Internal Audit – Business Manager (Associate), Asia Pacific
Help shape how Internal Audit runs—how priorities are set, how teams are resourced, and how outcomes are delivered. In this role, you will partner closely with Internal Audit Chief Operating Officer and Audit leadership to translate strategy into a well-governed, executable plan. You will connect stakeholders across the firm and help ensure clear, consistent communication and disciplined delivery. If you enjoy operating at the intersection of strategy, execution, and risk, this role offers broad exposure and meaningful impact.
As an Internal Audit – Business Manager in the Asia Internal Audit team, you will support Internal Audit Chief Operating Officer and work closely with Audit leadership to drive the operational and financial execution of the audit agenda. You will help ensure audit planning and delivery are well-governed, data-informed, and consistently executed, while supporting a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will also help advance strategic initiatives across methodology, reporting, and quality practices and operational efficiencies
Job responsibilities
Monitor Asia audit plan execution, track changes and ensure adherence to internal standards and external requirements.
Design, Implement and enhance tools for effective and efficient audit metrics monitoring and management reporting (e.g. plan delivery, issue management, trends, thematic insights), including data quality checks and executive-ready summary.
Drive and coordinate timely and accurate reporting updates from Asia teams; proactively identify potential bottlenecks, and escalate issues with clear recommendations for management decision-making.
Prepare executive-ready materials for senior management forums and governance routines, provide insights, key messages as required in a timely manner.
Coordinate with global working group on strategic initiatives, ensure Asia-specific requirements, dependencies, risk and timelines are clearly captured and escalated for solutions.
Assist COO in the annual audit plan building governance process for Asia region, including audit universe data reviews, regulatory requirements mapping, YoY audit activities and budget analysis, and coverage adequacy assessment to align with audit policies and regional areas of focus.
Perform data-driven analysis (e.g. cross data point breaks, YoY variance) to identify potential outliers or data input error in the draft audit plan, and timely work on solutions with global counterparts and respective Asia team leads.
Independently partner with global counterparts (e.g. audit business management, COO, technology, Audit Practices) to drive process enhancements projects and best practices that improve efficiency, and quality across audit activities, aligned to regional needs and departmental priorities.
Build strong working relationships with global counterparts and control partners to enable effective communication, delivery and initiatives management
Coordinate expenses and workforce management analysis including headcount reporting and forecast, budget vs actual, training and certifications monitoring.
Support ad-hoc requests (e.g. exams, reviews, inquiries), ensuring responses are accurate, aligned with audit policy and required timelines.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
5+ years of experience in internal or external audit execution and/or audit operations. Experience in finance & accounting and/or business management for a large, complex organization with strong knowledge of audit methodology will also be considered
Strong Data Analytics (DA) capability: demonstrated experience in using DA tools to automate/streamline metrics/data reporting for management review; advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; with experience in tools such as: Alteryx, Qlikview, Tableau.
Demonstrated ability to Independently drive solutions end-to-end for process enhancements, experience in continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong project/program management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deliverables and timelines across a matrixed global environment.
Ability to self-motivate and operate effectively under pressure with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
Ability to adapts to a changing environment, monitor progress and deliver high quality product timely and independently.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and reporting discipline
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior stakeholders
Sound judgment, strong integrity, and comfort providing constructive challenge
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Professional certification such as Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Public Accountant
Working knowledge of building metrics/dashboard for data monitoring and/or governance purposes (e.g. metrics, data analysis, charts, source data extraction)
Experience supporting regulatory exams, audit committee-related governance, or similar senior forums
Experience managing vendor relationships or external service providers
Strong stakeholder management across multiple lines of business and functions