Senior Audit Manager

Royal Bank of Canada (Asia) Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Singapore is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to lead audit engagements and assess risk management practices across its APAC operations. Candidates should have a degree and relevant professional designation, along with extensive auditing experience within financial services. This role offers comprehensive rewards, career development opportunities, and a chance to work within a progressive and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Opportunities for professional development

Dynamic and collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Extensive work experience in auditing controls within internal audit or related control/testing functions.
• Project management experience and leadership of junior staff.
• Ability to quickly understand evolving business risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagement with a team of professional auditors.
• Develop audit programs to ensure effective control solutions.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls and governance processes.

Skills

Independent and collaborative within team

Outstanding communication skills

Highly organized with attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple projects

Education

Degree or equivalent

Relevant professional designation (CIA, CRMA, GARP, CA, CPA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

This senior audit manager role is part of RBC’s progressive, forward‑thinking global Internal Audit team. The mandate is to assess and challenge risk management practices, internal control and corporate governance processes across APAC RBC businesses within Capital Markets and Wealth Management, and to support group functions.

What is the opportunity?

From this unique position, you will gain a thorough understanding of a global financial services organisation, be challenged to implement creative audit techniques and expected to utilise data analytics to provide business insights.

What will you do?

• Lead audit engagement with a team of professional auditors responsible for complex and large engagements across product, location and client relation.
• Develop audit programs to ensure effective control solutions are implemented, collaborating with data analysts in data‑rich areas.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices and governance processes to complete audit programs.
• Direct, counsel and instruct staff on the engagement, reviewing work to ensure alignment to defined scope and methodology.
• Ensure business corrective actions are implemented timely to effectively address identified issues.
• Establish stakeholder relationships and continuously assess risk and assurance approaches throughout the audit cycle.
• Assist with regulatory requests and support key projects.
• Constantly learn and develop financial services knowledge and leadership skills.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Degree or equivalent.
• Relevant professional designation (CIA, CRMA, GARP, CA, CPA or equivalent) or commitment to earn designation rapidly.
• Extensive work experience in auditing controls within internal audit or related control/testing functions, preferably in financial services.
• Project management experience and leadership of junior staff.
• Ability to quickly understand evolving business risks and formulate assessment strategy using audit techniques and data analysis.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision on tasks and audit projects.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Independent and collaborative within team, strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects with varying demands.

Nice-to-have

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Good knowledge of data analytics and artificial intelligence.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best – progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team.
• A world‑class training program in financial services.

Agency Notice

RBC Group does not accept agency resumés. Please do not forward resumés to our employees, nor any other company location. RBC Group only pays fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event does not pay fees related to unsolicited resumés. Please contact the Recruitment function for additional details.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.