Senior Internal Auditor
The successful candidate will assist in the planning, execution, and delivery of internal audits, reviews, and projects. This individual must possess a good understanding of risks and controls. Additionally, the candidate should have strong English written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with internal teams and the business.
The Senior Internal Auditor will:
1. Participate in operational audit activity supporting risk-based audits, advisory projects, regulatory reviews and investigations for risk areas such as underwriting, claims, operations, finance and other critical operational areas/functions.
2. On assigned audits/projects, take ownership on key components of the end-to-end audit process, such as audit planning (lead walkthroughs, draft audit programs and risk assessments), fieldwork (provide testing oversight and/or execute testing), and reporting (draft audit reports/memos).
3. Use problem solving and critical thinking skills to identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate their risk implications, and draw the appropriate conclusions to best advise management auditees.
4. Build and nurture positive working relationships with management auditees.
5. Contribute to development and implementation of Internal Audit initiatives, such as improvements and efficiencies to audit processes, application of AI and new technologies.Senior Internal Auditor
6. The successful candidate will assist in the planning, execution, and delivery of internal audits, reviews, and projects. This individual must possess a good understanding of risks and controls. Additionally, the candidate should have strong English written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with internal teams and the business.
The Senior Internal Auditor will:
7. Participate in operational audit activity supporting risk-based audits, advisory projects, regulatory reviews and investigations for risk areas such as underwriting, claims, operations, finance and other critical operational areas/functions.
8. On assigned audits/projects, take ownership on key components of the end-to-end audit process, such as audit planning (lead walkthroughs, draft audit programs and risk assessments), fieldwork (provide testing oversight and/or execute testing), and reporting (draft audit reports/memos).
9. Use problem solving and critical thinking skills to identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate their risk implications, and draw the appropriate conclusions to best advise management auditees.
10. Build and nurture positive working relationships with management auditees.
11. Contribute to development and implementation of Internal Audit initiatives, such as improvements and efficiencies to audit processes, application of AI and new technologies.
Qualifications:
12. Bachelor’s degree. Recently qualified or working towards relevant professional membership/qualifications (., ACCA, Certified Internal Auditor) is a plus, but not required.
13. Minimum of 3 years of external and/or internal audit experience with a professional services firm (preferably in insurance) or internal audit experience with a general insurer.
14. A good understanding and working knowledge of internal audit practices and techniques.
15. Knowledge of general insurance and reinsurance accounting, underwriting and claims processes, regulatory bodies, and general insurance products.
16. Strong interpersonal, written and oral communications skills.
17. Ability to analyze and identify issues to provide recommendations for remediation.
18. Strong analytical skills with ability to understand complex processes. Ability to collate and understand large volumes of information.
19. Ability to work alone or in multi-person teams.
20. Experience using data analytics in support of the audit process.
21. Strong project management skills and experience in leading and performing projects from design to execution.
22. Computer literacy skills essential, including strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and experience with data analytics/visualization tools (., ACL, R, QlikSense, Microsoft Power BI).
23. Willingness to travel up to 10%.