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• Company

  Robert Walters Japan KK

• Location

  Japan-Tokyo

• Remuneration

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  03 Dec 2008

• eFC Ref no

  454616

This entity is the investment banking division of a large global financial services institution. With a distinctive business model, this investment bank provides corporations, financial institutions, governments and supranational organizations with solutions to their financing and risk management needs.

The company is seeking a candidate with high project management skills and internal audit experience for Manager position within Internal Audit team.

Department Overview:
Internal Audit Team in Asia Pacific is responsible for undertaking audit reviews of the company’s entities in the region. The regional head of audit reports to the Global Head of audit off-shore.

Main Function of the Job:
-A manager within the Internal Audit function of the company
-Reporting into the local audit manager
-Integral member of regional audit team of 25 people
-Responsible for planning and execution of regulatory based audit work for the company
-Participation and management of risk based audits.
-Reporting results locally to the audit director and the business.
-Specific requirements include audit planning, undertaking fieldwork and reporting on results & issues follow-up;
-Specific coverage of control testing for Sarbanes-Oxley purposes (now performed by the business).

Requirements

Essential Education/Experience/Skills and Knowledge:
-Graduate with Accounting Qualification
-Banking – Compliance or Audit experience: 5 years experience at minimum
-Basic knowledge of key banking products, and process flows
-Detailed knowledge of Audit methodology and practices having worked in practice or industry
-Relevant JSDA related internal control qualifications
-High level of project management skills
-Ability and willingness to travel widely within the Asia Pacific region
-Ability to deal directly with Senior Management
-Bilingual (fluent written & spoken English and native level Japanese)
-Self-starter who is capable of completing audits and delivering the final audit report with minimal supervision
-Confident, articulate individual who has the proven ability to demonstrate initiative, motivate others and work effectively with the rest of the team

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills and Knowledge:
-Internal audit experience gained within an investment banking environment
-International work experience