifications

• Recognized university degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent.
• Preferably 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of internal auditing standards and COSO framework.
• Strong communication and analytical abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with Auditees to understand processes.
• Test controls and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Carry out audit fieldwork within deadlines to identify deficiencies.
• Report findings with evidence and recommend actions.
• Monitor changes in legislation and standards.
• Perform follow-up audits to verify implementation.
• Handle ad hoc Risk Advisory assignments as requested.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical

Independent work

Written and spoken English

Education

Accounting or Finance degree

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Brief

To support Directors in client engagements for Internal Audit team.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with Auditee to understand the relevant business, operational & financial processes being audited
• Perform testing of controls and compliance to policies & procedures
• Carry out audit fieldwork as planned within specified deadline to identify areas of design effectiveness and control gaps/ deficiencies
• Report audit findings with proper evidence and recommend actions for improvement and process change
• Monitor changes in legislation, international standards, and best practices
• Perform follow-up audit to ensure agreed controls have been implemented satisfactorily
• Any other ad hoc assignments as requested by Audit Manager within the Risk Advisory field (i.e. risk management project, business continuity plan etc)

Job Requirements

• Recognized university degree and / or relevant professional qualification in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
• Preferably candidate with at least 2 years of relevant work experiences
• Good understanding of internal auditing standards and COSO internal control framework
• Good interpersonal skills, analytical and able to work independently.
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Proficient in Microsoft Power Point, Word and Excel

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.