Manager - Country Internal Audit

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This position is responsible for the related businesses, both life and non-life insurance, to perform the audit on assigned audit projects to review business processes controls, procedures and activities as well as IT-related business risk, and ensure proper controls in place and sufficiently implemented, risks properly identified.  Be able to provide proper recommendation to improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.  It is also to assist management in evaluating internal control and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations.

This position must possess the qualification, experience and knowledge both non - IT and IT required to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the OE’s system of governance, issue recommendations, in particular as to deficiencies with regard to the internal control system and the compliance with the corporate rules, and verify the compliance with decisions taken as a consequence thereof. Detailed requirements are outlined in the Allianz Group Audit Policy.

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1. Audit Planning Processes and IT audit planning support

• To assist in the preparation of an annual risk-based and / or regulatory audit plan, where applicable.
• To perform the risk assessment on auditable objects to define and develop risk-based audit plan by using Allianz Group Audit (GAUD) provided tools & standard approaches

2. Audit Project Assignment 

• To conduct the assigned audit project by following the Standard Audit Methodology of Allianz Group Audit
• To perform audit planning, fieldwork, and reporting, including preparation of audit dashboard for submission to Group Audit 
• To register audit issue and assign reference number of each action plan in department share drive
• To record audit work and related audit documents by using or uploading to TeamMate system

3. Follow-Up Process

• To conduct the follow-up review process to evaluate the actions implemented by the management to assurance the efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls before closing audit issues.
• To summarize the follow-up results after approved by CAE or Head of Internal Audit to close the audit issue for reporting to the relevant parties on a monthly basis
• To update audit issues and latest audit recommendation actions implementation status in the Audit System

4. Consulting Service & Special Request

• To provide consulting service when requested by other Departments both informal and formal request.
• To provide recommendation for the improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, systems and procedures via discussion, email or formal report upon each requirement.
• To perform the audit based on management request, if required.

5. Management of the Audit Committee (AC) Meeting

• To assist the Secretary of the Audit Committee to organize, schedule and prepare agenda of the Audit Committee meeting
• To support the Secretary of the Audit Committee and ensure that the Meeting is well organized and runs smoothly and efficiently
• To prepare invitation letter and Audit Committee papers on significant audit issues, its progress and overdue audit issues over 90 days for Audit Committee Meeting
• To coordinate with concerned division/ department to gather information of certain issue and prepare paper for consideration and approval by Audit Committee
• To distribute Audit Committee papers to Audit Committee members and concerned managements before the meeting date

6) Reporting to Group Audit

• To support the preparation of the Quarterly Report of the significant findings, if any.
• To support the Self-Assessment Tool as required by Group Audit on yearly basis, if needed.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Audit, Finance and related field
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in internal auditing, consulting, accounting or other related fields in insurance or banking business
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferable

Nice to Have

• Understanding of auditing, financial reporting, risk management process
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements
• Strongly project management, change process Management and coordination skills
• Analytical and problems-solving skills
• Communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Any AI-future skills e.g., ChatGPT, or CoPilot365, will be advantage

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.

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