Manager, Audit, Asia

ALLIANZ SE; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work in Singapore

Hybrid work options

LinkedIn Learning access

Degreed access

Wellbeing benefits

Employee Share Purchase Program

Job summary

Allianz SE in Singapore seeks an Audit Manager (Business Audit) to independently plan and lead audits across entities in the AZAP region. You will coach teams, drive regional harmonisation, and influence senior management through effective reporting.

The role includes data analytics and AI initiatives to raise audit quality and governance across the region. The ideal candidate has a business degree and relevant professional certifications, with 5–9 years of audit experience in financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business (accounting/finance/management) or similar field.
• 5–9 years of internal/external audit experience in financial institutions; insurance background a plus.
• Certified Internal Auditor and/or CPA would be advantageous.
• Strong ethical standards and ability to lead audits independently.
• Proficiency in MS Office; strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and lead business audits across entities and lines of business.
• Coach audit teams; lead kick-off and closing meetings with auditees and senior management.
• Prepare closing presentations and final audit reports with management feedback.
• Coordinate regional audits and aggregate local results into regional reports.
• Drive regional harmonisation projects and document policies and procedures.
• Contribute to AI and data analytics initiatives to improve audit quality and efficiency.

Skills

Auditing

Data analytics

AI tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

TeamMate+

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

TeamMate+

Job description

Job Purpose

The Audit Manager (Business Audit) independently performs and manages business audits across all entities and ines of business in the AZAP region. Drives audit regionalisation projects, supports entities in reaching Technical and Customer Excellence, and contributes to strengthening audit opinions and governance effectiveness across the region.

What you do

• Involve in auditing business areas, in addition to in-depth knowledge and experience in several business areas
• Plans and executes business audits; leads and coaches audit teams and leads discussions with auditees and senior management during audit kick-off and closing meetings; drives the preparation of closing meeting presentations and final audit reports including management feedback.
• Coordinates regional audits performed by local audit teams, provides technical advice, drafts regional reports aggregating local results
• Drives regional harmonisation projects including obtaining the buy-in of local heads of audit and documentation of the regional policies and procedures
• Contribute to AI and data analytics initiatives within the region, including exploring the use of AI tools (e.g.,Microsoft Copilot) to enhance audit efficiency and quality
• Performs reporting, quality assessment reviews on local audit teams and monitors the development inassigned OEs
• Takes on a regional champion role such as Data Analytics, AI, or Agile Auditing champion, coaching entitiesand coordinating initiatives across the region

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a business discipline such as accounting, finance, management.
• Relevant certifications, for example Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Public Accountant, would be an added advantage.
• 5-9 years of internal/external audit experience, preferably in the financial institution sector. Prior experience in insurance will be an advantage.
• Technically strong and able to independently lead/perform audits in many audit areas
• Strong ethical characteristics
• Ability to see the "big picture" and also curious and driven
• Ability to deal with all types of people and business situations
• Trusted partner to the business
• Open-minded, a good listener, able to empathise with the auditee and understand the situation from their perspective
• Good communication skills -to tactfully bring across the issues both verbally and in the report
• Proficient in MS Office -Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• The role includes approximately 20-30% travel within Asia Pacific
• Experience in data analytics and familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) for audit applications
• Prior knowledge of the TeamMate+ tool would be an advantage
• AI Skills, e.g. ChatGPT, CoPilot, Claude, desirable.

What we offer

• We are certified The Great Place to Work in Singapore.
• Be part of a team that’s open-minded, supportive, and genuinely focused on customer outcomes.
• A sense of belonging in the workplace, where you are welcomed and encouraged to bring your most authentic self to work.
• An employer that is committed to supporting hybrid work and readily provides flexible & remote work options.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and Degreed and career opportunities across the world, to support your continuous learning and you taking control of your career development.
• Robust and comprehensive benefit offerings for your health and well being
• Initiatives to support your financial wellness through selected discounted Allianz insurance products, pension contributions and our referral bonus scheme.
• The opportunity to take part in our Employee Share Purchase Program - own a piece of your employer.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.