Audit Manager

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the delivery of audits or play a key role in the audit delivery, which provide internal customers and stakeholders with critical assessments of the HSBC governance, risk and internal control frameworks.
• Ensure that audit assignments are completed in a timely and efficient manner with due respect to the standards established by GIA, industry best practices and the relevant risk and regulatory environment.
• Provide specialist professional advice on audit findings and recommendations, thus ensuring that they are both fully understood and properly implemented by management.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Insurance Manufacturing and Distribution Business, Functional, and Regulatory environment, including developing trends, risks, controls, and expectations.
• Support a strong risk and conduct culture across the Group and promote awareness and sound operational and strategic decision-making.
• Critically analyse and determine key drivers of change for area of coverage and assess how these will impact audits.
• Use insights, industry knowledge and current developments to assess areas of concern.
• The geographical remit of the role covers Mainland China.
• The products / businesses the role is accountable for cover Life & Health Insurance Business and Operations.
• Committed Team Player that upholds and delivers allocated assignments and helps others as needed to achieve common objectives.
• Effective communication and ability to maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders, team members, and GIA Management.
• Actively promote collaboration and sharing of ideas across GIA.
• Coherently articulate audit exceptions and findings to GIA team members and management, and as necessary to business and/or functional stakeholders.
• Effectively discuss potentially challenging matters and ability to communicate with impact and articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.

To be successful in the role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Minimum 8 years’ relevant work experience in life insurance, consultancy, and external audit will be considered, but is not always essential.
• Applicable product knowledge and regulatory experience.
• Relevant accounting, audit, analytical, financial, project management, programming, quantitative, risk, and technology skills, qualifications or certifications.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in business, accounting, mathematics, or social sciences.
• Preference will be given to candidates with professional qualifications (actuarial, FRM, CISA, data science, AI related)
• Fluency in English and Mandarin.
• Audit In-charge experience and a mature team player who is highly professional.
• Candidate with less experience will be considered for the Assistant Audit Manager role.
• Analytical and critical thinker, who can effectively manage competing priorities and complex challenges to deliver positive outcomes.
• Apply qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze and investigate challenging scenarios and situations.
• Produce smart, simple, and pragmatic solutions.

You’ll achieve more at HSBC.

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Issued by HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited