Risk, Internal Control & Assurance Manager

• Assist Country RBA Lead to execute the regular country risk landscape update process
• Monitor risk mitigation activities and ensure that 1st line is ‘in control'
• Be responsible for delivery of prioritized commitments of primary RBA domains such as regulatory compliance risk/control support, internal control effectiveness testing, self-audit / pre-audit assessment, root cause analysis, and risk culture initiatives
• Manage the preparation, execution and follow up of each project
• Collaborate with cross functional and multi-disciplinary teams on execution, alignment, and maintain oversight on overall risk exposure and business changes
• Be able to present and communicate well with stakeholders who are in higher in seniority, finding out their needs/issues/concerns, and reacting to these to create mutually supportive working relationships
• Acts as a trusted business partner and manages relationships with stakeholders, while taking guidance from senior colleagues
• Use data from a wide range of sources to analyze key themes and identify possible impacts on the business
• Challenge management and provide risk management, internal control and assurance recommendations to achieve business objectives
• Uncover issues or needs, identifying potential causes and key stakeholders
• Acts as sparring partner and examiner for more junior colleagues

• Proven track record as risk management, internal control, regulatory compliance, and business assurance professional or in relevant fields
• Strong experience with stakeholder engagement and influence, reaching alignment on the best way forward in groups with differing perspectives
• Pragmatic approach supported with deep risk and control (theoretical) knowledge, being able to analyze and explain complex issues
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business economics, risk management or technology and 10+ years of relevant work experience, of which 5+ years within, or as consultant/auditor for, an international corporate environment
• Strong customer service commitment for internal and external (senior) stakeholders, including demonstrating curiosity, proper preparation and a sharp business sense
• Able to direct and indirectly influence and mobilize teams, departments and executives
• Resilient to change and able to adapt to new circumstances and/or challenges that sometimes present themselves unannounced
• Execution drive that shows by finishing what you start, completing deliverables effectively and efficient and keeping yourself and others accountable for made commitments
• Strong communication skills for active listening, effective and simple ‘to the point’ communication and storytelling
• Creativity to (autonomously) develop case-by-case approaches to achieve results in differing group and team settings
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin
• Excellent multi-tasking skills

Certificate of CPA/CIA is preferred