Senior Manager Group Internal Audit

DKSH Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DKSH invites applications for a Senior Manager Group Internal Audit in Kuala Lumpur. The role leads audit teams, conducts independent assessments of internal controls, and drives governance and risk management improvements.

It requires steering complex audits, managing budgets, and delivering high-quality reports to stakeholders. The incumbent will oversee planning, fieldwork, and reporting, ensuring adherence to international standards while mentoring team members and coordinating with the

Qualifications

• Experience leading internal audit assignments and teams.
• Ability to manage budgets and resources for audits.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit assignments from preparation through closing, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Maintain and manage audit budgets and resource usage.
• Ensure documentation meets professional standards and quality assurance requirements.
• Prepare audit reports with clear improvement opportunities and action plans.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to secure acceptance of remediation actions.

Skills

Audit leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Quality assurance

Job description

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Title: Senior Manager Group Internal Audit

Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY, MY

Global Business Unit: OTH

Job Function: Audit

Requisition Number: 242755

About The Role

Senior Internal Audit Managers lead audit teams and conduct assignments to provide an independent appraisal of the effectiveness of internal control systems; and facilitate agreement with business stakeholders on corrective actions to be implemented by local management. They are also responsible for projects and tasks to improve the organization’s corporate governance, risk management and internal control; as well as the professional excellence of the Internal Audit function itself

What You Will Deliver

• Manage audit assignment budget and cost/expenditures to ensure efficient usage of resources, where applicable
• Contribute to Internal Audit execution excellence:
  • Ensure that individual and team execution of assignments is according to agreed standards
  • Manage assignments capacity and costs according to approved plan
  • Ensure timely completion of milestones according to planned deadlines
  • Ensure documentation of Internal Audit assignments meets international professional standards
  • Support Internal Audit quality assurance program:
    • Ensure that Internal Audit work is completed in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
    • Facilitate internal quality assurance review (QAR) self-assessment for assigned tools
    • Contribute to successful completion of quality assurance review (QAR) tools assigned to other team members
    • Ensure DKSH GIA readiness for external quality assurance review (QAR) for assigned tools
  • Timely quality completion of periodical (and ad hoc) deliverables:
    • Maintain and distribute periodical updates for assigned deliverables, according to agreed deadlines
    • Complete additional tasks and responsibilities assigned on an ad hoc basis
  • Complete internal audits according to plan approved by Audit Committee (AC):
    • Alternate team leader and team member roles
    • Responsible for audit design and execution (i.e. from preparation through fieldwork to closing)
    • Identify key business risks and deploy audit tests designed to provide independent assurance for the effectiveness of internal controls
    • Write audit reports that secure common understanding of improvement opportunities identified as well as commitment to implement agreed corrective actions
  • Contribute value to business operations and stakeholders:
    • Identify improvement opportunities with significant business value and write action oriented audit observations to address them
    • Secure acceptance and resolution commitment from key stakeholders
    • Identify global improvement opportunities that can be extrapolated from local fieldwork
  • Relationship management with stakeholders for an assigned Business Unit
  • Complete annual risk assessment for assigned auditable units and recommend relevant audits to be included in the audit plan

What You Bring

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